Today started with a long drive from Antalya to Pamukkale with a stop in Denizli on the way for lunch. Lunch was amazing; a plate of lamb on bread with tomatoes, onions and hot peppers. The meal was eaten with our hands and involved combining all three as though it were a sandwich. Christos calls it the "ancestor of souvlaki".
The restaurant we ate at was a hole in the wall that had been run by the same family for three generations (or more?); we were thankful to have Kemal as we could never have found it ourselves.
After lunch we continued the drive to Pamukkale with a stop on the way at an onyx factory where we bought some lovely candle holders for the third floor; we hope to buy some rugs for the third floor tomorrow near Ephesus as we work on converting it into our middle eastern den.
Pamukkale was simply amazing. Over millions of years a natural spring has deposited calcium in a series of terraced pools and one can walk and bathe in them! We lounged for a good half an hour in the pools and would have stayed longer but all good things must come to an end.
One final note, today it was HOT! At one point it was 40 degrees celsius! So the joy of relaxing in the pools was enhanced; not only do they have healing powers but they certainly have cooling powers!
An addendum ... We decided to try out the hotel's spa after writing the initial post above. Lisa had a full rub down on a heated marble slab (the hamam) while Christos went for a sauna and jacuzzi. It was wonderful and it seems Lisa may be convinced to try a hamam in Istanbul.
The restaurant we ate at was a hole in the wall that had been run by the same family for three generations (or more?); we were thankful to have Kemal as we could never have found it ourselves.
After lunch we continued the drive to Pamukkale with a stop on the way at an onyx factory where we bought some lovely candle holders for the third floor; we hope to buy some rugs for the third floor tomorrow near Ephesus as we work on converting it into our middle eastern den.
Pamukkale was simply amazing. Over millions of years a natural spring has deposited calcium in a series of terraced pools and one can walk and bathe in them! We lounged for a good half an hour in the pools and would have stayed longer but all good things must come to an end. 
One final note, today it was HOT! At one point it was 40 degrees celsius! So the joy of relaxing in the pools was enhanced; not only do they have healing powers but they certainly have cooling powers!
An addendum ... We decided to try out the hotel's spa after writing the initial post above. Lisa had a full rub down on a heated marble slab (the hamam) while Christos went for a sauna and jacuzzi. It was wonderful and it seems Lisa may be convinced to try a hamam in Istanbul.
Pity on thine souls, enduring cool calcium baths, hamam rub down, sauna and home cooked meals (grin and wink)
ReplyDeletehappy to hear you are well and good and living PROPERLY
don't forget to visit the library and amphitheatre at Ephesus, there are decent photo ops...my memory of the place is it gets HOT in the afternoons there
peace and love,
davy
Ahhhhhhhhhhh. So nice.
ReplyDeleteYou must go to the hamam. It was may favourite thing in Morocco! :) Annemarie
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