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<\/a><\/br>Sign of Denizli Bus Station<\/p><\/div> By the way, I know some people preferred to spend the night in the village of Pamukkale rather than the city of Denizli. But since we arrived from Selcuk by train (yes, we liked the certainty of published timetables) late at night, we figured out a hotel near Denizli Bus Station was the better option for us. If you arrived at Denizli by bus, I guess the shuttle to Pamukkale is free.<\/p>\n Having finished breakfast on the beautiful balcony of our hotel overlooking Denizli Bus Station, we headed for the bus station. With the help of a wonderful local gentleman, we found a minivan to Pamukkale. (There’s no sign whatsoever about destination in Denizli Bus Station, but since Pamukkale was only a 17km shuttle away, it wasn’t hard to find a minivan, and neither was the wait before the van was full and ready to go.)<\/p>\n By the way, the increased security at Turkish bus stations after the terrorist attacks was simply a metal detector gate, that’s guarded by nobody and easily bypass-able. <\/p>\n <\/br>Minivan Ride to Pamukkale<\/br>No, this wasn’t the best way to travel in Turkey, not even for a brief five minutes.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Village of Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> There’s two visitor entrances to Pamukkale, the South entrance is just next to the village and down the hill, while the North entrance is some 3.75km away and up the hill (with shuttle service to the bus station at unknown interval). <\/br>Waterpark by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Chinese Restaurant by Pamukkale<\/br>OMG, I thought “\u4e2d\u571f” stands for Middle-Earth, not Chinese-Turkish…<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n <\/br> <\/br>Pamukkale from its Visitor Entrance<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Up Close<\/br>Where Travertine meets natural grass.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Mineral Springs Flowing over Pamukkale<\/br>This is the point beyond which shoes are forbidden.<\/span><\/p><\/div> And one thing to mention, it’s actually quite comfortable to walk on the grains of Pamukkale. But as we walked up the hill, there’re more and more gravel that stung. So more use more caution as you walk uphills. <\/br>Grains on Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pools at Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale overlooking Surrounding Villages<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Steping in Pamukkale Pool<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Drains along Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Town of Pamukkale and Distant Denizli<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pool at Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Drains along Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale overlooking Pamukkale Natural Park<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Grains at Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pools at Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Upper End of Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Upper End of Pamukkale<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n That’s the end of walkable Pamukkale. There’s more travertine around, but they weren’t as well preserved, so they were just off-limits.<\/p>\n Once we walked up the hill, we were at where the ancient city of Hierapolis once was. Sadly, only its amphitheater and pool (which, amazingly, was still in operation) were in reasonable shape till this day. Since we didn’t bring along bath suits, we just walked around the pool, and that was free.<\/p>\n <\/br>Upper End of Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Upper End of Pamukkale<\/br>Perhaps because this portions of Pamukkale was not as well-preserved.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Upper End of Pamukkale<\/br>Perhaps because this portions of Pamukkale was not as well-preserved.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/br>If I remembered correctly, this should be some sort of a market.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n <\/br>Antique Pool near Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Antique Pool near Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre from Bath<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Antique Pool near Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Antique Pool near Pamukkale<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Well, it must be quite phenomenal to swim around ancient ruins.<\/p>\n <\/br>Symbol of Denizli Rooster as City Emblem<\/p><\/div>\n Then we headed for the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum, which was included in our museum pass and offered exhibitions unearthed in the ancient city of Hierapolis.<\/p>\n <\/br>Sculpture of ISIS<\/br>I’m pretty doubtful that terrorist organization would look this nice.<\/span><\/p><\/div> <\/br>Sarcophagus<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pottery Display<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Coin Display<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Excavation Site below Hierapolis Archaeology Museum<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Open-Air Exhibition<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Open-Air Exhibition<\/p><\/div> After the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum I walked uphill for the amphitheater.<\/p>\n <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/br> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Fields beyond Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre Detail<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Seats in Pamukkale Amphitheatre<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale Amphitheatre<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale Amphitheatre overlooking Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins by Pamukkale<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Most visitors would choose to walk the Pamukkale again downhill at this moment (if they ever chose to pay a visit to the museum or the pool or the amphitheater), or another option was to take the 2TL (if I remembered correctly) shuttle to the North entrance (or it’s a 2.5km walk). But since the path to the North entrance would pass along the ruins of Hierapolis, walking didn’t sound that bad to me.<\/p>\n <\/br>Passage<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Passage<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Lizard in Hierapolis Ruins<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Passage of Hierapolis Ruins<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Lone House of Hierapolis Ruins<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Lone Column<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins at Hierapolis<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Byzantine Gate at Hierapolis<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Columns along Colonnaded Street leading to Domitian Gate<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Domitian Gate<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Columns along Colonnaded Street leading to Domitian Gate<\/p><\/div> <\/br> <\/br>Ruins at Hierapolis<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins at Hierapolis<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Ruins at Hierapolis<\/p><\/div> <\/br>Pamukkale<\/p><\/div>
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\nHalf an hour later, we were dropped off the beautiful village of Pamukkale.<\/p>\n
\nThe bus station at Pamukkale Village is half travel agency, as they operated some sort of day tours (or half-day) of Pamukkale, dropping us off at the North entrance and walked us down the Pamukkale. But a number of reasons (our museum passes, starting time and duration, and the liberty of sightseeing), we turned them down and walked towards the South entrance.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nTo preserve the wonders of Pamukkale, no shoes were allowed inside, although socks are permitted. But since everyone would be setting foot in its numerous pools, wet socks really didn’t fit comfortably on my feet. So it turned out that the best way to walk Pamukkale was just barefoot.<\/p>\n
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\nOne thing I’m not so sure, it seemed that the Turkish museums would just put some of the less significant marble antiques in the open air. I don’t think that’s how ancient relics should be treated. Perhaps there were simply too many marble antiques, that the ones in the open air just don’t qualify?<\/p>\n<\/a>
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