From Cappadocia we traveled to Pamukkale and spent the day walking among the ruins of Hierapolis and the amazing natural tavertines.
Our guide, Sercan, was wonderful and it was easy to picture a bustling city and life 4,000 years ago at Hierapolis. The city is a mixture of pagan, Roman, Jewish and early Christian elements. The spectacular Roman theatre, with a 12,000 person capacity is still used today for theatre productions in the summer. The most interesting site to me was the public bathroom (Men and Women were seperate) at the entrance of the city. The toilet "seats" were made out of marble and during the cold months wealthy people sent their slaves to warm them up...sounds like a crappy job to me!
After Hierapolis we went to see the brilliant white terraces of the natural tavurintenes. We were able to walk across them with our bare feet. The calcium felt rough under my soft feet. Unfortunately for us it was rather warm (and very sunny) that day and we now kindly refer to it as the "tourist roast". At least I have some color in my face now.
We are all doing well. Alex is a wonderful lil man! He has four top teeth showing now and is figuring out how to do something new every day. The last few days he has been using his index finger to pinpont things he want to touch. It is fun to watch. One of my favorite games to watch is when Ben and Alex play Kiss the Baby. Alex will press his mouth up to the mirror and kiss the baby. Sooo cute.
Keeping this post short, next, Fethiye!
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