My host Gokhan
and here is a surprise
another Indian
Now you can see him
He is Rahul from Bangalore
We are going there
Namaste!
He has just arrived in Pamukkale
We both are staying as couchsurfers at Gokhan's place
quite hot
so it may be hot in 2nd week of september
its 11:30 am
visiting this place in morning or evening is advisable
Usually, tourists do a day trip to Pamukkale
its a 3-4 hour tour
This is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Turkey
like Cappadocia or Istanbul
These are the ticket price for Pamukkale and Hierapolis
You can visit all the museums in Turkey by getting a Museum pass for 210 Lira
I wanted to know from where can we get that card in Istanbul ?
but I couldn't get the information from them
but if you are going to start your Turkey trip from Istanbul
and planning for a 1-2 week trip
then its advisable to buy this card
you can access all the museums and such sites in Turkey with just one card
This is the place where 'Ajab prem ki ghazab kahani' was shot
featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina kaif
Don't forget to bring proper footwear while visiting this place
footwears are not allowed beyond this point
For thousands of years, this water has been coming from the mountains
This is volcanic water
This is white because of Calcium carbonate
Yesterday we saw Sulphur water in Karahayit village
In most of the places I have seen that water
In Turkish Pamukkale means 'Cotton Castle'
This is a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs
Dont forget to bring sunglasses
water is hot
Bring your shorts or swimsuit
and enjoy this water stream
I saw a lot of people doing this
Many had applied this on their body
or you can just sit like us and relax
enjoy the scenery
thats Pamukkale village
beyond that is Denizli city
those are the mountains
I didnt expect the mountains to be so high!
Dont do like them
crossing that rope is prohibited
some stones are very sharp
I am getting confused!
Should I keep shooting or stop
Sometimes I feel I should not, respecting the 'condition' of the people
but I am in Pamukkale
I have to show you how the place looks like
again I am warning
see what you have come here for
I hope you are getting my point
Pamukkale - Cotton castle
after visiting those travertines now we are going to visit...
Hierapolis
its a greek name
some 2200 years ago
2nd BC
Then came Romans, Greeks and so on
Whoever came here, destructed the city made by their predecessors
They destroyed the statues
So this city was established and destroyed many times
thats an amphitheatre
also a popular attraction
this city used to be quite big
spread from there to there
I just saw a city map
According to Gokhan, before entering the city
visitors had to visit the Hamams to clean themselves
so there were hamams built outside the city
now this is in ruins
Turkey is located in an earthquake prone zone
After getting destroyed in 14 AD due to an earthquake
the city never got established again
these are just ruins
So you can visit Hierapolis and Pamukkale travertines by paying 35 Lira
Just pay once
3-4 hours are enough to visit this place
its advisable if you bring something to eat
Gokhan says, things to eat are very costly in this place
even a bottle of water costs 5 Lira
whereas I bought if for 2.5 lira
for 5 litres of water in Istanbul
from sok supermarket
bring a bottle with you
refill it from the water fountain
bring food and water in such day packs
i was about to slip
3000 people could sit there
and 10000 people here
so in total
13,000 people could sit in this amphitheatre
This rooster is the symbol of Denizli
Pamukkale comes in Denizli province
that is why a lot of souvenirs were in the shape of a rooster
I am leaving this place
its 3 pm
i am very hungry
Gokhan is with me
Rahul wanted to stay here
for some more time
you can stay here till evening
eat
relax
do whatever you want
its 7:40 pm
I came here for 1 day
usually people come for a day trip
but I stayed here for 3 days
I stayed here for so long just because of...
this place
Though its dark now
I can feel the cool breeze while talking to you
I enjoyed my stay
The peaceful environment and freedom at this place
made me to stay here for so many days
this is the speciality of my host's home
he is sitting in front of me
People from all parts of the world keep coming here
everyday someone arrives and someone leaves
this is quite usual at his place
he has recently joined couchsurfing
but he has hosted many people till now
world comes to his place
he understood everything
He understood what I said
be careful!
now she is replacing me
she is a solo traveller
1 month in Turkey
I met a lot of solo travellers at his home
especially single girls
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