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Is that snow? / De la neige?

Pamukkale is one of those places that we originally had not thought we would have time to see, and yet, here we are. :) Pamukkale proper is just a tiny village with two amazing sights for tourists: the first, the ancient ruins of Hierapolis -- wonderful, even though we're both a little ruined out -- and right next door, the wonderful travertines of Pamukkale, a series of calcium terasses over which warm springs roll down the hill...it's a little hard to describe, probably best to look at photos. It was a nice sunny day, by the time we made it from Selçuk to Hierapolis, and we enjoyed visiting the ruins, especially the amphitheatre, practically by ourselves. There were very few other tourists there, compared to Ephesus, for instance. Then we walked down to the calcium travertines, where we took off our shoes and waded down the various pools to the bottom. This was one of the highlights of Turkey so far for me, it's so out of this world! It looks like snow, and the water is very warm and a light green colour. There were little tadpoles in one of the ponds that I thought were a little gross, but anyway. The warm water and the serene surroundings, including an amazing view of some snow-capped mountains, had a very relaxing effect on me, and when we got back on the bus en route to Antalya, I got that wonderful feeling that I could just fall asleep at any moment. We drove through the mountains of Western Anatolia and rolled into Antalya around 8:30 p.m. on a Friday night. The part of town where we're staying is called Kaleiçi -- it's the Old Antalya. It's made up of a maze of old streets in various stages of repairs and fresh cement, lined by old Ottoman-style houses, most of which have been converted into pensions or hotels. It took us a while to find our first choice, but when we did, it was a lovely place. Exhausted, we knitted and watched a terrible old horror movie with terrible acting and worse special effects, the only thing we could find in English on our room's TV. We laughed at the thought that nowhere in the world was anyone else doing precisely what we were doing at that moment. Quick Googling informs me that the movie was Evil Dead, directed in the early 1980s by Sam Raimi. Tagline: Can they be stopped? Plot Outline: Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. ... says it all, doesn't it?

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