
Spinning194 viewsCreating the thread.Jul 28, 2019
|
|

Boiled Alive456 viewsThe silkworm cocoons have to be dissolved in boiling water before the silk threads can be extracted. The silkworms are thus boiled alive inside their cocoons - 6,600 silkworms have to die for every kilogram of silk produced. The PETA folks are not happy about it.Jul 28, 2019
|
|

Denizli Apartment Houses316 viewsAs seen from the bus on the way to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.Jul 28, 2019
|
|

It's Miller Time!233 viewsEven in an Islamic country, you can't get away from beer ads.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

The Museum is Closed253 viewsThis was unfortunate; not only is the museum housed in the old Roman Baths, worth seeing in themselves; but it also contains historical artifacts from several regions of Turkey, dating even back to the Bronze Age.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

Taking a fall241 viewsThe bottoms of the pools are quite slippery, and it's easy to take a spill.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

Footpath245 viewsSome travelers are taking advantage of the pathway which leads up the hill from the town to the wading pools.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

The Wading Pool215 viewsThe morning air was chilly, but the waters were warm.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

Travertine gel200 viewsWhen water from the hot springs, supersaturated with calcium carbonate, reaches the the surface, carbon dioxide degasses from it, and the mineral precipitates out as a soft gel - hence the slipperiness of the wading pools. Eventually the gel hardens into travertine.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

Pamukkale Village235 viewsThe town at the foot of the cliffs is shrouded in mist.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

Barefoot in Pamukkale248 viewsChuck and Elouise Mattox wade in the pools of Pamukkale, where shoelessness is mandatory.Jul 23, 2019
|
|

The White Cliffs of Pamukkale221 viewsThe hot springs located at Pamukkale are the source of mineral-rich water which flows over the cliffs, depositing calcium carbonate which hardens into travertine.Jul 23, 2019
|
|
1722 files on 144 page(s) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
117 |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|

|