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Barefoot in Pamukkale542 viewsChuck and Elouise Mattox wade in the pools of Pamukkale, where shoelessness is mandatory.Jul 23, 2019
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The White Cliffs of Pamukkale532 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
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Sandie at Pamukkale560 viewsPamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish.Jul 23, 2019
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Chuck Mattox in Hierapolis616 viewsDapper and debonair, as always.Jul 23, 2019
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Byzantine Gate572 viewsCharles and Elouise Mattox stroll down the main street near the Byzantine Gate.Jul 23, 2019
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Sheep, Locals and Tourists524 viewsCherie and Sandie hang out with the locals and their ewes.Jul 23, 2019
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No Picnicking510 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."Jul 23, 2019
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The Temple of Apollo529 viewsDeliberately built on an active earthquake fault, which emits carbon dioxide gas. See the description for the Plutonion.Jul 23, 2019
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The Plutonion514 viewsThe Gate to the Underworld, next to the Temple of Apollo. Leads to a small cave filled with suffocating carbon dioxide gas. The local priests knew how to find pockets of oxygen, so that they could emerge unscathed, and pretend to be under divine protection.Jul 23, 2019
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Temple of Apollo and Plutonion590 viewsThe Plutonion is next to the Temple on the right of center.Jul 23, 2019
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Shepherd548 viewsThe Hierapolis necropolis serves as a grazing ground for local sheep. Here Attila talks to a shepherd and his dog.Jul 23, 2019
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The Hierapolis Necropolis509 viewsTombs of rich people. Potter's field this ain't.Jul 23, 2019
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