Turkey Day 5 Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia

This morning we are travelling to Konya...and at one of the toilet break stops...our guide introduce this to us : Yoghurt with dried poppy seeds and honey.

above: Yoghurt with dried poppy seeds and honey. You can give it a miss.

Lunch was ok. Grilled chicken. Hubs enjoyed it while I thought it was on the salty side. And we got to try the local cheese flat bread, something similar to a pizza.

And before we visited the Museum of 13th century Philosopher Celaleddine Rumi, hubs tried to catch a Mr Mime outside the compound but it ran away!!!

i was so so upset.

thankfully another Mr Mime showed up in the compounds again and hubs caught this one. OMG. now i can finally enjoy the rest of my turkey trip.

We visited a 700 year old ancient caravanserai - found along the Silk Road where merchants travel between Asia and Europe in the past (think Marco Polo) and the Sultans (during the ottoman period) built these caravans for the merchants to spend the night and a place for their camels to rest.

so fast. Half my turkey journey has past.

Turkey Day 4 Kusadasi - Ephesus - Pamukkale

It's another Morning in Turkey!!! and I hate to leave my hotel cos it was so beautiful and faces the sea. But the bad side is that the bathroom has no curb or drop so the water just flows out!! and into the room!! Horrible design.

 above: our view from our hotel room's balcony

 drive to Selcuk to explore House of Virgin Mary

 holy water where I took a few sips of the cool water.

and i bought rosaries (35 Lira) for my mum and myself.

And we have reached Ephesus Ancient City, one of the world's most outstanding Archaeological sites. The streets in its well-preserved marble and we visited the Library of Celsius, the Odeon, Grand Theatre, Temple of Hadrian, Roman Bath etc. I even bought a book here which illustrated the "before" and "after".

 hubs...battling in Pokemon Go...and putting his pokemon in the gym.

 streets in its well-preserved marble

stopover for Lunch and Petrol Station where I had my 2nd Magnum. Hubs had an espresso while I had my apple tea.

Last visit of the Day - Pamukkale Cotton Castle, extensive ruins of Hierapolis - known for its thermal baths and health centre.

The whole mountain is covered with limestone and thermal hot springs. The water that trickle down the hill makes it white and appear to be snowy. Even at winter time, we could take off our shoes and walk on the waters because it is quite warm.

 it's a truly amazing sight!

by the 4th day in Turkey, hubs was quite sick of chicken.