Pammukale: 棉花堡Cotton Castle

大家好！本姑娘刚结束了12天的日本关西游，从寒冷的日本回到炎热的马来西亚，真要本姑娘的命了。现在的我必须加把劲完成我的土耳其游记，才可以和大家分享我的日本游记，悄悄告诉你们，阿不然，四月我又要往巴厘岛飞去了。真惨，功课越堆越多了~

Hello everybody!!!! 

Go!Mitty just ended her 12 days trip to Japan Kansai Area. I miss the weather in Japan muchie, why Malaysia so hot one!? Can die!!

Ok lah, I should stop complaining, and keep my blog site updated with my Turkey travelogues, so that I can share my Japan and upcoming Bali travelogues. SHIT! I shouldn't be so lazy for the past few months. Aiiigooo~~~

我已经完成了费特耶的游记（请按文字链接到相关游记：滑翔伞，吉普车，鬼城）。

今天的这篇文章是下一个城市，Pammukale。

大家来到这里的目的只有一个：棉花堡，所以我们也不例外。

So, I completed my Fethiye blogposts, (Paragliding, Jeep safari, Kayakoy Ghost Town ; click the words to the related post~)

I going to blog about Pammukale in this blogpost. Everyone comes to Pammukale for one reason: Cotton Castle. 

我从费特耶搭了四小时的巴士，来到Denizli的巴士总站后（没有直通Pammukale的小巴~），再换小巴士到Pammukale镇。

PS：我们在Metro巴士公司购买了从费特耶到Pammukale的巴士票(30里拉）。

I bought my bus ticket from the Metro Bus Office Fethiye to Pammukale at 30TL per person. It took about 4 hours to reach the bus terminal in Denizli, then we took another dolmus to Pammukale(complimentary shuttle service).

温馨提醒 1：

买巴士票时记得要和卖票员再三确定你是要买到Pammukale的巴士，不是Denizli！记得问巴士公司有没有Complimentary Shuttle Bus从Denizli巴士总站载到Pammukale站。这个点很重要！！

Gentle reminder 1:

Purchase the bus ticket to Pammukale NOT Denizli and remember to ask the bus company whether they provide complimentary shuttle bus from Denizli bus terminal to Pammukale station.

温馨提醒 2：

当小巴一抵达Pammukale镇，将会有人靠近你，谎称给你免费咨询服务，甚至带你进入他们的旅社向你兜售游览棉花堡的配套。你们千万不要上当，不要相信他们的话，很多人上当了！还好我们居住的Ozbay Hotel（按我到住宿心得）send了一封email给我警惕了我们。实际上这些人并没有营业执照，用高价售出低廉的配套，而且基本上我们可以自己游览棉花堡不需要参加旅游团。

Gentle reminder 2:

When the dolmus reach Pammukale, there will be someone approach you and claim to give free travel information, please ignore them. They are scammers that do not have any travel license and selling low quality tour package with high price, lots of tourists fell into their trap. Luckily, Ozbay Hotel (click ME for review) sent me an warning email after I placed booking at their hotel, else I guess we will become one of the victims. We can actually visit and explore Hierapolis on our own without joining any package.

温馨提醒 3：

参观棉花堡时别忘了带上一副帅气的太阳眼镜，不然白皑皑的棉花堡会闪到眼睛痛。美女们若想在棉花堡拍上一系列的美照或想在温泉池里与罗马古迹畅游一下，建议你带上衣橱里最性感的比基尼。

Don't forget to bring along your shades to protect your eyes as the reflections of the white travertines are equal to giving snow blindness. For those ladies that wish to take a series of pictures, or swim in the Antique Pool, do bring along the sexiest bikini in your wardrobe.

好啦，结束冗长的文字，看图片说故事呗！

Ok, let Granny Mitty starts the Pammukale bedtime stories with picture

我们抵达小镇时已经是天黑了。

饥肠辘辘的我们到这家由日本人经营的饭店吃晚餐。

我们都好喜欢这里的食物哦~

We reached at Pammukale during dinner time.
And, we had Japanese cuisine as dinner at this small restaurant.
Foods served are yummy and we love it!

在Ozbay Hotel睡了一场舒服的美人觉之后，

白皑皑的棉花堡，我们来啦！

棉花堡和卫城的入门票已包含在博物院卡。

Click for Ozbay Hotel Review

After having a wonderful sleep at Ozbay Hotel, Cotton Castle here we come!
The entrance ticket to Pammukale Hierapolis is included in the Museum Pass.

白白的棉花堡是会闪瞎你的，千万记得要带太阳眼镜！
Terraces of white travertines, make this place a Cotton Castle.

一层层的小水池

Pool with and without water

 为了保护棉花堡，因此游客不能穿鞋子踩上这美丽的地方。
说是棉花堡，其实赤脚踩在这地方，一个字：痛！
We need to walk on travertines with bare feet in order 
to protect this beautiful place.
Trust me, you are not walking on cotton but stones!
Pain!!!

 干涸了的水池
Pools that once filled with water had dried up eventually.

一层层的大水池
我们从山脚下的入口一步步走向山上的

罗马时期的赫拉波利斯卫城遗迹。

当我看到这样的景色，老实说，我的心情很激动。
I was amazed with this beautiful scenery.
We walked across the travertines and reached the Hierapolis ruins,
that built on the top of hill.

赫拉波利斯卫城里最大的室内建筑物是罗马时期的公共大浴池，于1984年改建成现在的考古博物馆。这里一共有3个展厅，展出了卫城遗迹的出土文物。
The biggest building in this Hierapolis ruins is the Roman Bath, which was converted into Archaeological Museum in year 1984. There is 3 exhibition halls in this museum that exhibiting the artifacts from the Hierapolis ruins.

赫拉波利斯考古博物馆。

入门票包括在土耳其博物院卡。

Archaelogical Museum.
Entrance fee included in the Museum Pass.

第一展厅，展示了罗马时期的石雕，那细致的雕刻，看得我也醉了。

First exhibition hall contains finds from the excavations at Hierapolis.
I love the carving on the stones. Too fine. 

这是一个夫妻石棺，根据资料，石棺外所雕刻的是亡者的平生。

This is a sarcophagus. Relief between the grooved columns related to the
private life of deceased.

第二展厅，展示了罗马时期所使用的货币和用品。

Second exhibition hall displays the coins and stone artifacts from the ancient civilization. 

第三展厅，展示出来自卫城大剧场上的石雕。

石雕上诉说着古罗马古希腊的神话故事。

Third exhibition hall exhibiting works form the theater of Hierapolis.

这是位于博物院内公共大浴池的一部分遗址。

Part of the Roman Bath ruins in the museum.

从博物院走出来后，我就继续穿梭在美丽的卫城遗址中。
Continue to explore the Hierapolis ruins with a joyful mood. Simply love the history flowing behind all these ruins and artifacts.

这里的吉祥物：公鸡。
Rooster is the mascot of Pammukale

阿波罗神殿
Temple of Apollo

卫城里的大剧场。

我好喜欢坐在这里，感受一下当时的辉煌。
我朋友说，这卫城保留的比意大利的罗马竞技场还要完善。
Theater.
I enjoyed sitting at here, to feel the glorious period of this ancient city.
My friend said the theater is preserved well compared to the Colosseum in Italy

我对这个大理石拱门也是有种说不出的喜欢。
I can't describe the feel when I saw this column.
Simply love it.

这里曾经是赫拉波利斯卫城的主街道。
This was once the main street in Hierapolis

曾经繁华的街道，现在只能从这些遗址找出当年的辉煌。

这卫城曾经是贵族的温泉天堂。

如今，这里有个古董池（需要付32里拉才能去游水），

水池底倒放着横七竖八的石柱古迹，非常美丽。

只不过入水费太贵了，我没有下去。

Antique Pool(swimming fee:32 TL)

remains from Roman times, when it was the spiritual center of the spa city.

You can swim amongst Roman ruins in this hot spring. 

我们从11点开始参观整个棉花堡，一直待到夕阳西下。夕阳照射下的棉花堡，只能说漂亮百倍！不信？有图为证！

We visited the Hierapolis from 11am until sunset. The travertines view was superb during the sunset. 

 怎样？有没有很漂亮？

所以啊，如果你们来到棉花堡一定要等到夕阳西下才离开哦~
Very pretty right?
Sangat cantik kan?
Travertines showing her prettiest side during the sunset.

当太阳开始下山，很多旅客也开始离开了。
我们四个傻婆也开始玩疯了。

当时的温度是16度，我们就穿着比基尼在这里拍下一张又一张的照片。
真是醉了，疯了。
Weather was 16celcius, but four of us having a great time
taking multiple pictures with bikini look during the sunset.
Crazy but memorable.