In Turkey we visited an ancient Necropolis "City of Death." It was known as a place of medicine, people would go here to die or to get better. The streets are basically lined with tombs and mausoleums, pretty morbid. At the end there was a small city with an amphitheater and town gathering space "Agora." There were also natural hot springs. Some of the springs close to the town they made somewhat of a water park out of them. Literally it was a pool on top of ancient fallen buildings that people could swim in. If you walked a little further there was a mountain full of warm springs with a small stream flowing through it. It looks all white because of the calcium build up. It was a really awesome site to see and relaxing to sit on the edge of the hot stream and dip my feet in.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Hierapolis of Phrygia
In Turkey we visited an ancient Necropolis "City of Death." It was known as a place of medicine, people would go here to die or to get better. The streets are basically lined with tombs and mausoleums, pretty morbid. At the end there was a small city with an amphitheater and town gathering space "Agora." There were also natural hot springs. Some of the springs close to the town they made somewhat of a water park out of them. Literally it was a pool on top of ancient fallen buildings that people could swim in. If you walked a little further there was a mountain full of warm springs with a small stream flowing through it. It looks all white because of the calcium build up. It was a really awesome site to see and relaxing to sit on the edge of the hot stream and dip my feet in.
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