We had a very long day in the bus on the fourth day of our trip. From Kapidokya to Pamukkale, it takes about 12 very long hours.
Along the way we made a few stops to see a few things. For example, we stopped in Konya for a visit to the Turkish whirling dervish temple. The whirling dervish is a type of Muslim sect where the whirling causes a meditative state. Nowadays no one formally trains but it used to be a formal religious activity like joining a nunnery or something like that.
Konya - Temple for whirling dervish02-Apr-2013 14:47, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.6, 6.3mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 100
Konya - Temple for whirling dervish02-Apr-2013 14:58, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.6, 6.3mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
video Konya - Temple for whirling dervish02-Apr-2013 14:59
Konya - Temple for whirling dervish (no pics allowed)02-Apr-2013 15:06, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 320
Konya - Temple for whirling dervish02-Apr-2013 15:14, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.013 sec, ISO 100
Konya - whirling dervishes02-Apr-2013 15:28, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 100
After that we stopped every two hours for a leg stretch and lunch at a crazy wedding hall place. I bought potato chips to survive the rest of the day. π
Feeding Center 2 - one of the worst stops we made for food...02-Apr-2013 13:50, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 200
Feeding Center 202-Apr-2013 13:51, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 200
Feeding Center 202-Apr-2013 13:53, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 200
Feeding Center 202-Apr-2013 13:54, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 200
Feeding Center 202-Apr-2013 13:57, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250
Feeding Center 202-Apr-2013 14:32, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 100
We finally made it to Pamukkale and our hotel. There was a thermal bath there, which helped to wash away some of the soreness of the bus ride. Unfortunately, all 23 of us from the tour group were in the same hotel and all of the other tour buses arrived at the same time so the bath quickly filled up! Still, it was a nice refresher and made me miss Japan’s onsens!
In the morning, we got up for another quick dip before Day 5 began in full.
-T π
