Visiting History (and a Natural Wonder).....2
While visiting historical sites, say the word ROMAN, and the word BATH suggests itself as a suffix ! All ancient Roman cities had elaborate buildings called The Public Baths, which were not merely washing up places, but popular venues for leisure and socialising. Everything from neighbourhood gossip to War Strategies were discussed here and there's no telling how many brilliant scientific and philosophical concepts were inspired by the relaxing waters of the BATH. Not content with devising cunning architectural designs for drawing up a perfect tub of bathwater, the Romans also gratefully appropriated mountain lakes and hotsprings as additional, value added baths. In PAMUKKALE , a whole city called HIERAPOLIS was raised around a set of natural hot springs that were found to be mineral rich. PAMUKKALE, meaning COTTON CASTLE , is a natural wonder, where snow white cliffs , formed from calcarious salt deposits carried by the mountain springs, create a surreal scenery. The cliff and ...