Pool of Water at Pamukkale
It was early morning that I arrived in the UNESCO World Heritage site Pamukkale in the city of Denizli. I planned to arrive here early so that I can hopefully avoid the midday heat that is projected for that day. From the looks of it, Pamnukkale seems to be not that big of a place, surely I would be able to go around this place quickly and then finish up with a lot of time to spare. I purchased a ticket which gives access to this entire area and then some more. However, we were told that everyone needs to remove their footwear in order to protect the heritage site. Fair enough.
Surface of Pamukkale
Looking at the white travertine slopes of Pamukkale, glistening with water, you would think that this place would be very slippery. In fact, it isn’t. There is actually a lot of grip here even if you don’t have any footwear. The place doesn’t have anywhere to leave your footwear so I had to hang my shoes around my neck so as to leave my hands free to take photos. It was nice walking around but it quickly becomes a pain to walk around barefoot. Perhaps I have very sensitive feet but I was struggling to walk up the slope not because it was steep, not because it was slippery but my feet were killing me. And it was just the start! I thought that maybe they should just have a separate dry path for visitors to walk on and just leave the travertine terraces alone. That way, you won’t have to worry about people damaging anything with their shoes.
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