our little vacation

My mom is here for a few weeks, so we're trying to get out and do some fun things. Our latest fun thing was going to Pamukkale, Laodicia, and Aphrodisias. It was only a two day trip, but we had a ton of fun and Landon keeps talking about going back to Pamukkale so he can swim in the warm water again.

We stopped for lunch at this little restaurant that had some balls for the kids

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We went to Laodicia (one the 7 churches of Revelation) the first afternoon.

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Scott and Landon climbed down into this really broken theater

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Patrick did a great job walking through all the broken marble and rocks

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We started our second day with a great Turkish breakfast at the little B and B where we stayed.

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Then we went to Pamukkale and Hieropolis. Pamukkale means 'cotton castle'. The white is formed from calcium carbonate left by the the water when it touches the air. Totally surreal!! Hieropolis is the city connected with Pamukkale (which we didn't get many pics of)

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The water is warm like a nice bath

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And speaking of bath...you can swim and relax where the Romans did

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We ate lunch at a gozleme place (like really flat tortillas with filling - we got some cheese and spinach and a meat one)

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After lunch we took a drive to Aphrodisias. It was a little out of our way home, but well worth it. If you've been to Ephesus, it's similar, but with trees and grass everywhere.

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Another ancient theater (Landon loves these)

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