Hail, Pamukkale: Dipping into Turkey's waters _ and wonders.

From: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: May 8, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Alan Solomon

PAMUKKALE, Turkey _ No, it doesn't look anything like a cotton castle or Niagara Falls in a state of suspended animation or any of that hype, and you haven't the foggiest idea what I'm talking about, do you?

This is Pamukkale. Pah-MOO-kah-lay.

It is in the southwest of Turkey, about 12 miles from the city of Denizli (which you also haven't heard of), 300 miles from Istanbul (which you have) and well away from any sea coast. Lots of Europeans do know about it, especially Germans, which explains why prices here are often listed in both the local ...

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