United States of America.

Maine .: USA.

How good is this ??  Does this make you hungry ..or what !!! A lovely swap card from a friend showing a couple of lovely Maine lobsters  at a "bake out ".. I was taken out in Maine by a wonderful friend and his partner for such a spectacular meal..so memorable with such great company.Thank you Vinnie and Boo..
 Posted 20 September : Arrived Sydney 03 October : Traveled 13 days. Thanks Arnold for this fine card.

United States of America.

Michigan : USA.

A nice detailed map card of the state of Michigan showing all of more than 100 lighthouses that stand along its 3,100 miles of shoreline on bordering four of the five Great Lakes... This is more than in any other State..
 Posted 20 September : Arrived Sydney : 03 October : Traveled 13 days. Thanks Arnold for this great swap

Thailand

Sokhuthai : THAILAND.:

Thank you for this nice card from Sokhuthai Pintip.. I have visited this marvelous place and a must see for the traveler..A great experience.Also thank you for the special release Asian countries stamp.
Posted 16 September 2015 : Arrived Sydney 03 October : Traveled 17 days. Thanks again Pintip..

Channel Islands.

Guernsey : CHANNEL ISLANDS.

 A lovely map card arrived from a Postcrosser in Guernsey showing a detailed map of the Island. Thank you Denise also for attatching the great Postcrossing stamp from Guernsey.   my first..
 Posted Guernsey 21 September 2015: Arrived Sydney 03 October : Traveled 12 days..Thank you Denise..

United States of America

UTAH.: USA.:

Thank you for this great card Chris.. I really like these cards on Indigenous peoples and also is a map card another favourite,  map card shows all the various different Native American tribes and their locations.
Posted 22 September 2015 : arrived Sydney 02 October : Traveled 9 days.. Thank you for thinking of me Chris.

Turkey

A SOUVENIR POSTCARD SENT HOME FROM PAMUKKALE.

AND ANOTHER SOUVENIR CARD...  I LOVE THIS PLACE..

 IZMIR - DENIZILI - HIERAPOLIS - PAMUKKALE.     26TH JUNE 2015..

THE ENTRANCE TO HIERAPOLIS AND PAMUKKALE..

ONE OF MANY POOLS AT PAMUKKALE

WISH I BROUGHT MY SWIMMERS !!

 Pamukkale.:
 The small bus from Denzili dropped us at the gate of This Unesco Site and  was really excited about my visit...Pamukkale can be seen from many miles away sitting at the top of the mountain as we approached the area ..its vivid whiteness standing out in the morning sunshine..This really was a beautiful hot summers day to visit here the pools of Pamukkale. Although there were quite a few visitors there were so many various pools there was it seemed plenty of room to relax in the pools. I was sorry That I forgot my swimming trunks and would have loved to have had a soak in the pools as all others were doing..The pools water was quite warm but cooling nevertheless in the heat of the day after the long walk through Hierapolis..
 Pamukkale means " Cotton Castle " in Turkish and is a natural site in Denzili Province in south western Turkey. The city is very popular for its hot springs and "Travertines " the terraces of carbonate minerals left by the cascading flowing water. Located in Turkeys Aegean region it has a temperate climate for most of the year. Thank you so much Sema for making this day so enjoyable..

MY LOVELY HOST AND GUIDE SEMA  AT PAMUKKALE.

THE TRAVERTINES AT PAMUKKALE.

SO MANY POOLS TO BE ENJOYED BY VISITORS AND LOCALS.

EMPTY TRAVRETINES..ONE FEEDS THE OTHER..

Turkey

TRAIN IZMIR TO DENZILI.

BUS STATION  DENZILI FOR PAMUKKALE

MY SOUVENIR  3 D ( GIFT CARD ) FROM HEIRAPOLIS -  PAMUKKALE.

 IZMIR- DENZILI - HIERAPOLIS - PAMUKKALE  26  JUNE  2015.:

HEIRAPOLIS  AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

TOMB OF MARCUS AURELIUS.

INFORMATION BOARD ..TOMB OF MARCUS AURELIS AMMIANOS

MANY OF THE SARCOPHAGI

MAIN THOROUGHFARE THROUGH HIERAPOLIS

 Today sees another wonderful excursion out of Izmir and this time to Hierapolis and Pamukkale..I have so looked forward to visiting Pamukkale for some years and am really excited.. The journey starts with a Train journey to the city of Denzili and here we have a wonderful Turkish coffee before getting the smaller bus to The Town of Pamukkale.  My expectations are excited , as also here I get a surprise and that is the Ancient Greek  City of Hierapolis that lies close by Pammukkale and was an unexpected bonus for the day and most interesting.
 Hieraplois is located in Denzili Province what was  ancient Phyrgia and its ruins lie adjacent to the modern Pamukkale in south western Anatolia.. Hierapolis means " Holy City " and was located on hot Springs here in ancient Phrygia and was famous for its baths, and it now the Ancient City currently comprises of an Archaelogical museum designated as a Unesco World Heritage site. The site contains a large "necropolis" and is filled with sarcophagi , most famously that of Marcus Aurelius Ammianos which bears the earliest known example of rod and crank mechanism. The hot springs have been used as a spar since the 2nd century BC. The baths were constructed using huge stone blocks without any form of cement.
This was a most interesting day with this visit here in Hierapolis and my lovely  host and guide Sema we now make our way to the "pools of Pamukkale...so excited  to be here..The day is really hot..