Day of the Dolmus
Due to inclement weather and the long distances involved, I was going to take the bus to Kusadasi and had bought a ticket.
What the agent had omitted to tell me was that the time stated on my ticket was not the time of departure from Pumukkale, but the time of departure from Dinizli, the nearest big town!
Obviously, I missed the bus. As I was sitting drinking my Turkish tea outside the hotel, I could see the clouds forming big and dark and asked my host, “is it going to rain?”. “Yes” he said.
I took this as my cue to fire the bike up and get going.
I was going to have to cycle to Denizli and buy a ticket for the later bus. So that’s what I did.
It’s not so far away. Only around 20km. Downhill. Mostly.
Denizli
Was an interesting city, after I got my ticket, I dropped my panniers in storage and had a very short look around.
One of the place I found was this Hamam.
This was the real deal. Proper baths with plunge pool. Main treatment area, also with a steam room and sauna. The cost: One treatment, (scrub and rub), plus unlimited time in the baths 320tl. That’s about £8¿?!
Not. €55. The facilities were better. More for £40 less.
Gave my Hamam in Istanbul a 1 star review.
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