Tombs, a Football Match and More.

Tombs with miscaled doors, a few wide angle views
of the area, a football match and a drainage ditch.

A number of tombs and
sarcophagi remain.
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Here, the 2 meter tall plant
gives perspective to the short
nature of the door.
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An old arch covers this
small place of burial. See
how the two broken piece
in the middle are holding
up the keystone. Seems
that it was a quick and
dirty reconstruction
effort here.
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Larger and more ornate tombs,
likely housing the more
rich and powerful.
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Many tombs litter
the hillside.
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Many many pieces of
columns and more simply
lay about everywhere.
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Mythological fish and serpents
tell tales upon this marble
stone piece.
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Writing is apparent
all over this stone.
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A fancy BMW motorcycle
serves as a police
vehicle here at Hierapolis.
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Here, Bonnie and I are the
two Americans admidst 100
Germans, as we watch
the USA-Germany World Cup
match. Since it became
quickly known that I was
cheering for America, it was
probably good (for my health)
that we did not end up with 100
angry Germans this fine day!
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And as time is so often
represented in the form
of flowing water, we depart
here from Hierapolis with
a Roman drainage
gutter that carries the
water off into the distance.
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