The Castle of Cotton

Our world is full of marvelous places which beauty is directly related to the presence of water. Canyons, waterfalls, lagoons and so on. We will present some of them in the posts to come, trying to choose places that are not as famous as they deserve. One of them is certainly  Pamukkalean extraordinary natural wonder of Turkey. Its name in Turkish means "Cotton Castle" and it's due to the shining white appearance of the place. It is the water from some springs, with its large mineral content that created Pamukkale. Water contains large amounts of hydrogen carbonate and calcium, which leads to the precipitation of calcium bi-carbonate. The effect of this natural phenomenon leaves thick white layers of limestone and travertine resembling a frozen waterfall, terraces with a shallow layer of water where it's possible to have a relaxing bath, stalactites, propping up and connecting these terraces. Here are some pictures, too see more click here

This is instead a video about Pamukkale and Hierapolis, the ancient city built on top of the white "castle".

The U.S. is only just becoming a serious market for small cars and already automakers are scrapping for small-car niches and slices.
A a small maker gaining respect because of its sporty Kizashi midsize sedan, is in the niche fray now with the SX4 SportBack.

•Seats. Front's were comfy, roomy. SportBack carved out more knee side-flop space by clever location of the arm rest/door pull. Sideways space gives an instant feeling of a bigger vehicle.

Back seat was pretty tight. Spec sheets shows it similar to Fit, but it didn't feel like it.

•Navi. SportBack comes with a Garmin Nuvi 765 that fits onto a flip-up holder/charging dock atop the dashboard. Pops right out to hand to a passenger for programming while underway, then snap back in. Or use it in other vehicles, on its battery power.

Its graphics made following the route as easy as if you actually knew where you were going — unlike some built-in systems with bigger screens that should have an advantage.

Any Garmin 7-series unit fits the dock, in case you want to swap the standard one for a different version.

Gripes (including what Suzuki says are Things Absolutely Nobody Else Has Mentioned):

•GA-runch. The sound the gearbox sometimes made during shifts, as if the synchronizers that keep shifts smooth occasionally went AWOL. It's a TANEHM