Steam off the thermal springs is how the day starts in Ilgın, stretching out slow with a tea-house brew — if you're in a hurry, wrong district. Don't ask how the time got away from you by Çavuşçu Lake, because nobody's keeping track. Trains pass, you watch; everyone knows everyone, and gossip outruns you. 'What should we do' isn't a luxury question here, it's the main course. Roll the dice — Ilgın handles the rest slowly.