... could not wait to meet Engin nonetheless. We dragged ourselves from the comfort of our hotel room and found Engin under Hadrian's Gate, a three-vaulted archway constructed in honour of the Roman Emperor of the same name. Its marble columns were slightly ...
... I realized I didn't have to cross a major highway to get back to the hostel. I asked one guy how to get back to Hadrian's Gate, which is in the right area. His response was, "Huh?" As we briefly tried to communicate via sounds, pointing, and different ...
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We set out after breakfast for the old city harbor. The old city is quite wonderful, and instead of going through Hadrian's Gate at the main entrance, we worked our way round the sea-shore and the public park. There were lots of people about, ...
... . Last night, for instance, Mike and I were in a funny three way converstation with the pleasant Maitre d' at the restaurant by Hadrian's gate where we supped. Mike spoke to the fellow in Turkish. I spoke to Mike in English. Then it became clear that ...
... ) found the proper city bus, with help from lonely planet and the young man at the coffee shop, and made our way through Hadrian's Gate to our pension.
We sat soaking in sun and colors and new impressions for the better part of the midday. We spent the ...
... is. There is a wonderful pathway along the ocean leading from our hotel to the old part of the city. We walked through Hadrian's gate and the historical part of the city. There are some Roman rooms and some old Ottoman houses. The kids were a bit ...
... out into the sea, but the rocky beach was so uninviting that I changed my mind. So, I headed back and walked through Hadrian's gate into Kaleiçi (the old town), and admired the many beautiful old Ottoman houses. It's a pity that I wasn't hungry ...
... him. We walked through an area of Ottoman homes that were built during the 14th century. We also saw Hadrian's Gate which was built to honor the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 130 AD. The pavement between the arches shows wheel ...
... a cooking lesson today presented by a famous chef on the preparation of some simple and easy foods of Turkey. We then visited the Antalya Museum to learn about the history of Antalya and to view some of the 5000 artifacts on display in 13 ...