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Supporting the Irish!
After a 7 hour bus journey, I arrived and met up with Tim. I was staying at Club Nena, but the Tennis and players were at the Ali Bey next door, and once I'd negotiated the security I spent most of my time at Ali Bay with Tim and the Irish team, returning to Nena to sleep..
It was good fun, and in the middle of the week I decided that I didn't feel like slow-travelling back to London, so took a flight to Zurich, train to Dijon and was back in Marcilly on 16th.
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Manavgat en Side
Side in de buurt van Manavgat, gesticht in de 7de. eeuw v C, hellenistisch en romeins. Side is nu een zeer toeristisch dorp met vele winkelstraatjes, boetiekjes en restaurantjes, gebouwd tussen en naast de antieke ruïnes.
Side in der Nähe von Manavgat, geründet im 7ten Jhdt v C, hellenistisch und römisch. Side ist heute ein sehr ...
Visiting the ancient Roman city of Perge
... br>
Today, it lay in ruins but still quite impressive with its great theatre, stadium and gate-towers leading into a street where ancient chariot ruts could still be seen. Interestingly, excavations began at this site only in 1946 and more is yet to be discovered!
We followed Daghan down a path where huge columns stood one next to the other one. "The ...
Ancient Roman amphitheatre in Aspendos
... was bound to happen! However, it was a weird feeling!
Continuing on, the road brought us to even higher heights where greener pasture stood below. By now, the temperature was much warmer; I didn't need any jacket on.
A brief stop was made at a small market kiosk along the deserted road near a town called Akseki where a ...
Where eating never ends
... just a preview of what's to come on this 3-day stay.
So we get back on the ground again to find the tranfer people still waiting for us.
This comes as a big surprise as I would have been already at my 3rd pint of cold something after this 1h15 wait. But no, they are pacient and they wait.
In no time we are at the reception where a girl from the staff welcomes us with that traditional Rahat (Turkish delight, whatever) so that the bellboys get all ...