Bitez Garden Life Bodrum

... for the day, or even by the hour, but not necessarily to sleep, if you catch my drift. We tried a couple of seriously seedy hotels that wanted to charge us premium nooky rate (but would that guarantee premium nooky?), but eventually found a pleasant wee hotel that was happy to charge us half the night rate. Subsequently we slept sweet dreams till time to leave for our ferry.

This was just as well because the, unexpectedly long, 2 mile walk to the ferry ...

Perser, Hellenen, Osmanen, Italiener und auch Deutsche - die Insel hat viele Herrscher und Besatzer gesehen und sieht sie noch: die Massentouristen.
Die Zeugnisse der vergangenen Perioden liegen zumeist in Trümmern, zum Teil verdeckt, zum Teil wieder ausgegraben - der Massentourismus hält noch an, und doch findet man sie überall: die Ruinen von "Burger Inn"s von Pubs, Restaurants und Souvenirshops. Zum Teil findet man ganze Straßenzüge, in denen ein ...

... durch das lose Geröll den Fußmarsch lohnen? Ich werde es heute nicht erfahren, sondern genieße auf halbem Wege, den fast Menschenleeren Strand mit kristallklarem Wasser ohne Seegrashaufen. Es gibt zwar keinen Sand, sondern mit Kieseln durchsetztes dunkelgraues Granulat, aber darauf liegt es sich genauso gut.
Das Wasser ist angenehm temperiert und es gibt keine kostenpflichtigen Schirme und Sonnenliegen.

... am heutigen Tag geschlossen, den Rest d** Stadt macht ein Shop neben dem and**en aus. Zum Teil zu absurd üb**teu**ten Preisen w**den Plagiate und and**** Touristennepp angeboten. Mein Friseurbesuch kostet annäh**nd das Gleiche wie daheim, die Stange Zigaretten, als Mitbringsel, kostet imm**hin we***** als bei uns.
Am Strand gibt es die ein od** and**e nette Sitzgelegenheit im Schatten bei Efes Bi**, ab** insgesamt enttäuschend - lieb** in die ...

... Hippokratischen Platane entfernt, die nur noch ein hohler Stumpf ihrer selbst ist.
Günstige Preise, leckere Gerichte mit originaler Musik, der Mythos, ein einheimisches Bier wird frisch gezapt und eiskalt serviert - was will man mehr?
Hollandse Friten, oder gar den globalisierten Einheitsburger der goldenen Bögen, die voller Gäste in Rufweite liegen?

... served us lunch.
What a wonderful lunch!

Back in Bodrum to experience a little bit of night life. While walking the streets of the city, I could hear dance music in the distance. I looked in the direction and saw flickering lights as well. This was a great outdoor night club called Halikarnas based on the ancient mausoleum Halicarnasos. Music was loud and on stage a Turkish male belly dancer.

What a nice day to spend in Bodrum Turkey.

... a stuffed bunny which I named Zippy and a water bottle with sprayer and fan that I can hang around my neck. Ms. Lucy gave me a pair of earrings with about 5 clear glass beads that hang from a little ring. The first thing we decided to do was go to the beach and bakery in Gundogan. We built sand castles while we were there. The sand was coarse, but smoother than any of the other sand we have seen in Turkey. After that we went to the bakery. I had to take a chance on what ...

... THINGS YOU'LL NEED ABOARD · A towel for sunbathing and taking ashore. · A sweater for evenings. · Washing powder or travel wash is useful. · Suntan lotion or cream. (not suntan oil to avoid slipping on / or staining the deck) · Mosquito repellent. (you can buy this when you arrive, Turkish repellent is very effective against Turkish mosquitoes) · A pair of cheap canvas or plastic shoes you don''t mind getting wet ...

... month or two Bodrum will be buzzing with summer crowds - most from Europe - and I figure its popularity will continue to grow as the rest of Turkey becomes more continental too. I'll probably explore this EU situation more when I return in May but for now I'll just say that Turkey is far more European that I expected it to be, and Bodrum is ...

... same sun, who are dressed like thirteen year olds in heat, wearing fancy bras and low-slung Brittany jeans. Walking through the bazaar, I get the feeling that this is very much like some other tourist towns I have recently seen - Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, really strikes me as a match. Does every country in the world make silk pillow cases by the thousands? As we wander back to the Blue Booze Cruise,( which it is starting to become ) I hear the call to prayer from a seaside ...