Buyuk Berk Ayvalik

... went for lunch. Gett&#305;ng add&#305;cted to P&#305;da &#305;ts a turk&#305;sh style p&#305;zza a b&#305;t l&#305;ke a folded garl&#305;c bread w&#305;th cheese but no garl&#305;c &#305;ts tasty.<br><br>We dec&#305;ded to go to the beach as the weather &#305;s amaz&#305;ng and we do have a beach all to ourselves back at the goat shed so got tax&#305; back and ch&#305;lled and swam and had some turk&#305;sh tea both me and Ian can not stop dr ...

... Engl&#305;sh as we are not really on a tour&#305;st route but we made &#305;t &#305;nto town and the bus dropped us at a tax&#305; place. We had not booked anywhere to stay as we had rowed a l&#305;ttle about where we where go&#305;ng I wanted a hotel w&#305;th sw&#305;mm&#305;ng pool as the weather &#305;s great but Ian wanted th&#305;s trad&#305;t&#305;onal pens&#305;on so we dec&#305;ded to take a r&#305;sk and not book anyth&#305;ng unt&#305;l we got here.....<br><br>Anyways we ...

... out the walk was a mere training exercise for what was to come the following day as we staggered seven kilometres up a mountain to see the Acropolis sounding even worse than the battered Renault 12s that asthmatically spluttered past us. Even the cab drivers at the top applauded us when we arrived and told us how impressive a climb that was. <br><br>Note to Tania, next year on my birthday can we just go to the beach please????

After another multi-vehicle trip involving a minibus, ferry, minibus, ferry, bus and finally another minibus we arrived in Ayvalik - a lovely harbour town backed by old Greek stone houses built into the steep hills. <br><br>This time the climb to find a room was worth it as we tracked down a lovely guesthouse right at the top of a narrow alley with fabulous views down to the mosque and waterfront. Many an hour was spent on the roof terrace over the ...

... went over and asked if I could sit there. The people immediately motioned for me to sit down realizing that I was a foreigner and that I was alone. One Turkish guy spoke very good English and he played translator for the table. People were interested in my trip and asked a lot of questions. 3 guys at the table were absolutely stoned. I didnt really like them too much. I think they thought I was some rich guy showing off about my trip around the world but it obviously wasnt the ...

... first floor, fronting on the street, probably with a street light outside. Why do they do this? This time, however, I objected, and asked for a room in the back. He went and got a key to the top (4th floor) back room. Perfect, almost. It had a roof deck out back. That was fine. But, the bathroom floor was about seven or eight inches above the room floor. And if that wasn't enough, the top of the door jam was a couple of inches lower than normal. I grazed the top of my ...

... having wonderful weather. Blue, sunny days with not a drop of rain. Who can complain? From here we make a quick hop south to the city of Selcuk where we pick up the ruins where we left off. We will be visiting the ancient city of Ephesus and we'll be sure to share our experiences with you. Enjoy the pictures - don't forget to enlarge them to get the full story! Until next time... Jon and Liz

... get to the town of Ayvalik at peak excitement. This town is right on the water in Western Turkey. It's got maybe about 30,000 people and on market day, it seems like they're all out. We quickly settle in to an old hotel right on the water- our room is full of windows, floor to ceiling....we can see the sunrise and the sunset ....we have a balcony right over the water...this is not an upscale hotel but I feel gifted to wake up to an ocean view and ...

... there or not showing ones that are....) and they don't include any detail for any cities or towns, so consequently we often end up driving round little narrow cobblestone streets not sure if this is the right orad or not! Add to that, our guidebook seems to be wrong in a number of critical areas - like where our accommodation is located! So we arrived in Bergama about midday and thought we'd go straight to the pension we' picked to stay in. No problem driving through town, found a ...

... on the neck would probably die. Protection yes, but at what price? It was unable to scratch its own head without lacerating its paws. I scratched it behind its ears. The face was pure bliss. As I was back on the coast for the first time in a week I thought I would eat fish, as I knew it would be fresh. That being said I saw living fish in the market in Selçuk. I looked around for the most frequented Turkish restaurant and ate there. Ate a fish called ...