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We went to Patara and met Zeus
We left our hotel this morning and headed to the bus station, Otogar (otojar) to board a small, old and rusted mini bus to Patarra filled with mostly fishermen and laborers one head scarfed older woman and bags of oranges Travel time to Patara would be just about an hour and a half, mostly inland through olive farms and fields of greenhouses. The …
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