Hotel Blue Turgutreis
Akyarlar Yolu, No:170 Turgutreis, Bodrum Peninsula, Mugla, Turkish Aegean Coast, 48400, Turkey
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The Turquoise Coast
November 6 This is our last day on our gulet cruising the Mediterranean. We spent Friday night tied down in a beautiful cove, right next to Cleopatra's sunken baths. Mark took the kayak and explored the ruins before breakfast on Saturday After another delicious breakfast on board, we took the dingy to the other side of the cove and began a long and rugged 3 hour hike along the coast, up and over a peninsula and down the other side to where the gulet had sailed and was waiting for ...
Port to Crete, Greece
... only be for a bed. In the hostels' defense, the owner was brilliant! We required a print off of our ferry tickets so we could prove who we were, which he was more than happy to help with. Additionally, very accommodating and friendly - offering his support wherever possible, and hooking us up with his local 'Apple tea' which was surprisingly incredible! Sorry I can't comment on the town...barely saw the main street!
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De weg terug, nog heel wat te zien
... steeds aan opgravingen gedaan, er is nog mooi een kerk te zien, het amfitheater, het badhuis en de haven. En als je op het terras staat met het uitzicht op de haven, het estuarium en de zee doet je even vermoeden dat je meer dan 2000 jaar terug bent in de tijd, vooral als je kijkt naar je stoffige sandalen, zo zou het geweest kunnen zijn! Daarna varen we langs de rots tombes, er moeten zo’n150 stuks zijn, maar die liggen mogelijk meer ...
Oops - I did it again!
... be told) drinks at the Irish pub, talking with the owner and then with a couple from Scotland/England. Along came closing time, I think around 2 - 3am (not sure) so we moved on to another bar that was still serving drinks. By that stage, we had decided that we were going to stay up all night, so headed for coffee at around 5am. Finally went back to the hotel at 6.30 this morning, just enough time for quick shower, pack, ...
My Turkey
... stalls. I remember is Kusadasi going back to the hotel at 3am and everything was still open.
The national flag is everwhere - hanging off buildings, in windows, on monuments... I don't know if this is just because we were here at the time of their annual celebrations and holidays or if this is normal. Mustafa Ataturk is revered in this country and called "Our Great Leader". He was a military officer in WWI, the first president of Turkey and credited with being ...


