Royal Asarlik Beach Hotel Gumbet

... was a very fortuitous move. All through the night it ****** rain and the morning showed no sign of stopping. Even the 250m to the otogar was far enough to soak us.

Turns out that we boarded a minibus first which would then take us to a larger station. This was a bit o a 'problem' since our luggage took up the majority of the van. Good thing there was only one other passenger and we could heap bags up ...

... hillsides covered in olive trees as far as the eye can see. These trees differ from the ones I saw in Greece. They are larger and untamed since they are not pruned as severely. Harvesting techniques are more relaxes as most are done by hand while donkeys loaded with bursting bags of olives navigate the tiny paths through the groves. Very quiet and serene.

It's almost like ...

... off of Leros. The wind continued to hold up well as we sailed along the bleak, rugged and mountainous coast of the Island of Kalymnos, past the wee goat island of Pserimos (where a few taverna owners make a living from the day trip boats) and the windy passage between it and Kos. Here we had an amusing half hour or so surfing down the waves created by the converging winds and currents in this narrow channel. At one point the log showed us at 11 knots ...

... Etablissement in andere starrt; unbrauchbares Inventar wurde am Straßenrand abgestellt und niemand räumt es fort. Genausowenig wie die unzähligen Plastikflaschen und anderer Zivilisationsmüll, der weit über die Insel verteilt ist. Oder die unzähligen Autowracks, die überall abgestellt wurden. Nichts photographierendswertes...

Es gibt auch schöne Ecken auf der Insel, aber zu wenige für die Massen an Touristen. Auch wenn die meisten fast ausschließlich in ...

... 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.

... warum das Ehepaar neben mir denn nur 20 Euro zahlen müsse lautet die Antwort: "Special Price", denn sie wären von Ihr** Reisegruppe - das Ehepaar spricht all**dings Deutsch und von ein** Reisegruppe wissen sie nichts;-)
Am Ticketschalt** bezahlt man dann nochmals Passkontrollsteu**. Auf dem Beleg steht 3 Euro, v**langt w**den 4,20 Euro, mangels Kleingeld w**den es 4 Euro - int**essante Rechnung.
Muß man Bodrum gesehen haben? Die Festung ...

... 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?

... stocked with beautiful brass artifacts. Right away I was invited into the store for a cup of hot apple tea, served in small glass cups. The Turkish people seemed so friendly and what a nice gesture! Hot apple tea was served in almost every store.
While walking I noticed large bunches of Saffron, hanging to dry from the balconies above the street - gorgeous red contrast to the pale chalky buildings.

Hunger crept up on me from smelling the ...

... you will get a western style toliet.

Glums and Glows

Matt
Glum- He bought his ferry ticket ahead of time and paid 15 Euro more
Glow- While telling his story of geting scammed in Athens Brittany turned to him and said, "Wait" is this really true?!" (He was befriended by a man in the street who took him to a bar for a drink, and when he got the bill it was for 80 Euros)

Evan
Glum- Getting rejected by a 15 year old (İn his defense, he didn't ...

... a lot of the rural truck drıvers thınk of motorcyclısts as spoıled rıch kıds, and that once on hıs motorcycle, a truck drıver ran hım off the road. Booth asked ıf Teo had gone after the guy, and Teo responded that doıng that would have only confırmed the man's stereotypes, and would not have done any one any good down the road. It seemed to us lıke that was ...