Marmaris Hotels
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Alrighty...its been AGES since we've updated this bad boy...Ill credit that to a combination of laziness and annoying Turkish keyboards.
So..the last few weeks have been incredible...we've done a whirlwind tour of Turkey and we've loved almost every minute (I'm not gonna use the word 'love' to describe any of the 5 overnight buses trip we took in the last 15 days)
After we left the treehouses, we headed up north to a place called the Cappadocia..This is a national park-type area...it was really amazing. I wouldnt call many places indescribable..but this is one of them. It looked like the Grand Canyon, the moon and a scene from Star Wars all rolled into one. We spent 3 days exploring that area before hopping on an overnight bus to Istanbul.
Istanbul was overwhelming. Its SO huge (spread across 2 continents!) and so crowded. We saw some great sights: the amazing Blue Mosque, The Egyptian Spice Market..and we haggled away an afternoon at the Grand Bazaar. In the end though we were happy to leave the hordes of tourists behind and hop on another overnight bus to Selçuk.
In Selçuk we stayed at a great 'backpackers resort'..and spent a few lovely days lyin by the pool and eating some great food. We also managed to drag ourselves off our towels and go visit Ephesus, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Saw some amazing ruins of this ancient city..well worth the trip.
From Selçuk we headed farther south to Bodrum. Bodrum turned out to be a VERY touristy, tacky resort town..but since its known for its nightlife..we decided to check it out. Amazing..had one of the best nights ever! We found ourselves at The Halikarnas, one of the biggest open air clubs in the world. Certainly the coolest club Ive ever been to (and apparently where all the Turkish celebs go!)...and they were having a foam party that night...it was a pretty cool scene dancing with foam up to your waist with 5000 other people...great night.
We now find ourselves in Marmaris..an even tackier, more touristy town..but we have to be here because we catch the ferry to Rhodes from here tomorrow.
We are actually quite sad to be leaving Turkey..our month here has been one of the best of the whole trip. The people have been amazing, we've met some awesome other backpackers, and been to some great places. We've also become obsessed with these black olive Turkish Doritoes...Im not really sure how we're going to survive without them.
But, who am kidding... life isnt that tough since Greece awaits..
Hope you are all doing well and enjoying summer.
Sarah
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