Turkish Haven Part II

BODRUM
2.5hrs of driving, we hit the coast!
Yes we were lookin for some sun, sand n sea
along Turkey's famous coast
known to be overcrowded by Brits.
Surprisesurprise, it was still a lil chilly
so the beach was pretty empty.
Good for us, no odd Brit accents ard us ;)

on the rooftop of our resort
(we only paid 11euros for 2 of us -nice n cheap resort)
check out the white architecture all ard Bodrum..

lol chillin at a bar..
Alberto taking a pic with his mobile infronta mirror..hee..

us smoking Sheesha!!!
ok the Turks call it 'Nargile'
(pronounced as 'Naar-gee-lay')

Beautiful nightlights along the seafront
we said goodbye to the beachtown
we have too much to explore!!

EPHESUS
After 2hrs of driving, we arrived in Ephesus...
The famous Ancient City
Turkey has the most number of ancient ruins in the world
Ephesus is one of the most preserved ancient city
it tells the tales of how the ancient Romans lived n conquered
truly amazing, the amphitheatre,
the Library of Celsius, the stadium...

the very talked-about Library of Celcius
impressively maginificent!
Its soo well-preserved,
it's hard to imagine they built it 1000yrs ago

the long marble walk
u could just imagine urself walking thru the heart of the city
1000yrs back...

Temple of Artemis
One of 7 Ancient Wonders of the World
Hard to imagine the grandeur it used to have
only 1 column left
from the grand forum
7 other columns stolen by the Brits
placed in the British museum nw,
tsktsk..

Castle, n Mosque of Selçuk

Rural streets of Asian Turkey
are filled with cows, horses and donkeys
It makes me feel so back-to-basics
n i loved to see livestock roaming the streets freely..

Us enjoying some Turkish tea
and Gözleme (pancake)
in an Authentic Turkish teahouse
right in the midst of wilderness.
we were lucky to bump into it
one of the highlights of our experience here..



DENIZLI
Drove back to Denizli for our train to Istanbul
Denzili's a lil town, completely resembles Malaysia
not too developed, bt yet bustling with activities
The streets, people and food aroused my interest
in their authentically Muslim lil town..

Lunch in a simple cafeteria
superb Lamb kebab
Chunks of grilled lamb meat, accompanied by pita bread
served with coriander leaves, tomatoes n onions.
Loved it.

Dessert in a pastry shop
A range of pistachio pastries..

my all-time fav - Baclava

An interesting way of serving tea.
This guy amused us by posing for a photo
while bending down n pouring tea
from a huge container he carried his back.
he asked for 15euros,
to hell with that.
we gave him 5 n left..
sometimes tourism really reveals the ugly side of people..