To Antalya

It was a good idea to tuck in the edges of the mosquito net and to sleep clear of it; I got bitten less. For once I was woken by the alarm clock instead of normally. It had been a warm and humid night. After a shower to wash off the sweat, I went down for breakfast. The other guests were all Germans again. The hotel had a cat but the waiter chased it away so that it wouldn't bother guests.


I decided to leave earlier rather than later. There wasn't anything else I wanted to see in Kaş and better to travel while the day is cool than warm. I had intended to get off at the turn off for Olimpos, but I missed it. I should have told the bus driver of my intentions. I decided to do Olimpos as a day trip later. At Antalya, I got dropped off on the outskirts of the city. I think it was the closest the bus approached the centre on its way to the otogar. Not happy. I walked a little and finally found a dolmuş to the centre. The hotel I wanted didn't exist anymore, a familiar story. I ended up in the Hadrianus Pansyon. It was a bit drab but had a nice garden. At least the room had a fan.

I had a late lunch of a tavuk (chicken) pide in the market area. After that I bought an ice cream and a coke and cooled down. I missed the public spaces of Australia and Europe. But Antalya seemed less hectic than Istanbul.

Later in the afternoon I walked down Atatürk Caddesi and found Karaalioğlu park at the end busy with people strolling on a Saturday evening.


I walked along the cliff promenade back towards the pansyon. This part of the coastline is rugged.

I watched the sun set over the west facing harbour.


One of the specialties of this region is tandır kebap where the lamb has been baked in a oven. (Yes, tandır and tandoor are the same word.) After some searching I found a restaurant in the market place serving it. As expected it was greasy. It was worth trying once.