After walking the Lycian Way, I found I couldn't drag myself away from this beautiful Aegean coast, and so decided to visit some of the places I hadn't yet seen; hence, a few days in Bodrum. Bodrum is another beautiful town - predominantly white and blue, and very popular with British tourists. Prices are a bit higher here (5TL for a coffee) and everyone is touting for business....
Highlights of my time in a Bodrum were:
1) A day-trip by ferry to the Greek Island of Kos. It's only 30 mins away by boat. The return trip cost 19 Euros. Left at 9am; back by 5.30pm.
3) A visit to the Underwater Archaeology Museum at the castle. Wonderful! The castle is quite austere from the outside but, inside, it's very pleasant, with attractive gardens, courtyards and terraces. I was particularly interested to see the Uluburun exhibit - treasures from a 14th Century BC shipwreck, found just 8 miles from Kas.
4) A trip, by dolmus, to the nearby, picturesque village of Gumusluk for the day. Enjoyed wandering around the town and harbour and had a beautiful, but not cheap, lunch there.
A disappointment in Bodrum, was my visit to a hamam (Turkish Bathhouse). It was very much a streamlined, rip-off-the-tourist experience, leaving me with no sense of having been pampered at all. (See Hamam post)
Next stop, Kusadasi.
Photos of Bodrum:
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| Entrance to my Airbnb apartment. $31/night and 100m from the beach |
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| 100m to this beach |
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| Airbnb accommodation |
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| Airbnb |
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| Airbnb |
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| Nearby nightclub on the waterfront is not open yet - phew! |
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| Walk to the main harbour |
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| My Airbnb host, Elisabeth, and her boyfriend, Hussein, are in this pic, I found out later.... |
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| Contrails over castles.... |
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| Night 2 on my celebratory bottle of wine |
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| Chapel at the castle |
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| Amphorae - underwater archaeological museum |
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| Castle |
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| Ingots of metal, from the Uluburun. 1,2,3,4 tin; 5,6 glass coloured with cobalt and copper; copper ingots |
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| Hippo teeth ivory, an section of elephant tusk - Uluburun |
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| Tiny writing book, made of boxwood, with ivory hinges - stylus for writing in beeswax |
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| Fabulous Underwater Archaeological Museum! Entry 25TL |
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| Need a home theatre like this! |
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| Main harbour |
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| Byzantine mosaic |
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| Gardens in castle are lovely |
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| Command Tower |
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| Coffee on the way home... |
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