another short roadtrip summary
some reflections on the trip. the whole route ate gas worth 470tl/210e. not so much from a european perspective but quite a bit for turks.
while touristic destinations are touristic, and fake adidas shops dont make for a great view, im still drifting in my memories of the food and wine variety there. argh, must order sushi now. also it was interesting to have staff everywhere speak english. i stubbornly stuck with my turkish though now that i speak some.
in Kusadasi we stayed in the most wonderful and relaxing hotel, Villa Konak, which VV & spouse recommend, they stayed there earlier this year. its surprising to find such a peaceful and quiet place in a fairly central location. it was no kids hotel, i guess that does it :D the pool was usually empty and the self service bar right next to it added to the comfort. we had a great time and stayed an extra night just cos it was sooo nice. needless to stay the rooms were good and it was overall good value for money, ive stayed in much shabbier places (in turkey) for more money.
one thing that struck me was how one food is above all others - köfte (grilled meatballs). i probably saw hundreds of roadside ads and restaurants just advertizing with köfte. köfte here, köfte there. i realize its an easy food for a roadside restaurant for example to make, but somehow youd think that in a country with a fairly large variety of foods, there would be others too. if i was a tourist just driving around, id think turkey only has one food. americans are pretty fixated on hamburgers but i think there are restaurants advertizing steaks and pizza also. ok, useless to compare 2 very different kind of nations. maybe east of turkey would be different, but somehow i doubt it. the prevalence of köfte is visible in istanbul too, there are maaany köfte restaurants around. i eat everything but i have to say i dont like köfte. it must be the spices because meat in itself is meat, and meatballs in general are good.
probably the worst hotel bathroom we had along the way. but the place was cheap :D
on the deck of a tour boat. super clean turquoise water and warm sun. i slept there on the deck under my towel (my head inside doctors t-shirt full full cover).
at the beach....
sunset in bodrum. the restaurants by the seaside offer a nice view.
this is the tan i have been whining about, my arm next to my chest. sure, there is always a difference but this is pretty drastic.
i still didnt upload pics on Flickr. i feel lazy.
while touristic destinations are touristic, and fake adidas shops dont make for a great view, im still drifting in my memories of the food and wine variety there. argh, must order sushi now. also it was interesting to have staff everywhere speak english. i stubbornly stuck with my turkish though now that i speak some.
in Kusadasi we stayed in the most wonderful and relaxing hotel, Villa Konak, which VV & spouse recommend, they stayed there earlier this year. its surprising to find such a peaceful and quiet place in a fairly central location. it was no kids hotel, i guess that does it :D the pool was usually empty and the self service bar right next to it added to the comfort. we had a great time and stayed an extra night just cos it was sooo nice. needless to stay the rooms were good and it was overall good value for money, ive stayed in much shabbier places (in turkey) for more money.
one thing that struck me was how one food is above all others - köfte (grilled meatballs). i probably saw hundreds of roadside ads and restaurants just advertizing with köfte. köfte here, köfte there. i realize its an easy food for a roadside restaurant for example to make, but somehow youd think that in a country with a fairly large variety of foods, there would be others too. if i was a tourist just driving around, id think turkey only has one food. americans are pretty fixated on hamburgers but i think there are restaurants advertizing steaks and pizza also. ok, useless to compare 2 very different kind of nations. maybe east of turkey would be different, but somehow i doubt it. the prevalence of köfte is visible in istanbul too, there are maaany köfte restaurants around. i eat everything but i have to say i dont like köfte. it must be the spices because meat in itself is meat, and meatballs in general are good.
probably the worst hotel bathroom we had along the way. but the place was cheap :D
on the deck of a tour boat. super clean turquoise water and warm sun. i slept there on the deck under my towel (my head inside doctors t-shirt full full cover).
at the beach....
sunset in bodrum. the restaurants by the seaside offer a nice view.
this is the tan i have been whining about, my arm next to my chest. sure, there is always a difference but this is pretty drastic.
i still didnt upload pics on Flickr. i feel lazy.
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