Bodrum

Bodrum is a colourful little town on the south west coast of Turkey.  It's a main port for boats and ferries crossing over between Turkey and Greece. There are literally 1000's of boats for fishing and pleasure charters and some of them look like they are lived on.

There were fishermen who stepped straight off their boats and set up their stalls right there on the footpath.  The fish looked super fresh - obviously caught that morning..... I checked the clearness of the eyes, although we didn't purchase any (Marie-Lou, you'll be pleased to know your fish wisdom has come in handy) 

The town is full of tourist shops all selling exactly the same thing as each other.  How they stay in business I don't know. The restaurants were a plenty and all on top of each other as well with sprukers out the front calling you in to sample their wares.  All offering deals and free wine and free wifi to sucker you in.  

We sort advice as to where to dine and were directed by more than one person to the oldest restaurant in Bodrum.  It was a family run place that was started by the current owner's grandfather.  We had a lovely dinner of fish soup and calamari.  Lov.er.ly!

We didn't however, try a kebab..... but look what they do here - they add potato and carrot the mix.  Ingenious!

The pubs/nightclubs are all open and this one had a couple of these subtle chandeliers.  It was quite pretty at night.

Bodrum is home to some pretty speccy ruins, including one of the Ancient Wonders of the World - The Mausoleum.  We didn't actually see it because we got caught up in the touristy shops, but we did see some pictures and it looked amazing.  The other was this huge amphitheatre which we spotted from the ferry.

So, this ends the Turkish leg of our journey.  We're packed and on the ferry headed for the Greek island of Kos.

Teshaker Ederim

(Turkish for Thank you - spelt phonetically)