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15 June 2014

Pre-Season Bodrum

We split Turkey into a two-part holiday, half seaside, and half cityside (did I just make that up?). Bodrum is an adorable little town on the south-eastern coast of Turkey, actually right beside Greece! But we’ll talk more about Greece after I go there in July ;) Bodrum is known as a swanky resort town, but we lucked out in getting there just weeks before their high season started, so it was actually quite a sleepy little seaside town at the time.

We arrived pretty much with the sole goal of getting sun and swimming. The weather didn't work out quite the way we had hoped, which left us with some time for sightseeing. What's there to see in Bodrum you ask? Well. There's a castle, and admittedly I found it cooler from the outside than the inside at first, but once we got towards the walls and were able to walk around the perimeter it was pretty cool. We caught one of the daily calls to prayer from up there, and got some amazing views back on the city.

The other major sight in Bodrum is the Mausoleum. I honestly had no idea what to expect at first, and there's a good chance that this was the first Mausoleum visit of my life, and after wandering around the same area for a solid 30 minutes, we finally came to said Mausoleum. From this point forward, we will just refer to the Mausoleum as Rocks. The highlight of Rocks was speculating on all of the ghosts that were probably there. I definitely felt cultured after our visit though! Rocks = Culture.

A seaside visit just wouldn't be complete without a boat trip, so we handed over our €10 and went off on a cruise for the day. Our stops included some kind of cave with a hot spring (which I'm pretty sure was just warm water from the sun shining down on it), a cliff jumping spot (complete with a sign at the top where there is a man-made ledge to jump off of telling you NOT to jump), and a couple of other spots where we could jump off of the boat and swim. Now, I pride myself on being able to swim in COLD water, but the water in that area in May was positively frigid. And it's misleading, because it is a beautiful shade of turquoise. 

Our hotel was spectacular. About a 10 minute walk up-hill, but well worth it for the views of the city that you got from up there. The pools (yes, plural), and resident cat were pretty enjoyable too.

I love looking at other people's wine cellars.
Marble. So chic right now.
Wearing marble makes you instantly more pensive.

If anyone can tell me the name of this fruit, and where I can find it in Canada, then I will worship at your feet.
ROCKS!
CULTURE. Just kidding. It's a car, folks.

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