måndag 24 mars 2008

Turkey, Ayvalik - Selcuk

From Iznik we continued on towards the west coast and Ayvalik, famous for it´s diving and unusual red coral. We got to a beautiful campsite on an island just outside Ayvalik and had time to go off on our first little off road drive to look for an ancient monastery up on the hills. Unsuccessful in our search we returned to the beach and spent the rest of the afternoon just relaxing in the warmest sun we´ve had so far…


In search for an ancient monastery... /Pentax

Tuvalie on a sunny beach. /Pentax

The next day we woke to a chilly wind and so decided to move on. Our next destination was Selcuk. On the way there we stopped off for a picnic at the Acropolis at Bergama, a very windy but pretty ancient Roman city. In Selcuk we had planned to visit the famous and most extensive remains of a Roman city, Ephesus. But being short of both money and time we left without going in the end. We were looking forward to Pamukkale instead, the natural hot springs…



Acropolis at Bergama. /Pentax

An empty pool makes a convenient playground... /Pentax

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