Finally the Sun: Olympos

After yet another overnight bus, I wound up in Olympos, overlooking the ocean and the mountains surrounding her. What a remarkable sunrise to see on October 20th.



It was straight to the beach to soak up some sun after a week of solid frigidity...

(that man totally looks nude, doesn't he? Love.)

The ruins surrounding the beach were spectacular...

My treehouse room. Seriously, how cool is this? This is where I spent the night of my birthday. Perhaps not the most exciting party ;) but what a great experience.

The orange groves that surrounded the treehouse...

Seriously? This is the water they serve in Turkey? Perhaps it was a sign that a week was long enough to be away from home.

On another day, I took a more in-depth tour of the ruins situated between my hostel commune and the beach...

(smiling a smile of relief after some much-needed sunshine)



The entrance to the Theatre (that has been here for close to two thousand years). They really don't make 'em like they used to ;)

Ah, the violent praying mantis...I thought it was radical that she (I'm assuming it was a female) let me get so close to her. Mind you, given the domicile nature of this insect, perhaps it was a male, enjoying the firm attachment of his head. Hmm...



After yet another long day at the beach ;) I headed to this little place for some homemade Turkish Gozleme, a crepe-thin bread dough topped with cheese and spinach, folded,



...and roasted on a wood-burning stove. I'll take it.



Completely overrun with cats, Olympos residents usually treat these "pests" like we we would mice or rats. I, however, took a liking to these kittens, huddled together in the early morning for warmth. Something tells me (perhaps it was that they were asleep on the guest cushions!) that the Turkish don't really dislike these little things as much as they let on.







And on that note, a tad early, it was back to England for me :)

Goodbye, Turkey.