Actual – not exactly rest but no running and a fun filled day of playing tourists.
With the distance travelled and weekends taken up with meetings, I did what I always try to do in these circumstances and that’s to take a day or two to explore the city where I’ve ended up spending most if not all my time inside the hotel. (Another great benefit of running is that it gets you out of your hotel and is the perfect way to explore a new area.) And today’s blog is a rest day for you as it’s mainly pictures....
Tuesday was a chance to spend some time exploring the city of Antalya; and it certainly didn’t disappoint us. From the old clock tower and city icon, the Yivli Minare...
...to the Kaleici marina with its stunning views of the Toros mountains and aggressive tour boat operators, ours taking us on a one hour tour nowhere which was relaxing if nothing else...
...to the typical tourist market where it seems that every vendor speaks at least five languages.
The unique factor was the comedic and rather assertive ice cream vendor that managed to accost me with an ice cream paddle, entertain the locals toying with me and then of course charge me twice as much as the locals for the same cone of sticky, hand-made ice cream. How does one keep the energy for a day such as this – with a cup of Turkish coffee, naturally!
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