8/26(Mon) | go swimming in Rhodes Rhodes 17:00-(Ferry)-19:00 Marmaris |
Lodging | (unrecorded) |
Major expense(s) | Marmaris Rhodes Ferry Line: 4,000Dr=2,800Yen sun bed and umbrella for rent: 350Dr=250Yen |
Related Sites | General Links - Europe Greece Rhodes Island Turkey Marmaris |
It's an ideal day for an outing
today!
Needless to say, we enjoy to catch some rays
in the beach until leaving Rhodes Island.
It may be probable to see a view of aim the same as Lindos on the previous day, even in Rhodes Beach.
By the way, Japanese word "Bijin" and "Bijo" mean beautiful
girl, it is also the same meaning as lovely, good-looking, dish, grouse
gear and pound cake.
For some reason I kind of understand.
However, Rhodes' beaches where visitors
enjoy to catch some rays without reference
to age or sex is different from Japan's beaches.
That's why you might keep that you sometimes
get seen unwished view in mind.
It follows whether you are lucky or not depends
on your location in the beach, right?
Why don't you pray to God before outing?
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There were some playing card
on which is printed hard-core bedwork scene
among various kinds of souvenirs at the gift
shop in the harbor of Rhodes.
We were amazed that these playing card were
sold like a picture postcard.
It would be better to buy such things if
you like.
Well, we are due back to Turkey.
Of course we got a toilet paper before coming
to here, because we didn't have so much experience
in travel that we cannot use Turkish style
toilets easily.
And you might buy a ferry ticket for one-day
in advance before leaving.
In Marmaris, when we passed at
shopping mall, many touts came close to us
as a matter of course.
We didn't get why though there might not
be a lot of Japanese, touts called to Japanese
only.
Thereto they seem to know well such name
of Japan's city as Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and so on.
And they usually give hanky-pank "Yasui-yo"
to Japanese tourists.
Japanese word "Yasui-yo" means
"It's cheep," "It's low price,"
"It's bargain," and so on.
By the way, one of touts took us to some
lodging tonight.
It may be impossible for us to make a trip
without bargaining with touts and peddlers
in Turkey.
So, touts came close to us in Marmaris as
well as other places.
8/27(Tue) | Marmaris 9:00-(Bus)-13:30 Pamukkale visit to Hot Springs of Cotton Castle and relaxing in thermal pools |
Lodging | Pamukkale Motel / 90,000TL (2,700Yen) per night |
Major expense(s) | Bus / Marmaris-Pamukkale: 35,000TL=1,050Yen |
Related Sites | General Links - Europe Turkey Marmaris Pamukkale |
Something made a roaring sound
through in the town before down on the morning.
We didn't know what has happened.
But we saw soon that Koranic verse (Salat)
came floating up from mosque to our ears.
There are five required prayers, the Dawn
(Fajr), Midday (Dhuhr), Afternoon ('Asr),
Dusk (Maghrib) and Evening ('Isha) for all
Muslim.
The Down Prayer (Fajr) woke us up past 4
a.m.
How early they get up!
To get to Pamukkale from Marmaris
took about 4 hour and a half by bus.
The bus which we got on board went direct
to Pamukkale.
Without direct services, we might have changed
the bus at Denizli.
Bus tickets were also available at a ticket
office in bus station (otogar) on the day
of departure.
However, it would be better to check the
departure time one-day in advance.
As soon as we arrived in Pamukkale,
some hotel runners thronged around the bus.
They had been put pressure on us to stay
own lodgings with leaflet in their hands.
We felt overwhelmed by their pressure.
Now that about fifteen-year-old boys advertised
own lodgings in English, one of the way of
improvement in English is touting, I guess.
If Japanese national try to tout or guide
foreigners in any sightseeing places, Japanese
national may get better in English, right?
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We stayed at Pamukkale Motel
located on the plateau.
Of course this lodging was not through the
good offices of touts but intended stay.
At any rate, its expense seemed to be extravagant
for touts, but not for us.
In addition, it was very convenient by both
of reason that Pamukkale Motel had thermal
pool and restaurant, and this lodging was
near the fantastic limestone terraces.
So we were able to spend generously on stay
as Turkey was inexpensive country, right?
As if Pamukkale is called "Cotton
Castle," the fantastic limestone terraces
have enlarged on the plateau.
Thermal spring waters there, and some basins
are created in places.
Basins are like a spa as it were, they only
just have a depth about knee-high of adults.
If you are wearing short pants or mini-skirt,
you can enjoy yourself just to take off your
shoes.
However, many European and American enjoy
themselves in a bathing suit, it's up to
you whether you put on a bathing suit or
not.
In addition, you might be just careful when
you enter basins, you have to take off your
shoes.
Incidentally, we went sightseeing in a bathing suit the same as European
and American, since we intended to enjoy at thermal pool in Pamukkale Motel.
If you would like to swim any thermal pools,
it would be better to bring swimming goggles.
Because when you try to dive, it is difficult
to keep opening your eyes due to sparkling
water.
In Pamukkale, another highlight
is in the twinkling of sunset.
It is well worth while looking a scene which
some puddle is glittering with the setting
sun.
You might come to here again before taking
a shower.
You will probably not regret coming.
By the way, there is a local
drink called raki, as already stated.
Raki is often referred to as "Lion Milk,"
and it can also be drunk neat.
You might try to drink it on your trip.
But there is no guarantee whether raki is
to your taste or not.
How was my impression?
Um... It was interesting, right?