We sailed fron Rhodes Across the Aegeon sea to Bodrum in Turkey. I have to say our energy levels were in an incredibly low point by this time. We had really enjoyed Rhodes and It was difficult to muster enthusiasm for a new town even though we are in a new country. It sounds a bit ungrateful but we have really packed the days in over the last week and sadly I am looking forward to a day at sea with nothing to do🤣.
We've got off the ship just because we thought we should 🤣. There was a shuttle bus to the marina which was quite good as it drove round the town so we got to see quite a bit of the place including the amphitheatre - which was closed on a monday so did at least see it without the heat of walking across town.... The area around the marina was quite a busy place. Its is full of seriously big over the top millionaire/ billionaire yachts. Even made Piraeus look a little bit parochial. We had a little wander about and we found a cafe that had wi-fi and iced coffees. We checked out the Ephesus site. Then we went back to the ship because we were just too cream crackered to be bothered and we needed to save our energy because the next day we were going to have a busy busy day exploring Kusadasi and Ephesus. We didn't even take any photographs... the rest of the day we spent doing laundry and eating... again.
The next day didn't quite go to plan. We have bought Ephesus tickets online. We had played about with the uber app having been told by a reliable source it would work in Turkey.... but it didnt - maybe in Istanbul but not the seaside towns...
We found a yellow taxi hire and after some haggling and explaining we were not guests but actually worked on the boat we managed to knock a third off the price and arranged a taxi there and back. The rest of the trip was fab.
Ephesus was just as fabulous as I had hoped it would be. The ruins are extensive and although restored in places it is mainly done with care and thought.
It must be like a giant jigsaw or mammoth lego building exercise - there so many beautifully carved ornate pieces of stone everywhere you looked.
Elaborate arches and sweeping marble paths amd steps.. At one point on the main avenue a gate and a number of steps had been installed - this was done just to stop the horses going up down the road. The dwellings originally down either side were inhabited by rich people who didn't like the noise or intrusion of passing traffic...
I wonder what they would think today. Our taxi driver told us that as it was the end of season the site was not very busy - it must be very unpleasant in season, it seemed quite crowded to me.
It took us about 2 hours to do the site and get museum leg. Its alot of history to take in and so many different contributions from different eras. I took far too many photographs🤣🤣 when I got back to the ship I was surprised that with a little bit of cutting I could make it look like the place was near empty...
mind you we did go up all the turn offs and back alleys where the tours didn't go or other tourists were too lazy to make the effort.
I think the taxi driver took pity on us realising we werent going to spend money in the 'local shop' he just 'had to drop into to see his girldriend' because we didnt stop. I think it was due to the fact he classed us as crew rather than guest - probably much poorer so no point if theres time to get back and maybe get another fare...
Once back in Kusadasi we had a much needed refreshing beer watching the harbour and a chap standing in a sand filled boat on the quayside fishing....
Eventually we treked back to base where we just hit the lunchtime rush for the poolside cafe - it didnt really matter we we had nowhere to be, but it took over an hour to be served (the most miniscule portion for poor Dr Fred)
Obviously after an energetic morning in the sun and a large beer I needed an afternoon siesta - and to be honest I didnt really want to get up. And... although it was nice to swap adventures at 7.00 o clock club the dinner was probably the worst we've eaten (or not - in this case)... a quick glass of wine and an early night finished the day
We've got off the ship just because we thought we should 🤣. There was a shuttle bus to the marina which was quite good as it drove round the town so we got to see quite a bit of the place including the amphitheatre - which was closed on a monday so did at least see it without the heat of walking across town.... The area around the marina was quite a busy place. Its is full of seriously big over the top millionaire/ billionaire yachts. Even made Piraeus look a little bit parochial. We had a little wander about and we found a cafe that had wi-fi and iced coffees. We checked out the Ephesus site. Then we went back to the ship because we were just too cream crackered to be bothered and we needed to save our energy because the next day we were going to have a busy busy day exploring Kusadasi and Ephesus. We didn't even take any photographs... the rest of the day we spent doing laundry and eating... again.
The next day didn't quite go to plan. We have bought Ephesus tickets online. We had played about with the uber app having been told by a reliable source it would work in Turkey.... but it didnt - maybe in Istanbul but not the seaside towns...
We found a yellow taxi hire and after some haggling and explaining we were not guests but actually worked on the boat we managed to knock a third off the price and arranged a taxi there and back. The rest of the trip was fab.
Ephesus was just as fabulous as I had hoped it would be. The ruins are extensive and although restored in places it is mainly done with care and thought.
It must be like a giant jigsaw or mammoth lego building exercise - there so many beautifully carved ornate pieces of stone everywhere you looked.
It took us about 2 hours to do the site and get museum leg. Its alot of history to take in and so many different contributions from different eras. I took far too many photographs🤣🤣 when I got back to the ship I was surprised that with a little bit of cutting I could make it look like the place was near empty...
I think the taxi driver took pity on us realising we werent going to spend money in the 'local shop' he just 'had to drop into to see his girldriend' because we didnt stop. I think it was due to the fact he classed us as crew rather than guest - probably much poorer so no point if theres time to get back and maybe get another fare...
Once back in Kusadasi we had a much needed refreshing beer watching the harbour and a chap standing in a sand filled boat on the quayside fishing....
Eventually we treked back to base where we just hit the lunchtime rush for the poolside cafe - it didnt really matter we we had nowhere to be, but it took over an hour to be served (the most miniscule portion for poor Dr Fred)
Obviously after an energetic morning in the sun and a large beer I needed an afternoon siesta - and to be honest I didnt really want to get up. And... although it was nice to swap adventures at 7.00 o clock club the dinner was probably the worst we've eaten (or not - in this case)... a quick glass of wine and an early night finished the day
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