We arrived in Bodrum, a harbour town with the look of Greece....whitewashed houses and subtropical gardens. We followed a blue mosaic down a tiny alley to find the gate to Su Otel!
Our room had a poolside patio that we used for our typical travel picnic....wine (Turkish!), olives, cheese, hummus, simet, and fresh fruit.
The marina is full of multi-million dollar yachts and high end restaurants. We enjoyed a rooftop dinner and watched the sunset. This is a party town....our waiter told us of a bar called the Catamaran...you get on an actual Catamaran and it goes out into the harbour. A speedboat takes you back once you have finished dancing and drinking the night away!
The view from our dive boat as we left the harbour. The Castle of St Peter was erected in 1437 by the Knights Hospitaller. It has moats, water cisterns, towers and a dungeon. It currently contains the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
Bodrum is known for "wreck" diving. On our second dive we were able to swim around this 1940's era plane. You could even swim through it! (Disclaimer- this is not our photo...Dean got it off the internet...we wish we had such a camera!)
The next morning we headed to the castle to view the museum. Turns out our dive master is a rather well know underwater archaeologist! He was involved in the excavation of the 14th century BC Uluburun, the oldest excavated shipwreck in the world.
A display of amphorae- the castle owns one of the largest collections in the world. Some our from the 14th century, and all were recovered from the waters of southwest Turkey.
View of Bodrum from the castle tower. You can see the whitewashed buildings, turquoise waters, and GIANT yachts. Now further down the coast to Fethiye!
We arrived in Bodrum, a harbour town with the look of Greece....whitewashed houses and subtropical gardens. We followed a blue mosaic down a tiny alley to find the gate to Su Otel!
Our room had a poolside patio that we used for our typical travel picnic....wine (Turkish!), olives, cheese, hummus, simet, and fresh fruit.
The marina is full of multi-million dollar yachts and high end restaurants. We enjoyed a rooftop dinner and watched the sunset. This is a party town....our waiter told us of a bar called the Catamaran...you get on an actual Catamaran and it goes out into the harbour. A speedboat takes you back once you have finished dancing and drinking the night away!
The view from our dive boat as we left the harbour. The Castle of St Peter was erected in 1437 by the Knights Hospitaller. It has moats, water cisterns, towers and a dungeon. It currently contains the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
Bodrum is known for "wreck" diving. On our second dive we were able to swim around this 1940's era plane. You could even swim through it! (Disclaimer- this is not our photo...Dean got it off the internet...we wish we had such a camera!)
The next morning we headed to the castle to view the museum. Turns out our dive master is a rather well know underwater archaeologist! He was involved in the excavation of the 14th century BC Uluburun, the oldest excavated shipwreck in the world.
A display of amphorae- the castle owns one of the largest collections in the world. Some our from the 14th century, and all were recovered from the waters of southwest Turkey.
View of Bodrum from the castle tower. You can see the whitewashed buildings, turquoise waters, and GIANT yachts. Now further down the coast to Fethiye!
Turkey looks fantastic and the food sounds delicious! Great pictures as always, you guys have given us some winning travel ideas. Keep it up and enjoy the journey, don't even think about getting homesick yet :)
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