My first few days in Turkey were spent in Fethiye, a lovely town on the sea. Brits make up 60% of all the tourists so English speakers are well catered for, and there's even a few cafes that will do you a proper fry-up. After arriving at the Dalaman airport, about 60 kms away(this is at 12am) I had to wait 6 or 7 hours at the arrivals for the shuttle buses to start running. I managed to make my way to the Dalaman Otogar(bus station) just before sunrise. The first sign of my being in Turkey was the call to mosque as I sat waiting for the coach to Fethiye. It was absolutely hilarious when all the town dogs started howling along. All the animals roam completely free in the streets: I saw several dogs, a few cats slinking into alleyways, and then a couple roosters actually crowing the oncoming dawn. First time I've ever heard that with my own ears. Quite exotic. The Otogar itself is just a series of wooden huts, one for each bus operator, in the village square. I managed to find one to Fethiye, but the whole way there I kept falling asleep and barely made it off at my stop. The photos are the square opposite the Otogar before and after sunrise
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Making my way to Fethiye
My first few days in Turkey were spent in Fethiye, a lovely town on the sea. Brits make up 60% of all the tourists so English speakers are well catered for, and there's even a few cafes that will do you a proper fry-up. After arriving at the Dalaman airport, about 60 kms away(this is at 12am) I had to wait 6 or 7 hours at the arrivals for the shuttle buses to start running. I managed to make my way to the Dalaman Otogar(bus station) just before sunrise. The first sign of my being in Turkey was the call to mosque as I sat waiting for the coach to Fethiye. It was absolutely hilarious when all the town dogs started howling along. All the animals roam completely free in the streets: I saw several dogs, a few cats slinking into alleyways, and then a couple roosters actually crowing the oncoming dawn. First time I've ever heard that with my own ears. Quite exotic. The Otogar itself is just a series of wooden huts, one for each bus operator, in the village square. I managed to find one to Fethiye, but the whole way there I kept falling asleep and barely made it off at my stop. The photos are the square opposite the Otogar before and after sunrise
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