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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