2011-08-18
I stayed at a bit outside the city, called Olympos, but it turned out to be a mistake. The best way I can describe Olympos is a "Backpacker Resort". I call it a resort because the whole place wouldn't exist except for tourists. There's a beach and some opportunities for organized outdoor excursions, but the whole place felt very artificial to me. So, I ended up only staying one night. The highlights of my stay were having "melon ice cream", which is actually sorbet served inside a bowl made by carving out a melon, and hanging out a with a cool Turkish/Czech couple.
The only bus to my next destination was an overnight bus, so I spent the next day walking into and around the city and marina. The city seemed fairly boring too, not one of the better parts of Turkey.