Goreme to Antalya

Thursday, March 27th, 2014 Antalya

 We left Goreme in an airport shuttle van this morning about 8 am. As we climbed up out of the valley we could see some balloons still flying. We got to Kayseri airport on time, flew to Istanbul, changed planes and flew to Antalya. Since we had no idea how to get from the airport to Kaleici, the "old town" in the heart of the city of Antalya, we took a cab for 45 lira ($22.50). Good deal.

 Our hotel, the White Garden Pansion, is only a hundred meters or so from the Mediterranean. There are beautiful parks and terraces along the ocean.

 Since we had skipped lunch due to being busy catching flights, we had an early dinner. We ate at "Yemeni" just around the corner from our hotel.. Fantastic food for only 55 lira ($27) including beer and tip. We could never eat such good food in such nice restaurants at that price if we were at home.

This is a typical street just around the corner from our hotel. That's a minaret from an old mosque in the background.

After dinner we took a walk up our street. All of the old town is pedestrian streets with few cars allowed. It's a great place to walk around. In the background is Hadrian's Gate, built to honour the Roman Emperor Hadrian when he came to visit.
Tomorrow, more exploring.