Behind a bad head ... or how to make life not seem like raspberries
I am ashamed to admit that we have not been to Turkey. The hotel guide was incredibly surprised that there are still people who came to Turkey for the first time. Well, we weren't! There were good reasons for that. The guide was not only surprised, but, for sure, delighted. Oh, I’ll give them full tours! Probably, no one goes to information meetings at all, so they came up with a new trick. They say that it is supposedly necessary to bring a voucher to the information meeting so that the guides register it with the police, otherwise we (tourists) may have problems. We found a note with approximately the same content at our door. Okay, let's go. TO "Pegasus". We roughly knew the prices for their excursions and were not going to buy anything, but in order to lag behind, we took a hammam for $ 25, but only right now, since we had extensive plans. We gave her our voucher and we never met with her or the voucher again.
And it was, as you might guess, the day after arrival. And my condition was, to put it mildly, not very good, because yesterday we started for the arrival from a low start, or rather we started on the plane. And now I’m going to this bathhouse and I think, what for, I fell for this, I wouldn’t throw my skates away. I survived, but I didn't get any better either. At the last stage (massage), some handsome man came into my booth, introduced himself as a local physiotherapist, and in a rather arrogant manner tried to divorce me for a hundred-dollar massage. Failed. The guys who were traveling with us on the bus said that this bathhouse in street agencies costs 15, but they did the same as we did to get rid of the hotel guide.
Not far from the hotel we found the recommended Ginza and took 2 excursions - Demre-Mira-Kekova and Pamukkale for $25 and $35 respectively, i. е. exactly half the price of the Pegasus. No conscience. Demre was taken on May 22 just on the day of St. Nicholas, and Pamukkale on Friday to rest on Saturday, because on Sunday there is an early flight.
About the hotel. Hotel "Larissa Akman Park" in Camyuva. Very green, very compact, everything is cleverly arranged. Before leaving, I read that the hotel had only one bar - on the beach, and was very worried about this. But in fact, it turned out that this bar is located literally next to everything else - with a dining room, with a pool, with a beach. It is very convenient, and despite the fact that there is only one, there were no queues, only at the beginning of lunch and dinner it was small, dissolving literally within 5 minutes. Beer, unlike Egyptian hotels, is poured into BIG glasses made of hard plastic. Some even in glass (maybe they gave a tip). The beach is pebbly, there were enough free sunbeds for everyone. The entry is smooth but very steep. Literally three meters from the shore, the legs do not reach the bottom. For me, this is a plus. The sea is clear and clean. I didn't see any debris washed up on the shore. But poor thing. Black is much richer, not to mention Red. Maybe this explains the rather meager selection of fish in the dining room. Mackerel and pangasius were seen. Once they gave me a grilled fish that I did not recognize, but it was quite tasty. Amused paid fish menu at the bar. The most expensive fish ($ 250 per kg) was... who would have thought - gobies. Lobsters cost the same.
In general, the food was good. The hotel guide said that our hotel has the best chef in the area. May be. Everything was delicious and fresh. A lot of all kinds of greens - parsley, dill, mint, purslane, arugula. Vegetables are fresh, not sour, as in Egypt. From fruits, mostly cut oranges and grapefruits, whole apples. Once there were pears and twice watermelon. However, we did not visit all lunches and dinners. But neither strawberries nor cherries were given, although it was their very season. Well, okay, at home in the country this stuff is already full. The only downside, in my opinion, was that our room was also located close to everything, and during the day it was a plus, but in the evening it’s quite the opposite, because we go to bed early and the music is up to twelve. "Mama Lyuba" in the original performance (without piii) and all that. Earplugs somehow escaped. And the darling dived so that he was deaf. It was easier for him. The staff, unlike the Egyptian, silently did their job. The waiters quickly removed the dirty dishes, the bartenders silently poured, who asked for how much, the receptionist settled within fifteen minutes, filling out the card without us. No familiarity and even more rudeness. Well, except that the animators behaved a little familiarly, but they have such a job. The room was really dark and damp. I turned on the air conditioner once just for the sake of interest (I didn’t need it), but it works for heating and it’s not clear how to change the mode. Apparently people were warming up to us. By the way, they say it rained for a week before our arrival. Wow, some people are unlucky. And yet, they say that in two weeks the same thing will begin here . . , so we got into it. And the water is already good - I calmly swam to the buoys (and they are not close here) and back and did not have time to freeze, even at 6 in the morning, and there was no strong heat yet. Very comfortable. She wore a jacket once in the evening, when such a sickly breeze blew, although according to the forecast, more than 4 m / s was not expected.
In general, the hotel is good. Conveniently located in a quiet location on the outskirts of Ç amyuva (towards Tekirova) and at the same time close to many shops and a bus stop. Every 15 minutes you can leave for Antalya or Kemer. But with free drinks, not so much. Beer, it seems to be cold and not bad, but we bought Efes in a cafe - it tastes better; red wine is interesting, you can drink it (I haven’t tried white wine - I don’t like it); gin disgusting, worse than Egyptian, gin and tonic, respectively; vodka, rakia - brr; and everything else for a fee. Despite this, I managed to get drunk a couple of times. Never succeeded in Egypt. Either the drinks are practically non-alcoholic, or they are poured in such a way that you won’t get drunk.
Facing the sea, to the right of the hotel, we saw a very picturesque hill, we wanted to go to it along the beach. We went before breakfast so that no one bothered. Failed. The guard from the neighboring beach could not sleep. Then we decided to go around the road. After breakfast we moved out. We went out of the village and started shaking up this hill. We saw that there was a bay below it, and that, it turns out, there was no need to scamper anywhere, but there is a good road down there. But we are not looking for easy ways! We went down to the road, reached the bay, there are yachts and boats, a picnic area is equipped. Local people come there in cars. Dive there - it's empty. No crab, no mussels, nothing. Boring. We saw a path leading to the next hill. Went. A well-packed trail, even marked with red markers. The view of the bay is awesome. Further there was a barbed wire fence, but on the path of the path two pillars were knocked down and it was quite possible to pass. At first I was afraid that they would tie us up, but the views opened up more and more beautifully, some sarcophagi were lying around, in short, we moved a little bit - there was nobody anywhere, the pine forest around was thick, the smell was appropriate, we gradually forgot to be afraid. Sometimes we went off the path towards the sea - the views are awesome. Then we found a cave right in the ground and, of course, climbed where we could. In general, we walked, and in the end the path led us to Phaselis, where we were going to go after lunch. It turns out that it is possible and so, and absolutely free of charge and much more can be seen. We surveyed the ruins, drank on the saved funds on the "Efes" and moved back, without turning anywhere from the path. Near the descent into the cave, people were seen in equipment. Speleologists, probably. It took a little over an hour to get to the hotel. By the end of lunch we were done.
The next day was an excursion to Demre. And everything would have been fine, but the seats on the bus for many (if not all) turned out to be wet. They didn’t feel it right away, but when they started to get up - and the reputation was tarnished! They asked the aunt-guide what the hell - she says that in the evening they washed the bus. Wow washed! People in white trousers/shorts have very obscene stains of yellow on their buttocks. I don't know if it washed off. And the smell in the bus was still the same. And I liked the tour. Russian aunt-guide spoke incessantly.
The next day we went to Antalya, wandered around the mini-city for $ 5, did not go to the aquarium - the toad crushed for $ 29. Wandered around Migros - lost a lot of time. I didn’t find anything worthwhile for myself there, in Waikiki I bought a couple of T-shirts for my daughter and godson, and that’s all, and the people there were full. In the supermarket 5m bought a three-liter tin of olive oil. It turned out about 40 hryvnia per liter. A five-litre one would cost even less, but it's hard to drag. In Italy, oil was bought cheaper, but in Croatia they did not buy it - it was very expensive. We returned to the hotel. Lunch was hopelessly late. And I want to eat. From 14 to 16 there should be a snack somewhere, but you can’t see where. I asked the animator, she showed me where to go. It turned out behind the pool in a secluded corner overlooking the sea there is a very nice place with soft sofas, where a Turkish aunt bakes national cakes with cheese and minced meat. Very tasty, similar to Caucasian khychins. We had lunch there.
And the next day we planned Pamukkale. We got up at 4.20, dead night. They went out the gate. We are standing. Several buses came, some to the airport, some to Pamukkale, but from another company. We stand for half an hour. It was getting dark… No. It was getting light. . . The birds were singing. We guessed to look at the receipt, found a mobile phone there. We're calling. Reset. Bastards. The evil ones went to sleep. In my mind, I was already starting to make up a vengeful review called "How Ginza screwed up" or something like that. We went into the room and collapsed into bed. Pamukkale, Pamukkale. . . but it's better to sleep anyway. We slept for about two hours, went to breakfast and began to think and wonder what we should do now. We decided to complete tomorrow's program today, and tomorrow either to chill, finally, at the hotel, or to take a shorter excursion. According to tomorrow's program, after breakfast we wanted to go again towards Phaselis, but to explore the bays in more detail. And after lunch go to Kemer. So we did, but on the way to Phaselis we had to go to the agency and have a fight. Let's go to the agency. The guys are so joyful, they are already smiling from a distance (they no longer remember us). Oh come visit us. Oh, look at our excursions. And we, I say, were not taken on an excursion today! On what? Pamukkale! Men have square eyes. Between themselves, something curly-purrs, climbed into the computer. And give, they say, a receipt. I give. So you have an excursion on May 25th, and today is the 24th! We look at the paper. Exactly - 25! Kapets! How could it be so foolish? I remember exactly what I said about Friday, but I could be mistaken about the number. In short, there is nothing to do. Maemo those scho maemo. They apologized. Gone. Poor guys! They got hurt for nothing. Yes, we called them at half past six in the morning. Well, what to do, you have to go, get up again no light, no dawn. Yes, even return at 22.00, and the next day again get up at 4 o'clock. Departure at 9.25. Horror!
We went along the already familiar path. They climbed the bays. When we returned to the hotel last time, we saw a cave in the rock above the sea, but we were already in a hurry to the hotel, and did not make our way there. And now, at random, they began to look for approaches. Again we rumbled through the taverns, found a bracelet of some hotel, that's all that was left of the tourist. But that didn't stop us. Somehow we got there. And there was a campsite of a caveman, but, apparently, a modern one. There was a large wooden table and two benches, a water tank, a mattress, two cigarettes and a barbecue grill. They giggled and climbed back. How the table was secured there remains a mystery. There is no way from the sea, but from above it is quite difficult to get through, let alone drag something. True, we found a more accessible way up.
In the morning, or rather at night, the next day we again stand near the hotel. The bus arrived. A sleepy Turkish guide asked us for a room number. They got on the bus. Go. The seats are dry. Already good. Gathered people in hotels. Let's go. The guide is sleeping. He did not look at our receipt. The rest of the money did not require (we paid half at the agency). Strange. It's incomprehensible. We drove for about an hour. The guide woke up, took the microphone. He says: “Now we are already approaching. There you will be given helmets and life jackets and we will go rafting. ” !?!?!? . However, after yesterday, I was not very surprised, but I could not restrain my nervous laughter. Actually, I would not be against rafting. Then I hear - puzzled exclamations are also heard from the back rows. Dissolved, disgusting such! But the guide was really good. He spoke a lot in good Russian. True, he had a cold, and coughed endlessly. I liked the tour, although it was hard to endure all the shopping. To be in Turkey and not visit Pamukkale, I think it's stupid.
We returned to the hotel. At the reception looked at the time of departure - hurray! Rescheduled from 9:25 a. m. to 11:25 a. m. Now you need to get up at 6, not 4. What happiness! We were already late for dinner. But the bar is still open. So we had dinner, but since today was a full moon, we traditionally swam along the lunar path in order to increase happiness. Gathered things and sleep.
Departure from the hotel at 6.50. got up at six. Swimming in the sea for the last time. We don’t get breakfast, they didn’t give us dry rations. Well, nothing, you need to drive away everything that is acquired by excessive food. We gather people at hotels, we go to the airport. On the way, we are brought to another store with scrap prices. We were stuck there for about 20 minutes. We would have had time to have breakfast at the hotel. OK. We arrive at the airport at 9 o'clock. Again - another 25 minutes before check-in, what was the rush? The guide took us to our reception and departed. We are waiting. 9:25 a. m. Silence. I found yesterday’s stale cookie in my bag, half-eaten on an excursion, I wanted to share it, but my knight left everything to me. Half an hour passes - silence. The people are nervous. Someone went somewhere - comes, says - the flight was postponed to 13.25. Awesome! And we are hungry. Come on, we - people were with small children and they also didn’t get to breakfast. Ten minutes passed - the scoreboard is already a new time, 14.00. Two girls came, apologized and said that our plane had not arrived yet, but as soon as it landed, registration would begin. It's in fifteen or twenty minutes. Just a fairy tale! Finally, we see through the window that our plane of cheerful green and red colors has landed. And it's already 14.30 on the scoreboard! Registration has finally begun. Finally, you can walk around the dutik, and not hang around in line for registration. We tar, we go out and then we hear an announcement: passengers of such and such a flight (ours) are asked to go to some fast food where they will feed us. Well, anyway! Although I would be very happy to sit in a hotel and eat normal food, and not this g....If they didn’t drink whiskas, it would be impossible to eat this muck. We walked around the airport until we reached the end, everything was already tired. It would be time to launch the plane, but again some delays. In short, we took off at 14.45. The stewardess was asked what is the reason for such a delay of the plane? To which was the answer: but we added another flight, and we were delayed in another country. Fine? You'd think Pegasus didn't know about it! Yes, stay where you want! Just don't drag us out of the hotel this early! In general, I won’t go with Pegasus again and I don’t advise you.
