antalya, pt.2

before i left, i still had a mission to make a sign to hold up at the airport. found a big paper sheet in a supermarket and wrote "hoş geldiniz mr & mrs frieden" on there with my perma marker. packed my stuff, said goodbye and got onto the airport tram. arrived there and found the international arrival waiting area. after some time, my parents finally emerged from the building. we were all very happy to see each other and slipped into our accustomed roles really quickly. felt like they were never away.

got them on the tram and walked to our hotel. apart from the hectic traffic, they didn't seem very phased. after checking in, we only went out to eat dinner around the corner. the next day, we looked around the old town and visited the duden waterfalls. the day after, we took a bus out to the mountains next to the city and did a nice hike. antalya is a nice city, but there's really not a whole lot to do. we did however go to a hamam, a traditional turkish spa. the people doing the massages and peelings are brutal - it was a near death experience, but afterwards, i felt like a new person.

on the third day, we went back to the airport to rent a car. it took some time, but we got there in the end and set off towards adrasan.Read more