Ah, heaven found in Turkey (Olympos)

After a freak snow storm and some really cold weather, we were really on the fence whether we shouold go south south to the mediteranean and visit Olympos. We had heard it was cool but we didnt really want to stay in a treehouse in the middle of winter, but in the end we went there anyway and boy were we happy. The town had very few visitors, but we stayed at a bungalow place that rocked. Meral, see picture below:

is a super star host. I wanted to cook Turkish food and we cooked every night. Our bungalow was in an orange grove and the oranges were in full bloom. The average Turk drinks more than 8 cups of tea a day and was out to fit in with them. Ethan on the other hand wanted to match the tea with oranges and consumed more oranges than was thought humanly possible.

We met a really cool guy (Udof) who lives in Berlin and gave us great info and we promised to meet him for coffee when we get there. The second evening Ethan and Udof went ot see the Chimera fire Flames that never extinguish. They have been that way for centuries and pirates were known to use them to find the cove. Ethan blew one out and it mysteriously relit itself as was expected. I stayed and cooked with Meral.

Chimera Flames!

The last night Meral treated us to Raki (Polish anise flavored liquer) and we would up spending an extra night there. We had amazing fish for dinner. The food there was the best we had in all of Turkey. I also went mushroom hunting on the mountain with Meral. Ethan swam in the Mediteranean Sea! Yup, it was cold but he did it. We also hiked around the area and saw the ruins too. It was our favorite time thus far in Turkey.

Just a short walk from our bungalow.

King of the Mountain!