The Best Things About 8 Days Long Holidays

   1st Day
Our team: Denis & Jiri (Czech) and me & Liene (Latvia) and Whitty (Fiat Uno).
Our destination - Izmir.

In the evening, of all day driving, we ran out of gas. We were stuck on a hıghway about 20 km before Izmir. Nice! Only option what we had was to get our car backwards to previous gas station. It was interesting- it was dark and we saw only the lights from other cars which were passing by. Everything ended well because of helpfull people in Turkey :).

At the end we all came to conclusion that all this happened because we hadn't named our car. So, we did it! We called it Whitty and futher trip she behave good.

  
   2nd Day
Ephesos- a big complex of ruins of city from Ancient times.
In theatre we watched a performance by Denis!

(Adam, our Turk friend, was our guide for 4 days what we spent in Izmir.)

The best thing about Izmir:
The Eyes of Izmir- in the middle of dark mountain there are two lights that look like eyes. Theese eyes are watching what is happening in Izmir and we saw them from almoust everyplace in Izmir at night time.


   3rd Day
We had breakfest at seacoast where we were waiting for boat to Other side of Izmir. We ate our bread and also we shared it with pigeons around us.

Everytime when we stopped for tea or food, me and Liene, we ate a lot of sugar for energy. So, boys came up with idea that Turkish sugar makes us crazy! Why not?!!

The end of this day was very beautiful.
We saw the sunset in Izmir. It was amazing! Realy amazing

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The Night.
At night Adam took us to a place which is his uncle's favourite place in Izmir. He showed us a different culture in Turkey. It was place where singers are gay people. It was my first time for this kind of place! It wasn't so bad to see something like that.

 
    4th Day
The main day of Bayram.

Adam took us to his family home. At the begining I felt little awkward because there were all his family members and they all were dressed up. But we just had our 'trip clothes'. But at the end it was good. His family liked us and we also had to be in family picture!


   5th Day   
In this day we went North from Izmir to Bergama. Our targets were Askleipieion and  Akropolis.

For me, Akropolis was the most beautiful ruins from all Ancient cities that I saw. This place is on top of mountain and all around where I looked the view was amazing. And we also saw a sunset there!

For all days only thing that was missing for us was few hours more with daylight. Everyday sun went down before 5 p.m., so all places for tourists were closed at that time.

Last evening in Izmir we spent sitting on seacoast and watching the lights of city in the night. Just relaxing...
I made two paper ships and send them to my country by putting them into the sea. Maybe around this time they are finally in Latvia!!! :)
  

   6th Day
On the morning we had our last view to Izmir from Izmir Castle.

Then we went futher to South. Our final destination was Bodrum.

On our way we stopped at Priene what is also a place from Ancient times. There we tried how it was to sit in theatre on chairs for the most important persons and watch the performances. While we sitting there we picked up an idea that we are like 4 elements. So, each of us choosed his/her element. (I was fire, Liene- earth, Denis - air and Jiri - water.)

The main thing for this day was to find candles because it was 18th of November and at this date we celebrate Latvian Independence Day. Ofcurse, we couldn't find them but in one shop we got something better than candles! - In last shop where we went in, there was 3 men and they were realy friendly and they also wanted to talk a lot with us. When we had answered all questions the owner came to us and as a gift gave some kind of Turkish sweets. And we asked what was that ( It would be better if we never ask!) and younger men were laughing and said: Eat it. It's good. It's Turkish Viagra!!!
Ouhh, Thank you!
(Ofcurse it was normal candy but the way how they presented it was really funny!)



The best part of this day was conversation about room in one of hotels in Bodrum:

   -Can we all, 4 of us, stay in one room with 2 beds?
     -Are you couples?
   -Yes. So, it is possible to stay n one room?
     -Are you crazy?!! In one room? No, I cant do that.

We realy shocked the guy but at the end (when we said that we are students and we have no money!) he let us to stay in one room with reasonable price.
In Turkey I have learned- sometimes there are situations that it is better to say that boy next to you is your boyfriend!!!


   7th Day
'Doing Nothing' day!

All day we spent on the beach. Laying in the sun, swimming in the sea and relaxing.


   8th Day
Direction- back home.
Noone of us wanted to come back...

On our way back we stopped at Pamukalle- beautiful but realy touristic place!

Around 11p.m. we returned safe back home at Eskisehir.
We had approximately 2000km of Turkey. And there are so many km to see more...

See ya!