Another visit to one of our favourite restaurants in Didim - The Meandros

We had another night out at the Meandros this week with our friends Nicky and Mary and Aunt Esse.



We tend to frequent this particular establishment both for it's extensive menu and for consistently good food.

These guests were made welcome too.

Apart from the tables outside and inside, this place also boasts huts and tents in the bedouin style

where you can sit around on cushions eating or drinking at the low tables, all very relaxed.

Another visit to Doğanbey

We took some friends (Pat and Don) to the charming little village of Doğanbey. Once it had been a Greek village, but with the exchange of populations after the war, it was abandoned and fell into disrepair.

Now many of the homes have been restored to their former glory.

and aren't they so picturesque?

and some of them have really pretty gardens

and views to die for

We also discovered that the visitor centre is now open for the Millipark (National Park) which runs from here across the mountain range and down to Güzelçamli (not far from Kusadasi). At the visitor centre they have a short presentation as to what wildlife you might find in the park, such as wild boar, squirrels, foxes etc; there were once leopard, but they died out at the end of the last (20th) century.

They also run guided tours through the park, although you would have to be fairly fit to follow the route over the mountains and down to the other centre in the park, a route of about 15Km.

From the old Greek village we followed the road down to the present village of Doğanbey, where we had a lovely meal at a local fish restaurant.

Better pictures of the new hotel

Yesilkent Hotel

Not a brilliant photo, but it was from a phone camera, and from the boat while we were sailing ... it gives an idea of the progress.



We'll try to get a better picture soon.

The Mosque

September the 1st and hey presto ... the weather has cooled by 10 degrees and we can get out and about a bit more, so more pictures for the blog .... oh and hey, we had our first spots of rain today since May as well!!



This is the Mosque and as you can see, there is still a long way to go. They started it in 2008 and to be fair, it is being used for prayers, but the construction continues.

New Produce Market

We now have a new produce market that happens every Wednesday in the area that was the old market.

It's lovely, as it only has fruit and vegetables, and therefore not of much interest to tourists; so it's quiet ...



and no hassle; just good quality goods at reasonable prices.