Tuesday 30 April (Day 7)
6:15am found us at the port bright and early. The trip across the Sea of Marmara was smooth
and uneventful and we arrived at Bandirma just after 9am. We expected Bandirma railway to be a hive of
activity but it was deserted, even the chap in the ticket office seemed
surprised to see us.
After purchasing a ticket (£8 each for a six hour train
journey – not bad) we went in search of some breakfast and the makings of
lunch. Finding a bakery was trickier
than we thought, especially as we didn’t know the Turkish for ‘Excuse me my
good man, do you know the whereabouts of a good artisan baker?’ The train left bang on time at 1:30pm. The Turkish railway system is very good. Everyone gets a seat with plenty of legroom
on a clean, modern, air conditioned train.
The scenery went from lush green hills to mountains and plains and
eventually the urban sprawl of Izmir where we spent the night at a hotel close
to the station.
not our train
Bandirma Station
Wednesday 1 May (Day 8)
The plan was to take a taxi to the coach station but the
chap at reception said it was 15km away and it was best to go to the square to
buy a ticket then we’d get a free shuttle bus to the coach station. There was a large police presence in the
square because there was a protest going on.
I’m not sure what it was about but there were lots of banners with
pictures of Che Guevara on them.
The coach station was fairly chaotic but we managed to find
our coach and set off for the 3.5 hour journey to Bodrum where we have
booked a small cottage to stay in until
Saturday.
After a short taxi journey we found our cottage where we met
Karen (the owner). The accommodation
consists of a small courtyard with separate doors to a kitchen, bathroom and
toilet with a further door leading to a lounge and upstairs to a bedroom. After
a rest we went in to the town centre and had a delicious meal at the Berk
Fish Restaurant.
Bodrum
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