Ali and Mi. Mi is the korean girl that I met in Kabak beach. You must try to find Ali if you go to Selcuk. In the street of the hotels near the post office we were walking and looking around, he find us talk a lot give us some advices for our trips, he didn't try to sell us anything. As he said "life is too short" so he just the most friendly guy on the earth. He invited us to sit with a turkish tea and talk about is beautiful country and the places to visit. He knows a lot, even the buses departure time. More than that he proposed us to borrow his scooter to go to Ephesus and visit around. Ali is an artist a very handy person as he said and have a shop with only handmade stuff: clothes, lamps... But he just we would like that you have some good time in Turquia not to sell you absolutely something. Just ask for him, everybody know him :) Thanks a lot Ali.
Bus
Aug 07, 2010
Après avoir escaladés la montagne aux cascades de Kabak nous étions juste pour remonter prendre le bus au dessus de Kabak. Nous avons presque courus les 30 min de montée pour arriver pile a l'heure. 1h de minibus plus tard nous embarquions avec Josh dans le bus pour Selcuk. Josh est descendu a Dalaman pour prendre son avion de retour et j'ai continuer pour 5h de trajet. Seul? Non! Ephes est si touristique que une coréenne du camp reflection de Kabak va également a en revanche le bus est petit est petit et bondé.
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Aug 07, 2010
That the first time I found too many animals in a city.
You will see a lot of dogs, over every arches ruins some cigogns at night, around the city center some cows, lambs and chickens.
But every 2 meters you will find a beautiful persians cats. Everybody live cats around here.
If you want to see the most beautiful ones, with different eyes colors just go to Marco's carpet shop in front of Ali's shop. It's baby cat will sleep and play on you.
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Apple tea
Aug 08, 2010
You need to try one if you would like to taste what the Turkish men drink all the day.
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Goodbye Josh it was really a pleasure to meet you. You don't find every day a British nice and speaking "un petitement" French. More than that we share the same pleasure of traveling alone. Thanks for everything. Have a nice flight back and don't worry I won't forget to send you the pictures of the waterfalls we defeated together.
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Hold by the whole family the place is nice and comfortable. Like everywhere is the city, all the hotels have only some rooms with 2 separated beds. If you are alone to check it will cost you 30 but if you find a nice person to check with only 25 TL. Air con + breakfast included.
I checked with Mi and we had a room on the 5th floor. Just in front of us a beautiful panorama: Selcuk castle in the back, 3 meters from us arches ruins with a lot of "cigognes" (in French) and their nests on it. First I see those birds so close to me.
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Aug 08, 2010
My major trip guideline was to connect with "real" local people. And if sometimes it's bring me into some weird situations, it always to lead to some good experiences.
I arrived to Selçuk with Miran and by any chance Ali found us. We begin to talk and listen his visit and trip advices around some typical apple tea. When we told us that we would like to go to Ephesus tomorrow he proposed us to borrow his scooter and that what exactly what we've done the day after.
As I never ride a scooter especially in Turquia he gave me a 15 min private course. The scooter was really hard to kick off, the first speed was out of control as as the front break but it works :)
Ali explain in which way arrived to Ephesus to avoid tourists as much as possible.
After coming back and some new apple teas, he helped me to find the typical Turkish magic ring I was searching, however he was not selling some ones.
Marco, his cousin indicated to us a good and cheap restaurant to eat. Finally to end the meal he offered us a melon narguileh.
I need to refused another of Ali's cousin help to bring me to the bus station.
Another salesman in front of the St John church helped us to cross some closed doors after the end the opening of the church, just to take some pictures.
So, don't be scared because you're not used to so nice people. They are just interested in life and to make enjoy your trip in Selçuk.
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After having such enjoying Ephesus that we were the last visitors, we take a ride around the city and decided then to visit the St John church inside the castle of Selçuk. When we finally find the way to it, the castle doors were closed. But 5 min after trying to find a way to go in, the shop owner right on the front of the castle's doors come to us to ask what we want.
He proposed to one of us to go with him to climb and jump the walls and gates to take some pictures but the other one need to stay in his shop during this time to guard the place.
That's how I became for 1 hour a typical Turkish shop owner drinking his apple tea and saying "tchingo" to the group of Korean tourist and "malaba" to the local people.
It was nice to share your life a little. Thanks a lot.
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