It’s Monday today, which makes it my second day in Antalya, and for the record, this place is beautiful in nearly every regard. My first day here I walked around in basic awe of what I was seeing, the cobblestone lanes, the old buildings intermingled with ancient ruins, and what makes it probably the best is that there really isn’t that many people here. The latter makes for an experience that if you squint really hard, and maybe use your imagination just a little bit, you start to feel like you are in the old days. It’s peaceful and relaxing if your imagination fails you. J At first I thought that it was because of the fact that it was Sunday and there was a “changing of the guard” so-to-speak in regards to the lack of tourists, but today it’s just as peaceful.

Today I got up and after a small breakfast I headed for the sea. The Mediterranean Sea has the best water I’ve ever seen, no lie, and while I was hiking around yesterday I kept thinking that although I wanted to see the city, my first goal should have been to jump into the warm turquoise water. Well today right after breakfast I did just that, and much like Beirut the beach is more or less just large boulders, but I was looking forward to it nonetheless. The Mediterranean didn’t disappoint at all, the water is warm, clear, and calm. I can’t exaggerate how nice it was, so nice that I ended up staying in the water and on my own boulder for about 5 hours, and I’m the new owner of a sunburned back. J I even cut my foot on one of the rocks too, but that wasn’t enough to get me out of the water… I’m thinking about going back right before sunset to get another swim in.