Calis Beach Holiday Traditions

[Toky]

I'm not obviously a creature of habit but I am as far as my holiday goes:

1) Drop bags in hotel then a mad dash to Gunisik for a late night snack as we always arrive late in resort.
2) First day, dolmus to Olu Deniz for my pedicure and a shave for hubby. This is incorporated with cocktails at Buzz Bar.
3) Book boat trip with Popeye boat. Never get fed up with a boat trip.
4) Walk to Koca Calis and find a deserted spot on the "beach".
5) A visit to Mosaic Bahce.
6) Ayran and pancakes at same catering unit at either/both the markets.
7) Coffee, apple cake and an evening meal at Eyna.
A night at Josephs, and another at Lee's Cinar along the front (he's just changed the name of his bar)
9) At least 1 evening meal at Meeting Point
10) Coffee and Banoffee pie @ pies & pastries (the best banoffee pie in the whole world)
11) A walk up to the bowling club and book a game
12) A walk to Fethiye and back.
Everything else is on an ad hoc basis.

TO DO LIST:
1)Ephasus and Pammukale
2)Sundial
3)Try Kokorec
4)A trip to Datcha
5)A trip on hydrofoil to Rhodes

[Piscoe]

Dependent upon arrival time, usually quite late but this is it.

1) Bags in, change into shorts, tshirt and sandles. Apply mossie spray.
2) Pop next door to see Can, Mary and Cem at Carretta.
3) Stroll into town, stop at Dawn Beach to see EKO, have several beers.
4) Go for kebab and chips at Gunislik then home.
5) Usually take a boat trip. Our boat of preference is Popeye.
6) Stroll up and down the prom, stopping for a beer/lunch with everyone we know.
7) Eat at the Fishmarket.
Eat at Megri Lokanta.
9) Enjoy an evening at Deep Blue Bar.
10) Half bread and lamb doner at Sunday market.

All very predictable I'm afraid !!

[John64]

We usually arrive early in the afternoon.

1. drop the suitcases in room 101 (our room!)
2. hijack a stool at the bar, order a visne-soda and look for familiar faces/regular guests
3. give the stroopwafels to Ahmet & Leila
4. a short walk to the Nevada Su to book the Hamam for later in the afternoon
5. book the first of our boattrips on the Ekinim I
6. enjoy the rest of the holiday

[Phil]

A short diversion off thread ...... (prompted by Keith's list)
I am still trying to work out which is Receps at the Fish Market ....
If you are standing in the passage way between the fruit and veg market facing the fish market which direction do I head ?


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[Jacqui Harvey]

We arrive late go to bed get up, car delivered, chill out, go shopping later on, get ready and go to Georges for a meal and my favourite Chicken Topkapi.
However after that we have no plan we we mainly lie by the pool and chill out, read some books and unwind  This to us is the beauty of our place in Calis, we never know what we will do, but we aim not to do a lot.  

[suehugh]

Can't believe not mentioned as a first must, but a bottle of cool Efes usually at the Letoon followed by an argument about whether we should unpack , or have another.

[badger]

A short diversion off thread ...... (prompted by Keith's list)
I am still trying to work out which is Receps at the Fish Market ....
If you are standing in the passage way between the fruit and veg market facing the fish market which direction do I head



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Phil- Recep's is on the right hand side in the corner

[Scunner]

I never know where it is when I walk in

[Phil]

Sorry to labour the point ......
Is it the corner as soon as I walk in from the fruit market ? or do I have to pass the fountain thing and the fishmongers stalls and then it is the far corner on the right ??
Considering there are only four corners you would have thought I would have found it by now !

[Scunner]

As I recall (and I do genuinely find it confusing as I always seem to arrive a different way) - if you come in that way (fruit/veg) it is along the right side as you look. Over half way up, as the right side entrance is before, then Receps, then the far right corner one.