Bodrum is a beautiful seaside town, home to warm weather, picturesque white homes and when summer rolls around sun burnt drunken package deal tourists.  We have missed the start of the season, but one definitely gets the feeling that this place is gearing up for an onslaught of alcohol fuelled mayhem . But when this happens we will be long gone – we leave for Fethiye tomorrow where we are hoping to hop on a yacht for a couple of days sailing the Aegean.

A nice spot to break our journey around the coast to enjoy the sun and the sea  (though haven’t managed a swim yet – wasn’t quite warm enough). It also afforded some nice scenery to take pictures of.

View from our window with the hills in the background

Bodrum Marina

Halikarnas

Halikarnas is a clubbers’ institution since the 1970s and can hold 5,000 people. Top international DJs perform over the summer and apparently it has a class IV laser – whatever that means. Thankfully it was closed when we were in Bodrum as it was just down the road from our hostel and if the sound checks were anything to go by causes quite a stir – quite disagreeable really…

Castle of St Peter was built in 1402 and was originally a castle for the Crusades. It was in operation right up to the end of WWI

She was offering us the map she was holding, but was happy to get her photo taken – check that pose!