Turkey Day 1 -- Didyma

The start of our Turkey travels was a late arrival in Istanbul which, much to our dismay, caused us to miss our original flight to Bodrum. We managed to get on a a later flight and of course it ended up being delayed! We eventually landed in Bodrum around 11pm (we had originally been scheduled to arrive around 7pm) and even though it was Friday night and Bodrum is a party town, our first evening was a light meal and then off to bed as the flights had worn us both out. Saturday morning started with a yummy breakfast including fresh OJ, fresh eggs and all sorts of odd Turkish offerings. We then met our guide/driver Kemal and it was off to the Temple of Apollo at Didyma with a couple stops (Milas, Lake Bafa) on the way. The ruins at Didyma are really cool; a massive pagan temple with columns as thick as Christos is tall! After the tour we had a light lunch and then a drive by of the ruins of Miletus (our guide informed us that if we exited the car we would have to pay and there is not too much to see). We then drove back to Bodrum, all the while chatting with Kemal about history, religion, culture, food, where to buy carpets (not in Istanbul) and other tidbits of Turkish information. We are off to dinner at a fish place in a couple hours and hope that our maritime proximity means fresh and yummy seafood.