Bodrum Castle - What really caught my eye!

In my last post I uploaded some of the standard views of and from The Castle of St Peter. The following photos are of the things that really caught my eye.

A Breezy Day

Texture is everything

Peacock colours

 Peacock Feathers

I've got my eyes on you!

Cactus Graffiti

Fruiting Cactus

Tiled Roof

Door Detail

A Hole in One

 Chair Detail

Wildflowers

On a ledge

Bird watching.

Giant Pineapple?

Quiet Contemplation

Bodrum Days- Bodrum Castle

The Castle of St. Peter is probably Bodrums most famous landmark. It was built in the 15th century by the Knights of St. John as a bastion against the rising power of the Ottomans. It is in excellent condition and now houses the Underwater Archeology Museum.

Amphoras 

one of the many coats of arms to be seen

Many of the stones used in it's construction were taken from the nearby tomb of King Mausolus  353B.C. one of the  Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This tomb was destroyed by earthquake in medieval times. Many coats of arms decorate the walls. The towers are named after the countries that paid for their construction e.g. English Tower, the German Tower French German and Italian towers.

Doorway to the Mosque

Overlooking Bodrum Harbour to the West

Busy marina with ancient amphitheatre visible on the hill

Statuary in the Garden

Entrance gate

Showing how goods were transported, including copper ingots

Will they be blown out of the water?

Another of the statues dotting the grounds

View to the East

Tombstone of a female

taking a break

Once again a doorway catches my attention

The English Tower

Kemal becomes a Knight!

ancient mosaic.

Bodrum Days- Around the Peninsula!

Monday we set out for Yahşi for a nice walk along the beach. We drove to Ortakent passing one of my favourite view on the Peninsula, rising towards Dağbelen, looking back to Yalıkavak.

 As we approached the junction at Ortakent the traffic stopped. There was some approaching traffic but we were going nowhere. We thought there may have been an accident and decided to go back to Yalikavak and take the coastal road. As it turns out it was a stage of the Presidential Cycle Race that stopped the traffic. We ran into delays again in Turgetreis. A long slow lazy afternoon.  Here are some of the highlights of the trip.

Bodrum Days- Cennet Koy

Sunday we decided to go to Cennet Koy for a walk. Sean offered to bring the ladies to give me a chance to have a break and finally sit in the sun for a little while. 

Cennet Koy

I had tried to do this on Friday but Mum decided to make brown bread. I got up early, went for a walk, came home made homemade lemonade, orange juice, strawberry jam and a tea brack. It was definitely time for a sit down. Half an hour later Mum appeared on the roof, she didn't want to disturb me but she couldn't find the bread soda. Sean told her to come and ask me.  (He actually told her to wait a minute and he#d check if I was sleeping but she was up the stairs like a shot) So the next half hour was spent with her as she tried to find her way around my kitchen.

Arrival in Cennet Koy

I decided to take Sean up on his offer and let them off. I wasn't totally sure of the directIons but drew a map. We checked with Metin and he added a few details. They were off! Back to my sun lounger on the roof. Bliss.

view from my rooftop

Twenty minutes later my phone rang. They were driving around in circles! Could Metin drive them over and come back and collect them. Unfortunately Metin was walking the neighbour's dog.

So they were coming back and I would go with them. Sean arrived and was all apologies. He didn't want to ring but again his arm was twisted. I said I would go with them and see if 

we could find the way. Just as I was about to go Metin arrived back and said he would drive them. I gave the camera to Sean and waved them goodbye I headed for the roof again and managed to relax for an hour and catch up with Carol Drinkwater's life on the Olive Farm in Provence.

  An hour later it was time to go and collect them. I found the error in the map immediately. I had drawn one t-junction and there is actually two.

Sean was glad to see us when we arrived. There was a group of young men playing a drum and singing down at the beach. Mum decided it to dance for them. She was out on a deck and began her version of a belly dance. Sean kept his head down, kept walking and hoped she'd follow. She did to the sound of applause!

Resting after her exertions