Back to Turkey! Belek 2015.
Chapter 1. I haven't traveled for a long time!
Several years have passed since my last trip abroad, to Turkey, to the Belek region, to a place called “Bogazkent”. For several years, alas, I was without a travel company. More and more amorphous acquaintances began to surround me.
-Will you go on a trip?
-Well, I don't know. . . I'll think about a week. And then another week. And then another…
No! This will not work! I am tired of this! After all, life does not stand still!
Having received the inscription “Cancelled” in my old passport, which was issued for five years, and having the stamps of Turkey, Egypt, the Emirates and the invisible stamp of Israel, I had a new biometric for a period of 10 years in my hands! And I decided - in the spring to Turkey!
But to go somewhere, this time was not the only goal. I wanted to take my parents on the trip as well. They have never been abroad. And now, after a couple of years of talking, they agreed!
However, travelers now have one problem - the dollar exchange rate! After all, tours and prices abroad are in dollars! And now it has become more than one and a half times more expensive. I was 30, now I'm 50. That is, travel has become more expensive.
But I reasoned like this: can I change something? No. So you need to get used to the new course. And the only right decision is to earn more! Whining won't help here!
Chapter 2. Tours.
Apparently, I wasn't the only one who was optimistic. When I went to the “Pegas Touristik” website, I was very surprised that there were practically no tours left! Everything is booked. And it was necessary to decide right now! Therefore, this time I did not run to a travel agency, because there was simply no time for this, but I began to try to book a tour on my own. It didn't take much work. I chose the city of departure, dates, area and hotel.
I’ll say right away that I didn’t mind seeing Kemer and even distant Alania! But, since I was not flying alone, I had to take a proven area and a good hotel so as not to spoil the first impression of Turkey to my parents, as we were advised by the travel agency on our very first trip with a friend named Ira.
The dates were chosen May 10-15, Belek district, a place called “Bogazkent”, but we had to think a little about the hotel. The fact is that initially I planned to choose “Siam” again. However, there were very few places there, and therefore expensive. Well, don't worry! There is a reason to look at other hotels! And I started searching.
When I started looking at the “neighbors” of the Siam Hotel, I was a little surprised. In the description of some there was a postscript: “The hotel does not accommodate single men! ”. Oops! What's the problem? I got into the Internet. There were many answers to this question, but all are just guesses. There was even an option - so that the Russians would not compete with the Turks to take care of the girls on vacation. Some kind of nonsense, but there was such a thing!
Then it got even more interesting. I found information that single men are not placed in "single" placement, two men in "double", three in "triple"! That is, the hotel is not happy in principle for men without women! And if a father and son are traveling, then prior approval is required...
Honestly, it hurt! That is, if I am not married, or a woman cannot go, then I am not a person and do not have the right to rest ? ! OK, no problem! There is always a choice! After adding a couple of hotels with such conditions to my own black list, I continued my search. It did not take long, and soon I opened the page with the description of the hotel “Dionis Hotel Resort & Spa 5”.
The hotel was new, built in 2013, one hotel from the already known to me “Siam”. After reading the description, everything suited me, except for one thing - “Smoking in the rooms is prohibited! ”. Useful to look for reviews. I came across a fresh one, just about smoking, which said that you can smoke on the balcony! Arranges! As I learned back in Istanbul, smoking where there is a roof is generally prohibited in Turkey, but in the resort area in good hotels you can!
Having booked rooms with a balcony (the site had a choice), and paying extra for the last ten dollars, I sent an application. After 5 minutes, the girl called me back and confirmed the reservation. Our flight was scheduled for May 9, but the next day I rebooked tours for May 10 without any problems, and then paid by card.
For myself, of course, I took a double room for one, having bought it completely. It is less profitable, but not to live the three of us in one! Single occupancy cost me $580 with a flight from Krasnodar for 5 nights, and my parents the same room for two - $900.
But the departure time this time was not very convenient - from Krasnodar at 15-40, that is, we will arrive at the hotel for dinner, and back at 6 in the morning. This is if there is no delay of the aircraft. That is, we will be picked up from the hotel at 2 am, and there will be no breakfast. Drops the first and last day. Alas. But, as I found out later - if you book in advance, then there will be a choice of flights! And emphasizing this information for the future, I started collecting!
Chapter 3. Back to Turkey!
Since we were traveling for 6 days, I decided not to take a lot of things with me. After looking at the weather forecast, which said that the temperature would be 30 degrees and sunny, I took a pair of jeans, shirts and a turtleneck. Swimming trunks and a large first aid kit also went into the suitcase. But I did not find a small camping iron, which I bought before the very first trip. No problem! The hotel will definitely have an ironing room.
About one o'clock in the afternoon, my parents came to pick me up, and in 15 minutes we were at the airport near international airlines. The airport looked the same on the outside, but I heard that there were changes inside.
After waiting about half an hour after the start of check-in for our flight, we went inside.
Yes! The airport has definitely changed for the better! The first hall became larger, and the number of check tapes increased to 3x. There were two ribbons of the green corridor of the customs, a large check-in hall appeared, and instead of shouting at all the aunts, polite employees stood to check what we take with us on board. There was no need to take off your shoes now, and you could take water on board with you! The passport control windows also increased to 5-6, so after a rather short time we found ourselves in a large, compared to what it was before, waiting room. The entrance to it, by the way, was carried out through the new "Duty Free", which, however, did not work yet. There was also a children's room. But the smoking room, alas, was never made. For the sake of interest, I went to the toilet to see the fine - 1500 rubles.
From the window of the waiting room, the aircraft passing right at the building were visible, apparently because of the repair of the airport bands. Previously, they did not go to this place.
After 20 minutes, the airport doors opened and we were invited to board. The bus took us to the plane. That's right - Boeing 737-800, but the company was no longer Orenea, but Nordwind Airlines (Northern Wind). As I found out later, this is a Pegasus subsidiary.
We were met by two flight attendants, one of whom smiled at everyone with snow-white teeth. We boarded the plane! I recalled my first trip to Turkey. Now let's take off, there will be the sea, then beautiful mountains and the landing strip of the Antalya airport! Great!
When everyone was seated, several tourists began to take pictures. One of the flight attendants, who did not smile, immediately ran up to the microphone and said that filming on board was prohibited, and that this terrible crime was tantamount to preparing for a terrorist attack!
I suddenly became interesting, and if I rent a drunk rowdy on camera, then thank you later? ! In other words, there were no drunks on board this time, since the duty free of our airport was still in the process of opening.
We have listened to the request not to include electronic devices during take-off and landing, then the standard instruction in case of emergency landing, and the plane took off! Below you can see the mountains, the sea... the next stop is Turkey!
We've gained altitude. By the way, I found that at an altitude of 10.000 meters the background radiation is 100-130 microroentgen/hour, apparently due to the proximity of the sun. Then food was brought to us, then coffee, and after half an hour we heard a message on the radio “Please fasten your seat belts, we are starting to descend. ” And here are the greenhouses and soft landing in Antalya that I already know!
By the way, contrary to the weather forecast, during the whole flight I observed clouds over the entire territory of Turkey. When we landed, the weather did not improve. It was warm but overcast.
Exit from the aircraft was carried out through the corridor-tube, which saved time significantly. The deserted airport was filled with our tourists, the queue for passport control moved very quickly, and in just a couple of minutes I went to the window. This time, the Turks didn’t pay much attention to my “Hello” on duty, and quickly flipping through my passport, put a stamp, and I didn’t have to pay twenty dollars, as far as I remember, for several years already.
a. We took our things and went outside. There was no heat yet.
— While waiting, we noticed that every two minutes a plane takes off from Antalya Airport. It's not high season yet, but there are so many flights!
If some people have been to Turkey and whether they liked it. As in all my travels before, we were the last to be brought to the hotel, and we looked at others. In other matters, I have already seen them, but my parents were interested! When the guide at the end of the road offered to ask questions, I asked a very interesting one - “Why do some hotels not accommodate single men? ”. The guide could not answer : ) Some woman tried to suggest that it was supposedly not so profitable, but her opinion was wrong - because I buy the whole room! Yes, and two men are not placed either, and three!
When we drove into Bogazkent, I immediately noticed that the gravel road that used to be here had already been asphalted. And there is “Siam” in front, which means almost on the spot! True, when I caught up with the Siam, it seemed to me that something had changed in this hotel, but I did not immediately understand. It turns out that another building was built at the parking lot, and now there are three of them!
Immediately behind the Thai hotel was "Crystal Family", then a tennis court, and then we saw "Dionysus"!
Chapter 4. Hotel.
Leaving the bus and tipping the driver $1 and the guide 50 rubles (since there were no more small dollars), we approached the elevators. Usually, to enter hotels, you need to go up to the second floor, which is considered the first, and here two elevators and a staircase were installed for this.
The doors opened and we saw a hall. It was huge due to the fact that there were no ceilings on the floors and there were no corridors. That is, standing in the hall, all the floors were looked through to the last, and there were numbers on the sides. In the middle were beautiful spiral staircases and four elevators. I have never seen such a building design, and I liked it!
At the reception, a smiling and good-natured guy who settled all the tourists and spoke excellent Russian, gave us the key cards for the rooms and fastened the ribbons on his hands.
First, we went to the parents' room, as it was on the first floor. Having opened the door with a card, which did not need to be held here, but only brought, we entered. The number was immediately approved unanimously! Large bed, central air conditioning with remote control on the wall, panoramic window and balcony. Looking ahead a little, I’ll say that parents are lucky! They got a room on two sides - a window overlooking the hotel "Vera Mare" (the one that does not accommodate single men), and an elongated balcony overlooking the sea!
View from my room
View from the balcony, parents' room
True, the balcony did not close - the lock stuck. We shared this with the administrator, and soon a master appeared on the doorstep, who fixed the problem in twenty minutes by installing a new lock. Then we went to the second floor to look at my room. It was the same, but the balcony was a standard size. In other matters, the sea was also visible if you leaned out a little.
The rooms had a large sink, hair dryer, shower accessories, towels and even a telephone in the toilet!! ! The bathroom here was separate, there was no bath, but there was a shower - a hand shower and a large one on top.
But I had a problem with the Internet. It was free, both in the lobby and in the rooms. But it worked fine for me only near the door. I also wanted to take an extension cord for the WiFi adapter with me, but then I changed my mind. But, as far as I understand, this problem is only on the second floor, because I saw a couple of times how a neighbor stood at the door with a laptop, and the Internet in the room worked well for my parents on the floor below, and guests from other floors did not complain either. Perhaps the problem was temporary, the hotel is new.
The safe in the room was chargeable and cost $2 per day. Having bought safes, I suddenly asked the receptionist, “And what kind of tourists are the majority in the hotel? Russians or Germans? He smiled and said - "Guess! ". Okay : )
I returned to the room, sorted things out and began a detailed acquaintance. There was an ashtray on the table, I took it and went out to the balcony. The windows from my room overlooked the court, and not butt on the "Crystal Family", which pleased. Well, and, as I said, a piece of the sea was visible.
The minibar was free, with drinking water, cola, juice, and replenished once a day. In the hallway, by the light control panel, there were “do not disturb” and “clean number” buttons. I have not seen this yet, but progress does not stand still! Apparently, there are more and more electronic systems for hotels. By the way, my neighbors had a sign with a crossed-out cigarette near the door, apparently 100% non-smoking rooms. After reading various booklets, I began to study nutrition:
Breakfast from 7 to 10.
From 10 to 11 - tomorrow for latecomers.
From 11 to 16 - cakes on the beach.
From 12 to 16 - fruits in the bar.
From 12-30 to 14 - lunch.
From 12 to 16 - snacks.
From 16 to 17-30 - coffee and cakes.
From 14 to 16 - ice cream and waffles.
From 19 to 21 - dinner.
From 23-30 to 00-30 - a kind of night soup.
Drinks in the lobby - 24 hours.
In general, I already knew all this, since it was not the first time in Turkey, but my parents were pleasantly surprised!
After I finished studying the room and the hotel schedule, I decided to take a shower. However, I did not immediately manage to get hot water. The receptionist said to wait two or three minutes, but according to my calculations - about ten minutes.
Well, what! Things dismantled, bathed, it's time for dinner! Let's see how they feed here!
Chapter 5. Restaurant
The main restaurant "Ambrosia" was located on the ground floor and there was an exit to the street for those who wanted to eat outdoors. We had food, as in all good "fives" - "UAI, ultra all inclusive", a buffet, of course. Loved the food and selection. Other than that, I didn't expect anything else. The waiters poured wine themselves from bottles, and brought cola from the bar, which was located in the lobby at the entrance to the restaurant.
After dinner, we sat down in this very bar. According to my estimates, the Russians in the hotel were 70-75%. At first, I was even a little upset, because our people do not always know how to behave correctly, let's say so : ) But, looking ahead a little, I will say that during our entire six-day stay, we have never seen any kind of conflict or bad behavior of compatriots, which surprised me. Have ours become more cultured? Or maybe uncultured people take simpler hotels?!
After deliberately waiting for half past twelve to see what “Night Soup” was, we entered the restaurant. The dish consisted of soup, bread and cakes. Sometimes leftover rice and pasta from dinner were offered to the soup. Coffee was made here by machines standing in the restaurant, in the bar and by the pool.
After eating, we returned to the rooms and began to get ready for bed. The disco of the neighboring hotel stopped working at 12 at night, which completely suited me.
By the way, although I am a sleeper, this time I decided to get up at 9 am every day, regardless of what time I went to bed!
Having spread out a large bed and choosing a small pillow for myself, I suddenly thought - “I did not come alone, but anyway, to some extent I am alone, because without a partner. And it seems that there is nothing wrong with that... Hmm... maybe stop inviting acquaintances who twist their noses with you and travel alone and abroad? We should think about it…” And with these thoughts I fell asleep.
Chapter 6. Rest begins.
At exactly 9 am, I was awakened by a phone call in my room. Parents called, it's time to get up! While going to breakfast, we received a pamphlet with spa suggestions from a girl who was waiting for us at the entrance of the restaurant. After breakfast (wine, by the way, was not served in the morning), we went to get acquainted with the hotel, the territory and the beach.
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" There was a swimming pool, two bars, entertainment for children, a stage for animation, several shops and a hairdresser. The beach was sandy with sunbeds and awnings, urns for dishes and ashtrays. Water activities were offered to all hotels at once, but on this day they did not work - the weather was bad and the sea was cool.
After the walk, we went to meet the guide, where we received a leaflet with a list of excursions offered by Pegasus. Leaving the study for the evening, we decided to take advantage of the bad weather and visit the bazaar! Before the trip, we went into the rooms, and the parents found a beautifully folded towel on the bed and a rose in the middle. It was a gift from the maid for a tip!
By the way, the car rental here was also the price of a car almost did not change over a few years - $ 60. But the BMW X5, which I wanted to take last time, now cost $140 instead of $90. It's a pity. Considering the dollar exchange rate, I could not afford it this time. Maybe next time!
Chapter 7. Bazaar.
The bazaar was very close to the hotels. In other words, I already knew him! On my first trip to Turkey, I had only good impressions about this place! Moreover, last time we met a good Turkish seller there, with whom we became friends. I wonder if he recognizes me now? I even specifically memorized a couple of phrases to remind him, what if he remembers?
of of course, the first place we went to was that shop. But, alas. Neither the seller nor the owner was here anymore. Inside sat a Russian woman in a headscarf, who, as it turned out later, was not very kind. It was, as I understood it, the shopkeeper's wife. I didn't even bother choosing. The talk of “coffee, tea, cigarette, present”, as we had a few years ago, was definitely not planned. That is OK! It's not the only shop in the market! Let's move on!
After passing a few shops, I realized that the bazaar had definitely changed in general. Each store had a Russian-speaking salesperson from Russia or the CIS. Got it! What for? Why not local? This fact upset me a little. The fact is that I do not quite trust ours in matters of the price of goods. I noticed this a long time ago, both in Turkey and in the Emirates. And when one woman, to the question - “Why set such initial prices”, answered - “Well, we also want to earn money”, I was not surprised. The shop assistants willingly called to the shops, as before, but I never once heard the phrase “Coffee, tea, cigarette? ”. After shopping, I even asked one seller for coffee, and in response I heard - “Well, I gave you a discount instead! ”. The curtain! The bazaar became similar to the “Grand Bazaar” in Istanbul - if you need it, you can buy it yourself.
However, despite all this, and even the dollar exchange rate, it was profitable to make purchases here, so we scored decently. We even thought about buying another suitcase, but we managed to pack it anyway. The price was approximately the following: for a good T-shirt they ask for 25 euros from Europeans and 25 dollars from Russians, then they offer to pick it up for 23, for 20 they give it quite easily, on the offer to pick it up for 17 they say - “I’ll tell you one thing now”, and for 15 give back with a fight after a couple of public exits from the store us!! ! Parents bargained, one Turk even cried, but gave it away!
Having brought all the things to the room, I suddenly realized that I had nothing to iron them with! Camping little iron I forgot at home! And there was no ironing room, as it turned out. You have to spend a little! And having filled out the laundry receipt, I informed the reception about my intention. After 10 minutes, the maid knocked on the room and took things away. After 2 hours they were ironed. It cost me 2.5 dollars for one thing (2.5 euros for Europeans).
Chapter 8. Hamam and Spa.
The next day I decided to visit the spa. Thai massage, which was also offered here, I already took on my first trip to Belek, and now I was interested in the hammam, which I have not tried yet!
In the salon there were two saunas - wet with steam and dry, which were free of charge, as well as, as I said, a swimming pool. And the procedures in the hammam were, of course, paid. Two lovely girls, the administrators of the spa, offered me a gift - if I take an hour full body massage, then the procedures are free! Good!
At the appointed time, I arrived at the salon, but this time without making the mistake of coming after dinner on a full stomach, which I did on my first trip to Turkey!!!
Undressing to my swimming trunks, I went into the wet steam room, from where a hamam employee took me five minutes later and took me to the room. The procedures here were performed in the VIP room, that is, one person in one room, which completely suited me. Public washing I do not understand! By the way, I entrusted this procedure, of course, to a girl, as well as a massage, I think for obvious reasons!!!
I lay down on a special table that was heated from below and the procedure began! My girl was from Indonesia. She asked - “Vere are yu from”, I said that from Russia, then asked where she was from and the conversation ended there, through my fault, of course. I never learned the language!
I liked the procedure itself! I was washed, then poured with foam, which was collected in special bags, and then there was a peeling of the whole body, including the face. This was done with a special mitten, but soft, so that there were no marks or irritations on the skin! The only thing that, in my opinion, such a procedure should be done on a completely naked body, especially when you are in a VIP room!! ! And if you come with someone - it's better to go together, it's more reliable!!!
After the procedure, I was taken to a relaxation room, where they made a face mask and gave me tea. Which, by the way, was apple. I tried this before in Istanbul!
After about ten minutes, another girl came for me - a masseuse, and invited me into the room. I removed the mask from my face and lay down on the couch. I also met this girl, and also found out where she came from. The masseuse was from Bali. And the hour of relaxation came, from where I came out noticeably better feeling! My parents said that after the procedures, I definitely began to look fresher! It's time to sunbathe! Only now, there is no sun. Well, nothing, maybe it will be tomorrow?
By the way, an hour after the massage, I noticed that I had a fashionable hairstyle! After all, the masseuse massaged the head too, and used oil that dried up and fixed the hair! After washing my hair, I could not repeat such a hairstyle, sorry!!!
Chapter 9. Fires of Anatolia.
á To be honest, the thought of visiting Northern Cyprus from Turkey has not let go of me for a long time! I have already been to Israel, but not to Cyprus! Of course, if my parents wanted to visit Israel, which, by the way, has now fallen in price and cost $239, I would fly with them again, but it was hard for them in our rather short trip. Therefore, they decided to go for free shopping, and I went to Cyprus. The cost was $279, but I wanted to! Paid, received a receipt, but then the guide said - "Wait, I can not book"... Alas. Nothing happened. The group was not recruited. The money was returned, and we began to think where we should all go together. The high season, according to my estimates, began around May 15, and almost all excursions began on the same day. Therefore, the only possibility was "Fires of Anatolia". I heard about this show, and it was interesting to watch.
The next day at 19-45 a small Pegasus bus arrived for us, in which people from other hotels were already sitting. The guide got to know us and gave the necessary information about the rules and performance - “It's twenty-five minutes to drive from Bogazkent, you can't take pictures, but you can use your phones, and professional equipment will be taken away for storage at the entrance. In a group of 120 dancers of the same height and physique, we will see only half, the team holds two records in the Guinness book.
. The performance took place not in the Aspendos amphitheater, since the latter was currently under restoration, but in its copy. The hall was open-air and the seats here, of course, were terrible. But, in the amphitheater itself, there were no seats at all, as far as I understand!! ! Plus, we took beach towels from the hotel with us, as the guide advised us.
The hall was half full and the show began! The start was spectacular! Hanging from the ceiling were five Japanese girls with glowing eyes. And then synchronized dances began, lezginka, a show with drums and a sword fight with shields, during which sparks were clearly visible, by the way. All this lasted twice for 45 minutes with a break of 20 minutes, once a week it turns out. During the break, you could buy drinks, coffee and food downstairs. At the end, the leader of the show, unfortunately, did not go on stage, but sometimes he does, as the guide said.
As far as we found information later, it was a program called "Evolution". And there is another one - "Troy", about the battle. The feeling of the concert was, frankly, ambiguous. It seems to be interesting, but I was expecting more, some incredible show or something. In general, I don’t regret what I looked at, but I wouldn’t go a second time. But on “Troy” - yes!
Chapter 10. Animation and the A la Carte restaurant.
Animation, as I said, was performed on a stage near the beach. On my first visit, I really regretted not taking my camera with me! The magician performed, showing incredible tricks to the song "Pitbull and Marc Anthony - Rain Over Me". And in the following evenings we were entertained by a certain dance group. There were performances of “Sirtaki”, “Yablochko”, Indian dance, Scottish, belly dance, and unexpectedly a sword fight with shields, and with sparks... I immediately thought - could the Fires of Anatolia team be distributed in their free time to nearby hotels? I asked this question later to the animator, or rather asked the name of the team, to which I received an answer that was not related to the “Fires of Anatolia”. And there, who knows! The animator even promised to give me a CD the next day, but I forgot about it, to be honest.
And then came the last day of our vacation. The mood, as always before leaving, was lousy, because I always don’t want to leave! Moreover, it was the first day when the clouds over the coast completely dissipated and the sea became warmer, although there was a storm. After jumping on the waves for a few minutes and taking a shower, I ran again to the spa for a massage, and in the evening, instead of dinner, we were waiting for the event that we signed up for two days earlier - the A la Carte restaurant!
The conditions of visiting, however, have changed. As the cute girl who booked the hotel guests said - "Since many people book and do not show up, the cost of the restaurant is now $10 per person. "
By seven o'clock in the evening we came to a small hall, tables for ten. We chose the fish cuisine. Since the restaurant was now paid, all drinks became free, and last time drinks were paid separately, as far as I remember.
The first course was a shrimp salad, the second was julienne with seafood, very satisfying, and then we were each brought a fish to choose from! Alas, I had to leave half - they did not master it! Dessert and fruit left too!
While we were sitting in A la carte, music and singing could be heard from the main restaurant. I immediately understood - Turkish night! And leaving a tip to the waiter, we also visited for dinner!! ! There were various treats and some cutlets at the entrance. Honestly, I did not understand what they were from, but it was delicious! While we were sitting, we saw the administrator and the waiter from A la Carte. They smiled at us in surprise!!!
After such a hearty dinner, we went to pack our things. In 4 hours we have to go…
After sitting at the bar, I went out for a smoke. A foreigner who recently arrived at the hotel approached me and asked me something. I didn't understand. A shame! As I wrote earlier, communication in the spa with a masseuse did not go well for the same reason. In general, during this time I learned the language and write without looking into the dictionary, in general, I know how. And I translate messages of foreigners too. But talking is different. You start thinking about how to build a phrase, you get nervous, and nothing comes out. You have to work on yourself!
With these thoughts, I returned to the bar, where I said goodbye to a company I met, and went to get ready to leave.
Chapter 11. Home.
Having found our gate-hall number 13 and settled in, we took turns walking around the Duty Free. Despite the euro exchange rate, cognac, for example, “Henessy XO”, cost three times cheaper than in our supermarket. But cigarettes, of course, are more expensive. Next time I'll get ready and buy home different cognacs!
Then I scouted out the location of the tuxedo room. Found. I smoked there, looking at the plane standing nearby, and then bought a cup of Turkish coffee. By the way, it was funny. I buy coffee, and a German woman follows me with a bun. They wished her - “Have a Nice Fly”, and “Babay” to me !! ! Maybe my accent is too strong. In general, Russians who speak English can be seen immediately. I sit and drink coffee. A man runs and pesters everyone with the question “Excise, faith from a tuxedo room? ”. I think it's ours! I say - “Smoking room? ”, He - “Yes, yes, where is she ?! ”.
The landing was announced on the radio. I thought that the entrance to the plane would be through a pipe, however, I had to go down the stairs to the first floor, into the bus. By the way, there were also elevators here, but we didn’t know which floor to go to, since the gate exit had 3-4 floors.
This time we had a blue aircraft, but of the same airline, of course, also a Boeing 737-800. And on this flight, they didn’t scold me for taking pictures, which was good!
We took off. Earlier, the Turkish sun illuminated the earth. The summer season is starting downstairs with great weather! Airplanes landed, new tourists arrived... It became sad. Everyone is on vacation, and I'm home... Five full days are not enough!
And then I suddenly thought - I can travel alone for sure! Maybe save some money and book a big tour, in September, for example, covering several places. That is, 5 days in a hotel in Kemer, 5 days in Side, the same in Alanya. And look at different hotels, HV-1, for adults, and in general other five at once. True, I have not yet found out if the operator can organize tours so as not to fly home every time, but, probably, everything is possible!
With this thought, I consoled myself a little and dozed off before landing, since we had not slept all night.
