Izmir - Turkey

Chilling in the hostel on my last day in Izmir with Cara. Shawna left us today, and Jacqui left us on Wednesday. Sad, sad days. My time in Izmir has been so awesome, so adventurous! Cannot even begin to describe everything that has happened here so I'm going to be doing it in bullet points:

• Kindness of the Turkish people - they have been our guardian angels and definitely made this trip awesome
• Cesme beach - scaling walls of hotels to get to the sunbaking area, only to be kicked out 5 minutes after; free drinks (which were delicious!) and food on the beach; clear water and amazing view
• What we believe is a prostitute in the hostel we're staying in - she was creepy
• Finding a hotel (Hotel Anba) that showed the State of Origin! Winning!
• Hamami - Naked woman scrubbing you down, giving you a massage, and basically washing you. In front of everyone else. I never want to shower myself again
• Ephesus - catching the bus to the wrong place, then making friends with the guy on our bus and getting a free ride to Ephesus, which meant double the icecream!; fighting cabbies; on the bus, on the highway back to Izmir when Shawna realises she left her camera, then making the bus drop us off and going back to Ephesus to get her camera, which we did get back (she is the luckiest person alive!). How we got back is another story, so ask me for the details.
• Cheap food - especially bread and cheese
• Watching half of Fight Club in the hostel
• Card games

That's pretty much my time in Izmir. It may not look like alot, but it has definitely been one of my most memorable trips to anywhere. I will be sad to leave tomorrow, but it is time to go and see another part of the world: Stockholm, Sweden!

xx