"My short trip to Antalya" a Antalya Travel Page by balfor

I visited Turkey for several days when I was in the Navy. We stopped in Antalya for about 5 or 6 days. Knowing Turkey to be a Muslim country with primarily a heritage of Arabic peoples, I was expecting the stereotypical middle eastern country. Much to my surprise and delight the women were not all swarthed from head to toe in cloth, all the men didn't sport turbans with long beards and it wasn't a barren desert.

It was rather odd to me that several times a day everything kind of stopped as the minarets on the mosques suddenly got loud, and people faced toward Mecca and performed their prayers. Of course I tried to not seem the oblivious American tourist and paused my activities to respect their prayers. After all, I expect a bit of respect from others during my prayers.

The lushness of the Turkish coast, however, it what really amazed me. This was no barren desert!

(I'll get a picture in this spot when I get it scanned. )

And of course, the Roman ruins were just amazing. The cultures that have lived in Turkey, and the amount of time they have been there truly boggle the mind!