"Antalya cheapies" a Antalya Travel Page by malasli

The old town is very beautiful, a bit commercial, lots of traders whispering and humming in your ear to call you into their shop--my favorite line was 'Let me help you spend your money'. Anything is better than 'are you Russian?' which means people are asking you if you are a prostitute and which I really hated on my first days there. If you have any probelms with the gigolos ther bothering you, ask anyone standing on the side, waiters, shopkeepers, and they take care of the person. I had some laughs sending some on the run this way, all you need to do is talk to someone, even if they don't understand you, and point at those retards! it's safe for women even at night, at least in the busy old town.Antalya is right at the mediterranean, with lost of beautiful places to view the sunset, like the harbour. They have beaches--outside of the old town--where you can fry yourselves--a modern shopping district, plenty of restaurants ( no cheapies) in the old houses in the old town and of course a bit of traditional Turkish life remains, but you have to leave the old town to find it! My favorite place was the harbor after sunset, get a glass of Fresh OJ from the guy who sells it on the street for 1 Lira, get some clams filled with spiced rice from one of teh shops around teh avenue that runs along the old town outside of Hadrian's gate and then watch the moon light shimmer on the water at the harbor.The climate is very hot and humid--it took me a few days to get used to this, and my laundry took days to dry--so pack poly and thin fabrics.However I have one complaint: There was no pastry shop like those I frequented in Istanbul, as in chocolatty and creamy...I had to make do with ülker pistachiochocolate form the huge supermarket ( Aypo) close to Hadryans gate. it was also intresting to learn the 'real' prices' there. Which go down anyhow, the more Turkish you attempt to speak...