A day in Antalya without mishaps. After an especially fine Turkish breakfast, complete wih copious Nutella and strawberries, we did some laundry at a "self service laundry" run by a women who emigrated from Germany and supports herself with the laundry since she cannot "work" here. Then we took a tram to the archeological museum which covers the region where we hiked. It was good to see items from many of the sites we have been to, and, amazing to see the skills and fine workmanship done 2 to 3 thousand years ago.
On returning to the old city we decided to give the Turkish baths a try. However, as thrifty hikers we opted out of all the "ands" such as a peeling or oil massage. We were in an old domed marble building. Our experience was that we were taken to a room, our towels taken away, and we had a steady stream of hot water to pour on ourselves from tin bowls. This got a little tiresome after a while and our calls to the attendants went unheeded. They were several chambers away watching soaps. Ha. When we finally got their attention they seemed surprised that we were already done. Clearly we missed something.
We've learned to rarely stop and look at shops since, in most cases, you are bombarded with "special offers".
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