My Favorite Turkish City on the Mediterranean Sea
View of Alanya
This is probably one of the best views ever that I got of a Turkish city. Located in the castle walls, the Suleymaniye Mosque was a great place to take pictures of Alanya (the mosque is between 700-750 years old depending on who you talk to). The Imam of the mosque let me climb to the top of the minaret for these great pictures. It was a little scary but worth the shot (I also nearly lost my camera at the top). From this view, it is no wonder the Germans want to keep this city secret from the rest of the world.
Fruits of Alanya
Wow, this was the first time in my life that I ever visited a banana plantation. Definately arrange to visit the fruit orchards of Alanya if you ever have time. I brought back roughly 38 kilograms of fruits for my friends in Istanbul.