TURKIYE MEDITERRANEAN COAST

We're slowly visiting the Mediterranean coast of Turkiye. Started off with the eastern part,not reached by mass tourism yet, where the beaches are hidden between banana plantations.

 So tasty the tiny bananas! 
Gazipasa and it's natural swimming pools-the only big city that we would recommend for someone looking for an all inclusive holiday.
Seems quite and sleepy but trust me it's a good thing comparing to other cities like Antalya with massive resorts and beaches situated on the other side of the busy road.
Franco is spoiling us with fish and even got some oysters! 
We went to a restaurant for the first time in a month. 
Firstly because we were a bit afraid of getting a food poisoning and secondly because it was hard to find places that serve alcohol. Well it's a different story here on the coast. You even see women in a 2 piece swimming suit which was unthinkable in the east or at the lakes that we visited. I actually felt really weird wearing my one piece swimming suite ( took it especially for Turkiye) because almost all of the women were bathing dressed. Even if it's the end of September we're struggling to find a quiet spot that would suit us for more than 1 day but at least the weather improved. It's around 30°C so you don't sweat standing 🤣🤣

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