Hello new country!

Fare thee well (for now) Greece, and hello to you (30 minutes by ferry) Turkey! Who knew crossing 20kilometers of water would equal a 5+ degree upage in temperature! Oyi vey! I think I may melt...okay okay, it's really only 28, but this ain't no island, and it feels more like 30. (yes San Francisco, I hate to break it to your rain drenched hinies, I'm whining about heat! If you don't like it, leave it...weather here is fabu =]) I'm adoring the ferry travel, drank a effes, (local beer) not to be confused with efe (local jungle peel paint off the walls juice) and insto presto I'm in another country(o). Sweet. Hung out on the pier till the crowd cleared and a grand total of 1 hour after leaving Kos, Greece, I'm in Bodrum, Turkey, aresome. For anyone who does this, be prepared, you'll need to walk a bit, the taxi stand is about 300meters from the boat...there's plenty of stops along the way though, so you can always grab a cold something and chill for awhile before ya hoof it. (we didn't, but it is an option) got to the hotel, put our stuff down and went to explore. Found out theres another ancient wonder here in Bodrum, check me 2 wonders of the ancient world! (missed the one in Olympia...means I must return!) and will also get to see another near Izmir in about 5 days from now, unexpected trip score, 3 of 7 ancient wonders, rockin. (for those wondering: we've seen where the colossus of Rhodes stood, the Mosuleium is here in Bodrum and the temple of Atremis is further up the coast of Turkey) while there are plenty of similar dishes here as in Greece, the spices are completely different. And they're equally awesome, just very different. Contrary to my expectation, pork is still on the menu...likely because this is a beach town, and not many traditionally clad folk...heck, not many wearing much more than you'd see in SoBe or Vegas frankly...and the heels....some put a stripper to shame. Back to shorts for me tomorrow! You do hear the call to prayer, not really clear on the timing, as I heard it roughly 3 times last night. (forgive my ignorance, I thought it was a once at morning noon and night thing... Du'oh) there's a huge castle/fort type structure on the pier where the ferry drops you off, we intend to explore this tomorrow, and unlike Greece, there were still people headed in at 17:00 (Greece tends to shut down all museums/ruins and the like around 15:00...at least the ones they deem worthy of an entrance fee)
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“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou