We had sailed a fair distance since leaving Kos just after lunchtime yesterday. (Of course the distance to be covered would have been slightly shorter if we had been sailing from Rhodes instead, as originally scheduled, but there was that weather episode a few days back...)

After doing a little research, I think this is Tünek Tepe, which is a hill on the west side of the city of Antalya. Its height is 618 metres and on the crest of the hill is a hotel, night club and revolving restaurant - the Döner Gazino ('Rotating Nightclub')

Geoff decided to wear one of his new "designer" shirts, acquired only yesterday in Kos. It was, well, quite vibrant.

Our route today would take us past the city centre to Perge and then on to Aspendos.

We weren't able to visit everything that can be seen in this picture. The theatre (top right) for example, has been closed for excavation for some time. The massive stadium, capable of accommodating twelve thousand people, is just below the theatre in the picture. We didn't go there either, but we did manage to get a photo of it from the coach as we drove along the road which runs between it and the theatre. We did get to walk through most of the rest of the site, however.

The three hundred metre long colonnaded street, with a water channel running down the middle and the shells of shops to either side. Walking along it, you can see the ruts made by carts and chariots in the stone slabs of the roadway.

From the nymphaeum, an ornamental water outlet at the end of the street, a stream splashes down into the water channel below. Above here is the acropolis, of which little has survived.

After an interesting visit, during which we took far too many photos (so what's new there?) it was back on the coach for the drive to the next site on our excursion list, the fabulous theatre at Aspendos. Shortly before we got there, however, we were allowed a short stop at this old Roman aqueduct siphon.

After our visit, we were driven back to the ship. We were offered the opportunity to be dropped off outside the museum in the centre of Antalya, but we decided against it. Instead, we spent a pleasant afternoon sitting in the gardens of a cafe alongside the ship and make use of their free wifi!