ANTALYA MERKEZ VE DENTIST

I went back to Antalya Merkez (City Center) today to continue my sightseeing and of course do a bit of shopping. Antalya tends to have really nice clothes and to my luck its cheaper than Istanbul.

What I really like about the clothes in Antalya is that they are unique and different to anything you would find in Istanbul. The only problem and my biggest problem since arriving in Antalya is the heat! It's so hot that trying on clothes right now is a major effort.

I walked into a jeans store to find the only pair of jeans I like to be real tight on me. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I've put on a few kilos here and there. Anyway the sales assistant who I'm positive was gay and some how ended up tricking me into giving him my number. The deal was he was going to bring the jeans I tried on in a bigger size. Anyway I ended up buying two shirts and walked out to view the huge fuss near the water fountain. For a minute I was very tempted to throw myself into as well.

Since I was here I figured I should take a few more shots of the clock tower and the mosque as below:

Below picture is of a random shop in Kale Ici:

The below pictures is of Meltem Camii (Mosque) located in the heart of Antalya:

Following the exciting day at the city center I had an appointment with the dentist. Last time I went to a dentist was back in Sydney. Those that know me would know that I hate the dentist. I hate the fact I have to open my mouth and let a total stranger stick their fingers in. It totally freaks me out.

I had a bad experience back in Sydney with my dentist. I arrived for a cleaning and he was totally packed out. So he totally rushed the entire process and I was in serious pain with blood splatted everywhere. Since then I havent had the courage to go get my teeth cleaned.

I figured I had to overcome my fear. I arrived to a dentist in the back streets of Antalya. The minute I arrived to the office I was packing it. It was an apartment block. I figured how good can she be if she has her office in an apartment block. But then again you will find the best shops and services in the weirest places in Turkey.

So I pressed on the buzzer and they buzzed me up. I walked inside the apartment block to notice that dirty apartment smell that some of the apartments in Turkey have. I don't know what it is but my cousins apartment in Istanbul has that smell as well.

I walked up 3 flights of stairs to find the office. Once inside the office I noticed how clean and neatly everything was set out. In fact the minute you walk into the office they ask you to wear plastic bags around your shoes. This is to stop the street dirt entering the office.

I sat down until I was called, totally freaking out. Finally I was escorted to the dentist chair. Here I am lying on the dentist chair thinking should I run for it. A middle aged woman, neatly dressed in her white dentist coat introduces herself to me and asks me to open my mouth so she can examine it.

Once the examination is over she starts the cleaning process. To my suprise she is actually good. She didn't rush the process and cleaned quite slowly to allow me to settle my nerves. I walked out feeling great and with cleaned teeth.

That night we decided to walk across to the beach for dinner. There are several kiosks along the beach walk with tables and chairs outside and of course music pumping. We picked a random kiosk to sit at and ordered food. The view from our table:

While eating our dinner the dog that was sitting at the next table decided to harrass us. He was so cute and looking into our eyes that we gave in and fed him. The owner was laughing that the dog ate majority of our food.

The next day we went to the beach across the road as it was boiling hot. However we found it really hard to swim in their due to the rocks. Apparently you need to buy special thongs to wear at Konyaalti Beach.

So plan b was to hit our apartment pool for the day!