Mersin/Turkey

Hello dear followers, today I am on my way to Mersin.Some followers wrote me on the instagram that ''We are waiting for Antalya!''.Now I am very close to Antalya,the second most visited tourist destination in Turkey but I already visited Antalya with my family two years ago.So,I will skip Antalya and go to Mersin.I know most of you have not heard this mediterranean city's name before but I have read an article about that city and it was comparing it with Marseille!This caught my attention a lot and I turned the rudder there.

      My first stop in Mersin is Anamur and guess what! Anamur is famous for its banana plantations!I always thought banana can be grown in distant islands or deep inside Africa:)) But here in Turkey,in Anamur,everywhere is full of bananas and I love bananaS:)I also visited a castle named Mamure Castle.It was beautiful but I am coming from Great Britain man, no castle can impress me easily!!That's all from Anamur.Time to go to another district of Mersin, Silifke.

    Silifke is an interesting place.I learned that there are 10 ancient cities in the borders of this district.Maybe I can add some of their photos.

    I visited some caves around here.I haven't visited any deep caves before and that was an amazing experience for me.

The name of the cave was Aynalıgöl(Gilindire) cave.I have seen one of the miracles of the mother nature there.If I can come to Turkey again,I definetly visit that cave once more:)

    Another day in Silifke and I can say that everywhere is full of small,clean and not very crowded bays and beaches.I will visit Astım cave and another cave couple named Cennet and Cehennem.You can't guess the meaning of those names.Heaven and Hell!!!I am really excited to visit them.First, I visited Astım cave(a place where asthma patients feel relief) then I saw Heaven and Hell on Earth;)

Joking aside! Hell was a huge hole on the ground without any fire and Heaven was like a big cave and only there was a small ruined church in it.I didn't get the logic why they are so famous!Because of their names, I think!Everyone wonders the places we will go after death:(

    I said that before ''No castle can impress me'' but I was wrong!I understood that when I saw Maiden's Castle in Mersin.It reminded me Mont Saint-Michel (Le Mont-Saint-Michel) in Normandy,France.Of course Maiden's Castle is not as impressive as Mont Saint-Michel,when you put the photos side by side,you will get the idea:)

     Today, I am in Mersin's city center and I can say that I love it because it has an endless coastline. Also there is a building with 52 floors. It can be seen everywhere in Mersin. Mersin's famous food is tantuni, a kind of meat in a special bread.Nothing special but it is tasty and I loved it.Turks know how to cook meat.By the way have you ever heard Nusret the saltbae guy?Nowadays I am following his instagram account, that man has a problem with meat,maan!:)

        I loved Mersin a lot and am very happy that I decided to visit this city.Sometimes, as a traveller you should change the course from famous tourist destinations to unknown places.