“This is surely Nature’s lavishness at its best!” Sue had exclaimed on arriving in Belek which is in the Antalya region in Turkey. We had just got in from Paris by air- the journey had taken about three hours. Being driven into our one of the world’s best luxury hotels we noticed the sprawling golf courses with grass so green as to defy description. The soft mauve Mediterranean surrounding the town developed expressly for tourism purposes boasts a chain of well-maintained hotels that do not intrude upon the landscape. What is more, quite a few hotels have their own beach strips. We stayed at this place called Cornelia De Luxe with its plush accommodation and great seaside view.
In the evening we went down to the Troy Aqua Park, one of the largest water parks I have ever seen. Both Sue and I tried the rather dangerous kamikaze slide in which you have to hold your legs very tightly together otherwise your injuries will take a long time to heal.
We saw a number of tourists leaving for the Dolphinarium which is a part of the aqua park. We too lined up to buy tickets that cost us 25 euros each. We saw children under three years of age being admitted free of cost. The show lasted for about an hour. We saw walruses and dolphins; some even swam with them, for a payment of course.
That evening we were taken to the Adnana Kadriye restaurant by some well-meaning friends we had found at the aqua park. It was less expensive than what we’d expected and the food was great. I especially loved the grilled fish and tomato soup. Later we had Efes beer which too was great. As if this weren’t enough, the restaurant staff was friendly and warm and the view from there was simply superb.
One tip: Belek is a great place to shop for leather jackets, purses and things. The quality is great even if the price is somewhat steep.
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