When your holiday draws to a close, what Memories of Bodrum would you take home with you?  Here Melinda shares the ones she captured.

Guest Post based on the Melinda’s original article 

After our afternoon in Gümüslük, Gino and I returned to the El Vino Hotel where we spent the rest of the day lounging around the pool. A handful of our former tour members were also still there, relaxing until their departure time in the wee hours of the next morning.

Memories of Bodrum

This would be our last night in Turkey, at least for this trip.  Instead of rambling around Bodrum again, we decided to have dinner at the hotel’s rooftop terrace restaurant, having heard the sunset view was unsurpassed. It was.  This was a perfect location to capture some lasting memories of Bodrum.

As the sun faded behind the hills, the air turned a soft purple, and the white-washed buildings of Bodrum twinkled with tiny lights. We could glimpse the water stretched out in the distance past the small bay. It was a breathtaking scene.

“Your taxi is here,” they announced.

Early. But no problem. We were ready to get going.  But we weren’t quite ready for the sight that greeted us just outside the gate. Our ride was not just any old taxi. It was a small limousine. The inside was lined with blue lights that made us feel like we were in downtown Las Vegas rather than Bodrum.

We stepped into our neon chariot, and off we went, the final glimpses of Turkey a darkened blur through the window.

I was sad as we boarded the plane.  So I started thinking about our next trip and wondering where we might go.

© Posts and images are sourced from Melinda Brovelli

Melinda lives in Roseville, California with her husband Gino, and their three dogs: Corky, Rocco, and Vinnie. In between work and dog walks, she spends her time studying Italian and planning their next exciting adventure, usually with Flamenco, Greek, or Middle Eastern music playing in the background.

To read all of the Guest Articles provided by Melinda, follow these links:

1. Melinda’s Bodrum Holiday
2. Melinda’s Tour of Bodrum’s Museum of Underwater Archaeology
3. Melinda’s Tour of Bodrum Castle
4. Melinda’s Turkish Bath at the Bodrum Hamam
5. Melinda’s Last Supper at the Teras Bodrum
6. Melinda’s Dolmus Ride to Gumusluk
7. Melinda’s Lunch at Gumus Cafe Gumusluk
8. Melinda’s Lasting Memories of Bodrum