The legend of Kizkalesi Castle is that a fortune teller told the king that his daughter would be killed by a snakebite. He thought to protect her by building this castle off the shore to protect her from snakes. The castle didn't protect her though. In the end, a snake was brought to the island in a basket of fruit, and she was bitten and died. Apparently the same story is told for a Kizkalesi Castle in Istanbul, so who knows if the tale is true or not.
This beach was definitely more crowded than the one in Karatas.
Give Brennan a pail and shovel and a spot to dig and he's good.
I think he was building a castle.
There were vendors walking around selling about anything you could imagine. That takes some skills to balance a big tray of bread on your head. Also check out the lady sitting on the left. That is one version of a Turkish swimsuit. Basically fully clothed, including a head scarf.
Brennan has such an easy time making friends. He met this little girl at the Rain Cafe, a little restaurant that was close to the hotel where we stayed. I don't know how much they understood each other, but they had fun playing games.
In Kizkalesi there is another castle onshore called Korykos Castle. With it being so crowded, and so HOT we spent our time in town on the beach, but both castles are open for touring. Kizkalesi isn't too far away from us, so we plan to go back on a slower weekend.
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