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I don't remember whether I took this photo or Beril. But I love it!

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The lighthouse in Sile

Today is Saturday. I woke up unusually late around 11am this morning. I think spring has finally come to Sile.
It's a sunny and warm day. I thought I could walk around. Last time I stopped by the old castle (see this post). I decided to go to the lighthouse built in 1856. From downtown to the lighthouse it takes about 20 mins by walk. Here is where I left the last time, you can actually see the lighthouse, on the other side of the small bay and on top of a cliff, in this photo:

And this is the destination:

Here are the photos I took on the way. Surprisingly, there were a few people swimming in the bay -- hmmm, I don't think the sea was warm enough to swim, though :)

Apparently, there is one of the many caves underneath the hill, where I just took the first photo. I wonder why there are those weird shaped caves around here.

There are trails everywhere. Next time, I will take the trail in the photo:

Nice colors:

The big building on the left is a hotel. It is on the cliff and supported by concrete columns all the way down. Is that wise?

Here is the lighthouse at the end of a narrow street.

The men and women in white were apparently members of Yoga Academy according to their suits :)

Oh dear! The lighthouse is smaller than I thought. But it still does its job :)

Touristing in Sile

Today (March 18, 2012) is a warm and sunny Sunday. I took advantage of this and wandered around Sile. Since I went to the port yesterday and I liked it (see this blog entry), I went to the same direction. I was about to go down to the port then changed my mind and went to the right. Say, to the other side of the hill. I felt like a tourist though, took a lot of photos.

Here are the selection of those photos.

On top of the hill, there is a very big park, probably built upon remnants of an old castle:

Another small rocky island full of seagulls and cormorants, it was very windy at the edge (can you see the ship far far away?):

Cool cormorants:

 Say hi to the lighthouse:

Giants rocks and little people:

There are cliffs:

Beautiful colors:

Would you like to go down the hill from the park?

 Yes you can!

 Be careful, I said to the little boy, because the rocks are slippy. His father didn't care much.

A very old horse carriage, for tourists, of course :)

There were a couple of old ladies picking up some grass. I asked them whether they were picking "mancar" up. They said yes smiling. I think they were surprised that someone like me (wearing eye-glasses, probably well-educated, from the City) knew the name of the grass. Oh, the flags were there because today is the 18th of March, commemoration of Gallipoli War (1915).

Here is the port full of small ship, boats, and "taka"s, fishing boats:

Walking at the port in Sile

It was a warm and sunny Saturday (March 17, 2012), probably around 10C, when I took this walk at the waterbreaker in Sile. Yeah, you can literally walk on the waterbreaker. Photos are below:

There are small rocky islands, on top of one of those has remnants of an old castle.

Can you sea the cave? There are a few of those.

A very small stand alone rocky island, full of birds, seagulls and cormorants:

The waterbreaker is made up of rocks and giant concrete pieces, each one has a number and a date:

I thought I could prevent not to have my shadow in the photo, but I failed: