No local rooster and it was a misoperating  automated Call to Prayer to wake us and celebrate October 1st – The National Rest Day of International Walkers.

Late breakfast and laying around the pool was about as active as we got in the morning, reflecting on our past couple of days and endlessly reviewing the guide book to see what tomorrow was to bring on a day predicted to be 35.

All that reflecting pushed us through till lunchtime and then simply more lazing thinking about the history of Turkey and realising it in its own right, since the days of liberation under Ataturk, is less than 100 years old. Little wonder when you Google up famous people the second after Ataturk is a singer from the 80’s. 

Guy fixing the announcement system  at the mosque had no luck and most of afternoon peace was filled with static and shrill noises. 

Next bit of exercise dinner and drinks, then musing over how to get suitcase down the stairs tomorrow And that was it for a tortuous day.

Feeling much better to face the up and down walk along a decrepit ancient aqueduct tomorrow.