Turkish Barber in Antalya

Travelog — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:39:38 +0000

Holidays in Turkey are not complete without a shave

When you are looking for holiday activities in Turkey, you want to be sure that you have sampled the best the country has to offer. For men, this means going to the barber for an authentic Turkish shave. Turkey is renowned as the world capital of shaving, and the barbers are experts in the use of a cut throat razor. During our visit my husband had two shaves – one was in Cirali, and it was nothing out of the ordinary. When we stayed in Antalya we asked our Hotel owner for advice. He sent us to Ikisler Erker, which is run by the lovely Saban and Recep Unal. Their salon was clean and airy, in contrast to the barber’s in Cirali. We negotiated a price of 5TL, and they Saban set to work. A good Turkish shave includes trimming nose an ear hair, as well as the hairs on the back of the neck. It often incorporates a shoulder and upper back massage, so this can take up to half an hour. I was invited to sit in one of the barber’s chairs as we were the only customers. I noticed a large bottle of Lavender Eau de Cologne, which is used for the massage. The second brother, Recep, decided to give me a head and shoulder massage as he was not occupied with customers. This was an utterly relaxing experience. Recep also massaged my hands and wrists. As he was not using oil, I still looked quite presentable at the end of the process. Several times he stopped so that I could sip the Chai that he had served me – life can hardly get better than this!

The shave is close

With admirable timing, the brothers completed my massage and John’s at the same time. I recommend this holiday experience highly – here is the address of Izikler Eklek Kuafor: Genclik Mah, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. No 29 Stad Apt Alti, Antalya (Stadyum Acik tribun Yani). The salon is close to the Football Stadium: if you stand at the stadium entrance, the barber is practically opposite. the phone number is 0 242 67 15, however they do not speak English.

I was really pleased that I tagged along for the ride, otherwise I could have spent an hour reading about nuphedra reviews instead of enjoying such a relaxing vacation experience – and it was very cheap.

Antalya Turkey – restaurants

Travelog — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:47:48 +0000

Eating out in a busy old town centre like Antalya is difficult. Most restaurants use outside sales guys, who accost every passer by with entreaties to eat there, or just stop for a drink. This practice is most widespread in the harbour area and it is pretty irritating. It’s only common sense that these guys have to be paid, so an element of your bill goes towards their commission. On our second night in Antalya we sought the advice of our Hotel Pansyion owner, Harun, for a restaurant recommendation. He sent us to Pasa Bey Kebapçisi, which is actually outside the walls of the old town near the football stadium. This was a great place to eat – not aimed at tourists at all. In fact, we were the only non Turkish diners in the restaurant. You will be served a starter automatically, with accompanying dips and salad. Order a main course only, and do not over-order! I asked for a meat Pide (Turkish Pizza) with extra cheese, and the Chef simply made two Pides. These were served before my husband’s Kebab so that we could share each order. Knowing that a meat course was on the way we could not finish the pizzas and we made little headway on the kebab either. Not wishing to use a diet pill, we left the rest and the stray dogs of Antalya benefited from the excess! The only drawback at Pasa Bey is that wine was priced at 65TL. So we drank Efes beer again. A pudding was brought automatically with coffee, and the whole bill came to 55TL for two.
The postal address is – Gençlik Mah.Isiklar Cad.1319 Sok. NO:4 Merkez / Antalya.
Phone : 242 244 96 90

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