This Summer I hit the beautiful coast of Turkey for the second year running. The photo below was taken on a boat day-trip; a day in which we experienced three days' worth of tanning, hourly dips into the azure sea, and some serious haggling on 'genuine-fake' bags, sun glasses and the like.
Although the hotel was a little short of luxury (to abandon all candidness) the pool always looked inviting with its looking-glass surface.
The sky always promised a cloudless day and a brilliant blue backdrop for the plants (which were few and far between).
I love the way the orange of the flower is complimented by the blue sky - also I think the fact that it's withered stands as a nice metaphor for Turkey itself: beautiful and vibrant but a little dated and out of touch.
Besides being a dedicated sun worshipper and making the most of the All-Inclusive bar I also enjoyed taking some photos of the reflections in the water:
I think the effect of the shadowing spilling from the ground onto the pool is quite pleasing.
I messed about making ripples in the water to play about with the colours and shapes of the reflections.
The contrast of the almost garish colours on the parasol make a nice contrast with the muted beige of the buildings - not to mention the cool spear of the light on the left hand side which I only just noticed.
One of the hotel workers adorable 7 year old children - there was a serious language barrier but we managed to engage in some nice almost chats.
Some serious tanning, and a new belly bar.
Poised to take a dip.
It was a great relaxing trip - sun, water, cocktails and Forster's A Room With A View - what more could you want?
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