European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The ambient  in Side Turkey overlooks the  and the surrounding Countryside. A tired canine snoozes on a dog Day in Turkey. Discus and Hows with traditional Musk belly dam ers and Folk dam its. Our hotel even provided Camel and Donkey rides for children one evening. You can also make bus excursions. One popular two Day trip from Side lakes visitors to Pamuk Kala formerly called Hier Apolis to see its spectacular Rock formations and Mineral pools. Tor thousands of years Mineral Laden Springs have streamed Down the Hilly plateau to carve the rocks and drape them with White Lime deposits. We paid 0,000 turkish lire about $1 for a City bos ride from Side to Antalya. Antalya sits High on Cliffs above a Crescent shaped Bay. A visit to its Well preserved City ramparts and monumental Hadrian s Gate Are Worth the 1 Vij hour bus ride. You la also wan to stroll through the Lush Green Pergole Park or take a boat or bus to the nearby Dii Clen and Kursunlu waterfalls. The picturesque Harbor also makes an idyllic setting for just sitting in a cafe or enjoying a seafood meal at one of the Many restaurants that allow you to pick your fish from a refrigerated display Case. We found the i Lisar restaurant which is set into the old City Wall overlooking the Harbor particularly Good and As w Ith most things in Turkey inexpensive. Although travel Agency signs hanging in the hotel Tell guests to use the Lap water Only for brushing Teeth Sedat Cakmak assistant manager of the Karaelias i Lotel in Side claims the water is As healthy As the stuff in the bottles and  it s the vegetable oils used in cooking turkish food that leave sensitive stomachs Marble pillars provide a vertical contrast to the mostly her Vional Seascape near Side. Many hotels feature folklore evenings during which dancers perform in traditional costumes. Reeling he says. While everyone will Tell you something Dilfer enl As to the cause of gastrointestinal problems air Force medical officials Al Liu Kirlik a Olfer the following tips Kir eating turkish food fat Only Well cooked food that is served hot. Avoid raw salads and raw fruits unless peeled. Drink Only bottled u Aler or fruit drinks or soil drinks and make sure to thei k that the Seal is intact we enjoyed three a s of gluttony with no knowledge of the i is and Don is a fore the full Bullet tables took effect on us. A couple from Dusseldorf West Germany who shared our table at meals a Iid ii a too were ill. We found turks in Side and Antalya to be Ery Friendly. Although not too Many people speak fun gosh nearly everyone1 spoke at least some German As Many Hail worked in West Germany at one time or another. At least a half dozen Young men uttered to show us around the City or asked us to join them for Apple Lea. We found the Apple Tea invitations usually went hand in hand with look at my  Hutchen Esaid w e weren i in the Market Lor a carpet they grat piously a c pled no Lor an answer. We met a teen Ager named Sonny decked out in fluorescent coloured jams the Day we roamed Alnaha s Quail Hilly streets. Alter c Hatting with us in Petriet t German he asked w Here be were from when w e told him be asked in English will a Brooklyn accent. If you re american then Why Don t you speak English the boy explained thai he had Learned his foreign languages from tourists. So far he said Model la he d Only been Able to gel a handle on German japanese f nil Island italian. If we needed anything or would like to visit his Carpel farm we should Gix him a tall he sail before he who de of i on his Motorbike. Ii we had t known better Sonny s command of Amer an Slang would have made us think Alaka is crawling with . Lou risk. But this is not so. So far the Southern Mediterranean coast Lias Only Ati ratted Liny coterie of americans. Although Turkey reports its tourism in up by 20 percent Only f pen enl in foreign visitors to this Nail nation Are american. Occasionally . Naval ships visit Antalya. Cakmak said the aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt had recently dropped am Lior in Antalya. I he sailors must have enjoyed their four Day slay there he said be Ause the City was tired when they Gol  americans still prefer to vacation in Greene Cakmak said a fact he Hopes will change and not just for reasons of financial gain to want to see americans said Cakmak who studied f English at the University in Adana. I find americans Are More like us than the germans Cakmak said resorts along the coast should gear their activities to . Visitors although As a Rule the Ameri am enjoy whatever they do or example the americans say they Don l like dancing bul they Dame he said the germans say they like dancing but they flon l  August 24, 1989 stripes Magazine