My friend Josh and I decided to head out toward Konyaaltı beach one evening, cameras in hand.

We had a great time experimenting with the available light.

The skyline looks great in both directions.

Because I know you’ve been jonesing for a sunset photo.

Here’s a daytime shot to balance it out.

Okay, no, it wasn’t really a smackdown, but we did have a little get-together over the weekend to play some mahjong and eat some dessert.

We had so much fun, we’ve decided to make it a regular thing.

Fun for all ages.

This is part of the new Düden Park, which is undergoing renovation at the moment. This is an older area of the park, alongside the river (and by older, I mean they completed it a couple of years ago).

The park is beautiful and there are lots of shops and restaurants. You can make a day of it if you want to.

Some of Antalya’s residents enjoy the sun more than others.

It’s getting to be that time of year— the frogs are hatching.

Street life in the heart of the old town.

Cats that live on the cliffs.

A crab down at the marina.

Antalya’s relatively new dog park. The first of its kind, as far as I’m aware.

Kitty guards the entrance to one of the pansiyons in the old town. She’s very friendly.

Probably not what you were expecting. It rained for nearly thirty hours.

Occasionally there is a sunny day people can take advantage of. But you know me— I’ll take the clouds and rain every time!

There’s an 800-strong army of tango enthusiasts in Antalya. They meet several nights per week.

Night quickly becomes early morning.

When Rita is on the floor, people take notice.

I love that scenes like this are so easy to find here.

The sky and mountains frame the picture.

We picked a gloomy day to go to the mountains. My favourite!

The sun threatened to peek through briefly.

Soon the clouds were back and the rain started again.

Sometimes the rain just pours off the roof in the spring.

Little gazebo tents keep families dry while they eat.