Sunday, October 11

Today three of us land in Antalya

Antalya Airport · Odile Hotel, Çıralı

Daily Diary (photos and notes)

Catherine Gump
Jill Parker
Susan Beans

Susan Stevenson is not in yet. She lands Monday at 12:30.

Call Odile Hotel Directions →Site →Elvira Elvira WhatsApp

Weather

Loading weather…

The day

14:45Catherine Gump arrives Antalya (AYT) from London Gatwick, BA 2794. She has about four hours — wait at the airport, or look around Antalya and come back for the later flight.
18:25Susan Beans and Jill Parker arrive Antalya on SunExpress XQ 147 from Frankfurt. Same inbound flights.
19:00One car collects Catherine, Jill, and Susan Beans and runs to Odile Hotel (+90 242 825 7163) — about 1½ hours, so around 20:30. $80 cash to the driver. Jill holds both rooms for this first night.

Susan Stevenson is not in yet. She lands Monday at 12:30 and a booked car collects her at 13:00.

Daily Diary

Long day of travel. Fancy van carried us to Hotel Odile in Turkish Riviera. Lookin forward to Susan S arrival tomorrow.
Susan B · 1:29 AM

Meals

No restaurant is named. The car reaches Odile around 20:30.

Çıralı · we get to Odile around 20:30

Dinner Search

Odile
How to say it: oh-DEEL
Easiest table the night we roll in around 20:30. Garden fish and Turkish plates. No menu online.
Maps →
Menu in English (keto notes) · general guidance
Menu not found online. Typical keto picks at a guesthouse / hotel set dinner — general guidance, not this restaurant’s menu.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Typical dishes
- ✓ Izgara Tavuk / Et / Balık (uhz-gah-RAH tah-VOOK ET bah-LUHK) — grilled chicken / meat / fish. ask for salad instead of rice or pasta
- ≈ Zeytinyağlı Sebze (zay-teen-yah-LUH seb-ZEH) — olive-oil vegetables. some have rice or sugar
- ✓ Mevsim Salata (mev-SEEM sah-LAH-tah) — seasonal salad.
- ≈ Çorba (chohr-BAH) — soup. often lentil or flour-thickened
- ✗ Makarna / Pilav (mah-kahr-NAH pee-LAHV) — pasta / rice.
- ✗ Tatlı (taht-LUH) — dessert.
Best keto bet
1. Ask ahead for grilled meat or fish with extra salad and no rice, pasta or dessert.
Say it when you order
- Ekmeksiz, lütfen (ek-MEK-seez, LEWT-fen) — Without bread, please
- Pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ) — Without rice
- Patatessiz (pah-tah-tes-SEEZ) — Without potatoes / fries
- Lavaşsız (lah-vahsh-SUHZ) — Without the flatbread wrap
- Unsuz (oon-SOOZ) — Without flour (not floured or breaded)
- Şekersiz (sheh-KEHR-seez) — Without sugar
Keto ordering phrases with audio →
San Simon
How to say it: sahn see-MOHN
Kitchen until 23:00, bar later. Burgers, grills, and cocktails if the hotel kitchen is done.
Menu →Maps →
Menu in English (keto notes)
From: San Simon's online menu. Checked Oct 18, 2026. Only dishes on that menu, in English; no prices.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Mains · Ana Yemekler (ah-NAH yeh-mek-LEHR)
- ≈ San Simon Burger (SAHN see-MOHN boor-GEHR) — beef patty, caramelized onion, smoked rib, pickle, tomato, lettuce, sauce. ekmeksiz (ek-MEK-seez)
- ✓ Tavuk Izgara (tah-VOOK uhz-gah-RAH) — grilled chicken with mashed potato and grilled vegetables. no mash
- ✓ Et Şiş (ET SHEESH) — beef skewer with mash and grilled vegetables. no mash
- ≈ Yaprak Ciğer (yahp-RAHK jee-EHR) — thin-sliced liver with red onion and parsley. ask unsuz (oon-SOOZ)
- ✗ Cordon Bleu. breaded
Starters · Başlangıç, Ara Sıcak (bahsh-lahn-GUHCH ah-RAH suh-JAHK)
- ✓ Peynir Tabağı (pay-NEER tah-bah-UH) — cheese plate: Gouda, Brie, Roquefort, Camembert. skip grissini and fruit
- ✗ Combo plate (fries, onion rings, sausage, fried chicken).
- ✗ Izgara İçli Köfte (uhz-gah-RAH eech-LEE kurf-TEH) — grilled bulgur croquettes with garlic yogurt.
- ✗ Mushroom tempura, shrimp tempura. battered
Seafood · Denizden (deh-neez-DEN)
- ✓ Günün Balıkları (gew-NEWN bah-luhk-lah-RUH) — fish of the day, priced by weight.
- ✓ Izgara Kalamar (uhz-gah-RAH kah-lah-MAHR) — grilled squid.
- ✓ Izgara Karides (uhz-gah-RAH kah-ree-DES) — grilled shrimp.
Pizza and pasta · Pizzalar, Makarna (peez-zah-LAHR mah-kahr-NAH)
- ✗ All pizzas, truffle tagliatelle, seafood linguine.
Salads · Salatalar (sah-lah-tah-LAHR)
- ✓ Domates Salatası (doh-mah-TES sah-LAH-tah-suh) — tomato, red onion, soy.
- ✓ Ege Esintisi (eh-GEH eh-seen-tee-SEE) — tomato, cucumber, onion, white cheese, olives, herbs, pomegranate molasses.
- ✓ Peynirli Roka Salatası (pay-neer-LEE roh-KAH sah-LAH-tah-suh) — arugula, tomato, white cheese.
- ✓ Mevsim Yeşillikleri (mev-SEEM yeh-sheel-leek-leh-REE) — mixed greens.
Drinks · İçecekler (ee-cheh-jek-LEHR)
- ✗ Limonata (lee-moh-nah-TAH) — homemade lemonade. sugar
- ✓ Soda / Ayran (soh-DAH eye-RAHN) — mineral water / yogurt drink.
Best keto choices
1. Grilled fish, squid or shrimp with any salad.
2. Tavuk Izgara (tah-VOOK uhz-gah-RAH) or Et Şiş (ET SHEESH) without the mash.
3. Cheese plate.
Keto ordering phrases with audio →
Ceylan
How to say it: jay-LAHN
Garden grill and pide. Mid-range, a short walk in the village.
Menu →Maps →
Menu in English (keto notes)
From: Ceylan's QR menu (selected food items). Checked Oct 18, 2026. Only dishes on that menu, in English; no prices.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Breakfast · Kahvaltılar (kah-vahl-tuh-LAHR)
- ≈ Kahvaltı Tabağı (kah-vahl-TUH tah-bah-UH) — breakfast plate: cheeses, olives, salad, boiled egg, cheese roll, sausage, butter, honey. skip the roll, honey and sausage
- ✓ Sade / Peynirli / Sucuklu / Sebzeli Omlet (sah-DEH pay-neer-LEE soo-jook-LOO seb-zeh-LEE ohm-LET) — plain / cheese / sausage / vegetable omelet.
- ✓ Menemen (meh-neh-MEN) — eggs scrambled with tomato and pepper.
- ✗ Gözleme (gurz-leh-MEH) — filled flatbread.
Soups · Çorbalar (chohr-bah-LAHR)
- ✗ Mercimek Çorbası (mehr-jee-MEK chohr-bah-SUH) — lentil soup.
- ≈ Tavuk Çorbası (tah-VOOK chohr-bah-SUH) — chicken soup. often has rice or noodles
Pide, pizza, pasta, burgers · Pideler, Pizzalar, Makarnalar, Burgerler (pee-deh-LEHR peez-zah-LAHR mah-kahr-nah-LAHR boor-gehr-LEHR)
- ✗ Pide / Lahmacun (pee-DEH lah-mah-JOON) — Turkish flatbread pizzas.
- ✗ Pizza, spaghetti, penne.
- ≈ Hamburger / Cheeseburger + Cips. ekmeksiz (ek-MEK-seez), patatessiz (pah-tah-tes-SEEZ)
Wraps · Dürümler (dew-rewm-LEHR)
- ≈ Adana / Urfa / Tavuk / Et Dürüm (ah-dah-NAH oor-FAH tah-VOOK ET dew-REWM) — kebab in lavaş with onion, tomato, parsley, sumac. ask for it on a plate, lavaşsız (lah-vahsh-SUHZ)
Salads · Salatalar (sah-lah-tah-LAHR)
- ✓ Çoban Salata (choh-BAHN sah-LAH-tah) — tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, parsley.
- ✓ Peynirli Roka Salata (pay-neer-LEE roh-KAH sah-LAH-tah) — arugula, white cheese, tomato.
- ✓ Yunan Salata (yoo-NAHN sah-LAH-tah) — Greek salad.
- ≈ Gavurdağı Salata (gah-voor-dah-UH sah-LAH-tah) — tomato, onion, walnut, parsley, sumac, pomegranate molasses. molasses is sweet; small amount
- ✓ Avokado Salata (ah-voh-kah-DOH sah-LAH-tah) — avocado, greens, cucumber, tomato.
- ≈ Tavuklu Sezar Salata (tah-vook-LOO seh-ZAHR sah-LAH-tah) — chicken Caesar. no croutons
Meze · Meze & Zeytinyağlılar (meh-ZEH zay-teen-yah-luh-LAHR)
- ✓ Atom (ah-TOHM) — strained yogurt with hot dried chili.
- ✓ Yoğurtlu Semizotu (yoh-oort-LOO seh-mee-zoh-TOO) — purslane with yogurt.
- ✓ Patlıcan Salata (paht-luh-JAHN sah-LAH-tah) — eggplant salad.
- ✓ Karides Söğüş (kah-ree-DES sur-EWSH) — poached shrimp, olive oil, lemon.
- ✗ Humus (hoo-MOOS) — hummus.
- ✗ Yaprak Sarma / Biber Dolma (yahp-RAHK sahr-MAH bee-BEHR dohl-MAH) — rice-stuffed vine leaves / peppers.
Hot starters · Arasıcaklar (ah-rah-suh-jahk-LAHR)
- ✓ Hellim Izgara (hel-LEEM uhz-gah-RAH) — grilled halloumi.
- ✓ Kiremitte Kaşarlı Mantar (kee-reh-meet-TEH kah-shahr-LUH mahn-TAHR) — mushrooms baked with kaşar cheese.
- ≈ Kalamar Tava / Karides Tava (kah-lah-MAHR tah-VAH kah-ree-DES tah-VAH) — fried squid / shrimp. usually floured
- ✗ Sigara Böreği (see-gah-RAH bur-reh-EE) — fried cheese rolls.
Casseroles and mains · Güveçler, Ana Yemekler (gew-vech-LEHR ah-NAH yeh-mek-LEHR)
- ✓ Tavuk / Et / Mantar / Karides Güveç (tah-VOOK ET mahn-TAHR kah-ree-DES gew-VECH) — chicken / meat / mushroom / shrimp baked with tomato, pepper and kaşar.
- ✓ Et / Tavuk Sac Kavurma (ET tah-VOOK SAHJ kah-voor-MAH) — meat / chicken stir-fried with garlic, onion, pepper, tomato.
- ≈ Ciğer Tava (jee-EHR tah-VAH) — pan-fried liver. ask unsuz (oon-SOOZ)
- ≈ Mantar Soslu Tavuk (mahn-TAHR sohs-LOO tah-VOOK) — chicken with cream, mushroom, red pepper. ok if not flour-thickened
- ≈ Tavada Köri Soslu Tavuk (tah-vah-DAH kur-REE sohs-LOO tah-VOOK) — curry chicken with peppers and rice. pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ)
- ✓ Kuzu İncik (koo-ZOO een-JEEK) — lamb shank.
- ✓ Musakka (moo-sahk-KAH) — fried eggplant with minced meat and tomato.
Grills and steaks · Izgaralar, Steaks (uhz-gah-rah-LAHR steh-AHKS)
- ✓ Köfte / Kuzu Şiş / Tavuk Şiş / Adana / Urfa (kurf-TEH koo-ZOO SHEESH tah-VOOK SHEESH ah-dah-NAH oor-FAH) — grills served with pilav and garnish. pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ)
- ✓ Kuzu Pirzola (koo-ZOO peer-zoh-LAH) — lamb chops.
- ✓ Karışık Izgara (kah-ruh-SHUHK uhz-gah-RAH) — mixed grill.
- ✗ İskender Kebap (ees-ken-DEHR keh-BAHP) — döner on bread with tomato butter sauce. bread
- ✓ Alinazik (ah-lee-nah-ZEEK) — lamb or beef on smoky eggplant and garlic yogurt.
- ✓ Pepper Steak, T-Bone, Antrikot (ribeye), Mantarlı Bonfile. swap potatoes for salad
Seafood · Deniz Ürünleri (deh-NEEZ ew-rewn-leh-REE)
- ✓ Levrek / Çupra (lev-REK choop-RAH) — sea bass / sea bream.
- ✓ Somon Izgara (soh-MOHN uhz-gah-RAH) — grilled salmon.
- ✓ Kalamar Izgara / Karides Şiş (kah-lah-MAHR uhz-gah-RAH kah-ree-DES SHEESH) — grilled squid / shrimp skewer.
Desserts and drinks · Tatlılar, İçecekler (taht-luh-LAHR ee-cheh-jek-LEHR)
- ✗ Künefe / Baklava / Fırın Sütlaç (kew-neh-FEH bahk-lah-VAH fuh-RUHN sewt-LAHCH) — syrup and milk desserts.
- ✓ Ayran (eye-RAHN) — yogurt drink.
- ✓ Türk Kahvesi / Çay (TEWRK kah-veh-SEE CHAI) — Turkish coffee / tea. sade (sah-DEH)
Best keto choices
1. Güveç (gew-VECH) (chicken, meat, mushroom or shrimp).
2. Sac (SAHJ) Kavurma (kah-voor-MAH), or any grill pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ).
3. Lamb chops, steak or grilled fish with Çoban (choh-BAHN) or arugula salad.
4. Atom (ah-TOHM), Patlıcan Salata (paht-luh-JAHN sah-LAH-tah), Hellim Izgara (hel-LEEM uhz-gah-RAH) as starters.
Keto ordering phrases with audio →
Yörük Cafe
How to say it: yur-REWK jah-FEH
Pide and home-style trays, modest. Listed hours run to about 22:00. No menu online.
Maps →
Menu in English (keto notes) · general guidance
Menu not found online. Typical keto picks at a home-cooking lokanta / village restaurant — general guidance, not this restaurant’s menu.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Typical dishes
- ≈ Izgara Köfte (uhz-gah-RAH kurf-TEH) — grilled meatballs (a little bread in the mix). ask pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ)
- ✓ Tavuk Şiş (tah-VOOK SHEESH) — grilled chicken skewer. ask pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ)
- ✓ Kuzu Şiş (koo-ZOO SHEESH) — grilled lamb skewer.
- ✓ Sac Kavurma (SAHJ kah-voor-MAH) — meat stir-fried with peppers and tomato.
- ≈ Zeytinyağlı (zay-teen-yah-LUH) — vegetables cooked in olive oil, served cold. some have rice or sugar
- ✗ Kuru Fasulye (koo-ROO fah-sool-YEH) — white bean stew. beans
- ✗ Mercimek Çorbası (mehr-jee-MEK chohr-bah-SUH) — lentil soup.
- ✗ Pide / Lahmacun / Gözleme (pee-DEH lah-mah-JOON gurz-leh-MEH) — flatbreads and pies.
- ✓ Cacık (jah-JUHK) — yogurt with cucumber and garlic.
- ✓ Çoban Salata (choh-BAHN sah-LAH-tah) — shepherd's salad.
Best keto bet
1. A grill (şiş (SHEESH), kavurma (kah-voor-MAH)) with salad and cacık (jah-JUHK); skip the bread basket and pilav.
Say it when you order
- Ekmeksiz, lütfen (ek-MEK-seez, LEWT-fen) — Without bread, please
- Pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ) — Without rice
- Patatessiz (pah-tah-tes-SEEZ) — Without potatoes / fries
- Lavaşsız (lah-vahsh-SUHZ) — Without the flatbread wrap
- Unsuz (oon-SOOZ) — Without flour (not floured or breaded)
- Şekersiz (sheh-KEHR-seez) — Without sugar
Keto ordering phrases with audio →
Yakamoz
How to say it: yah-kah-MOHZ
Grilled meat on the main village street. No menu online.
Maps →
Menu in English (keto notes) · general guidance
Menu not found online. Typical keto picks at a kebab and grill house (ocakbaşı / köfteci) — general guidance, not this restaurant’s menu.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Typical dishes
- ✓ Adana Kebap (ah-dah-NAH keh-BAHP) — spicy minced-lamb kebab. ask lavaşsız (lah-vahsh-SUHZ), pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ)
- ✓ Urfa Kebap (oor-FAH keh-BAHP) — mild minced-lamb kebab.
- ✓ Kuzu Pirzola (koo-ZOO peer-zoh-LAH) — lamb chops.
- ✓ Kuzu Şiş (koo-ZOO SHEESH) — lamb cubes on a skewer.
- ✓ Ciğer Şiş (jee-EHR SHEESH) — grilled liver skewer.
- ✓ Tavuk Kanat (tah-VOOK kah-NAHT) — grilled chicken wings.
- ≈ Izgara Köfte (uhz-gah-RAH kurf-TEH) — grilled meatballs (some breadcrumb).
- ✓ Közlenmiş Biber (kurz-len-MEESH bee-BEHR) — charred peppers.
- ✗ Piyaz (pee-YAHZ) — white-bean salad. beans
- ✗ Lavaş / Lahmacun / İçli Köfte (lah-VAHSH lah-mah-JOON eech-LEE kurf-TEH) — flatbread / thin pizza / bulgur croquettes.
Best keto bet
1. Pirzola (peer-zoh-LAH), şiş (SHEESH) or Adana (ah-dah-NAH) on a plate with onion-sumac salad and charred peppers, no lavaş (lah-VAHSH).
Say it when you order
- Ekmeksiz, lütfen (ek-MEK-seez, LEWT-fen) — Without bread, please
- Pilavsız (pee-lahv-SUHZ) — Without rice
- Patatessiz (pah-tah-tes-SEEZ) — Without potatoes / fries
- Lavaşsız (lah-vahsh-SUHZ) — Without the flatbread wrap
- Unsuz (oon-SOOZ) — Without flour (not floured or breaded)
- Şekersiz (sheh-KEHR-seez) — Without sugar
Keto ordering phrases with audio →

All restaurants →

Tonight

Odile Hotel

Directions →

Arrive · Çıralı

Odile Hotel

Çıralı Mah., Ulupınar Köyü, Kemer / Antalya. Nights of 11 and 12 October before the transfer to Demre.

Call Odile Hotel Directions →Site →

Cash today

$80One car, Antalya Airport → Odile, 19:00

Catherine, Jill, and Susan Beans · ~$27 each

Drivers take US dollars. Bring the exact amount in small bills — they may not have change.

Tips for the driver or guide are not a fixed amount today. The trip ballpark is on the cash page.

Full-trip cash →

Today three of us land in Antalya

Weather

The day

Daily Diary

Meals

Typical dishes

Mains · Ana Yemekler (ah-NAH yeh-mek-LEHR)

Starters · Başlangıç, Ara Sıcak (bahsh-lahn-GUHCH ah-RAH suh-JAHK)

Seafood · Denizden (deh-neez-DEN)

Pizza and pasta · Pizzalar, Makarna (peez-zah-LAHR mah-kahr-NAH)

Salads · Salatalar (sah-lah-tah-LAHR)

Drinks · İçecekler (ee-cheh-jek-LEHR)

Breakfast · Kahvaltılar (kah-vahl-tuh-LAHR)

Soups · Çorbalar (chohr-bah-LAHR)

Pide, pizza, pasta, burgers · Pideler, Pizzalar, Makarnalar, Burgerler (pee-deh-LEHR peez-zah-LAHR mah-kahr-nah-LAHR boor-gehr-LEHR)

Wraps · Dürümler (dew-rewm-LEHR)

Salads · Salatalar (sah-lah-tah-LAHR)

Meze · Meze & Zeytinyağlılar (meh-ZEH zay-teen-yah-luh-LAHR)

Hot starters · Arasıcaklar (ah-rah-suh-jahk-LAHR)

Casseroles and mains · Güveçler, Ana Yemekler (gew-vech-LEHR ah-NAH yeh-mek-LEHR)

Grills and steaks · Izgaralar, Steaks (uhz-gah-rah-LAHR steh-AHKS)

Seafood · Deniz Ürünleri (deh-NEEZ ew-rewn-leh-REE)

Desserts and drinks · Tatlılar, İçecekler (taht-luh-LAHR ee-cheh-jek-LEHR)

Typical dishes

Typical dishes

Tonight

Odile Hotel

Odile Hotel

Cash today