As we proceed to the first stop, we are distracted by a sensational view on our left. The Bay of Antalya is spread out before us in all its splendour. As we watch the sparkling waves break against the cliffs, we realise that we have turned into Işıklar Avenue and come to a stop. Around us the town is bustling with life.
We take on new passengers and continue on our way. Department stores, bookshops, pastry shops to our right and left...
Leaving the city stadium behind us, we stop for a second break: Belediye Duragı, the Munipality stop. A short walk and we can see, first, the historic municipality building and then Karaalioglu Park, which begins in front of it. Who knows how many lovers since the 1940s have kept trysts here in this park which covers 70 thousand square meters? But let us get back to the tram and leave for later the business of surveying the Beydagları mountains, the Konyaaltı Beach and the vast Mediterranean from the park’s three broad terraces jutting out over the water. Hey, wait a minute, Mr Conductor. The street opposite us is just one of countless