Blogs from Turkey, Middle East - page 364

Another very cold day today and neither of us very well prepared. Rob bought a corn on the cob to keep him going till lunch. You could pay 0.50 extra for a grilled one which he did. This ended up being a terrible idea; not only was it more expensive but it was dry and tasteless despite the copious amount of salt on it. While eating we went back to the Blue shop where Steph had spotted a pashmina she liked the day before (not black, but purple). After a bit of haggling and a promise to promote the Blue shop with a picture on the blog, Steph managed to get what she wanted for half the price. From the Sultanahmet we walked past the bazaar district up to the university area towards Suleymaniye camii. The ... read more

Ahmet lives in Perset, at the end of the village, and his children are the few ones who still play there. Ahmet Persette kaliyor, o mahalede çok az çocuk oyniyorlar.... read more

October 28th is the Republic's day in Turkey, they celebrate the end of the War for Liberation and the beginning of the Republic with Mustafa Kemal, Atatürk. Most of the celebrations are taken in schools and squares. 28 Ekinde Cumhurriyet bayrami ilk okuda kutluyorlar.... read more

Mehmet Karahan is one of my best friends in Barhal, he has a wonderful pension where I allways stay at least one night, It is a great cook and a very nice person, I realy like to talk with him. www.karahanpension.com is a traditional house next to the church, is very well known. He has had important gests like the sister of H. M. the Queen of England or my brother Yasar Yucel, among others. When he has time Mehemt takes care of his bees. Mehemt Karahan en iyi arkadaslarimde biri, onda çok iyi bir pesionu var ve çok guzel yemekleri yapar, çok iyi bir dosttur. Onun pensiyon Türkiyedeki en güzelerinde biri, çon önemli misafirler kaldilar, mesela Ingiliz Kraliçenin kizkardesi veya benim kardesim Yasar Yucel. Onun disinda arilari bakar, Barhalin bali meshur. www.karahanpension.com ... read more

We slept as long as we could get away with and left a stupidly small amount of time to wake, pack and get downstairs for breakfast at ten. Breakfast was good again. It never ceases to amaze me how much food Rob can put away first thing in the morning, especially jam and bread. We got the bill and walked into town to post a first batch of postcards and to withdraw money for bills etc. We had been told that whilst the red spring was definitely worth seeing we wouldn't want more than twenty minutes there. Ordinarily we wouldn't waste our time, but it was thundery and getting caught in storms on the travertines didn't sound that appealing, so we opted for the spring. We caught a dolmus there no problem, it was cheap and ... read more