Thread: Merhaba all

Hi all
Well I got to read your posts whilst waiting for transfer to airport yesterday but couldn't cope with the Turkish keyboard to do more.
Well ,after coping with temperatures of up to 53 degrees and watching helicoptors carrying buckets of water up to the forests, what a beautiful country Turkey truly is. A trip to Ephesus was too daunting in the heat and I had to settle for doing very little.
But why post when the highlights of the weeks were sitting a lovely "Italian" coffee bar drinking that country's coffee eating apple strudel ( oh so local atmosphere) and watching the sun set ( a bit of a relief that was) and yachts slide into the harbour on a roof top drinking cocktails and Turkish coffee.
Because this woman saw no belly dancing (What!) no local Turkish shows but a chance trip to another town to visit on market day and lunching on pide and cola (as you do) the music changed and there arrived 2 men, playing zills and dressed in long skirts with decorated bum bags (is best description I can muster) and little matching vests (over white manly t shirts). They were wonderful dancers and that night I enquired of our retaurant manager ..had I actually seen the descenders of the Gocek dancers..he smiled and said you are very honoured madam, you have indeed they dance on special occassions and are highly regarded. Yippee...I danced with a Gocek who grinned and clattered his zills at my hips.
Oh and I also bought some cracking modern Turkish music.
Missing that azure sea,incredible coastline, crusader castle, thousands (of mostly safe) trees , pretty and quiet haven of a hotel and even notoriously hectic bar street.........

Marhabteyn ya Liza....did you video the Gocek dancers at all??? photos of them????

Originally Posted by bul_bul_ksa

Marhabteyn ya Liza....did you video the Gocek dancers at all??? photos of them????

Sadly but not desperately all I had with me was an instant cheapie camera but yes I snapped away and fingers crossed.......

Gah. That's always the way with me, the best things happen when I don't have my high tech stuff to record them!

Ah well, hopefully the cheapie camera will have some cool shots on it.

sounds like you must have been in bodrum, am i right?

Dear Lizajuk,
I was just thinking about you and how I haven't seen you posting lately.
And here you are! In Turkey!
Post pics when you can!
luv,
m.

Liz - Welcome back! Glad you had a wonderful time and isn't it amazing what comes our way at the most unexpected moments!

It sounds as though you had a wonderful time!

{{{HUGS}}}

Originally Posted by jennyb

sounds like you must have been in bodrum, am i right?

You are. What a town of split personality?

Pretentious yachtiness, smart designer..the real thing. Loads of expensive Turkish restuarants then Brit pubs, kebab houses and Mac Ds and and tat fakes and raucous chavvy clubbing
But no one can ever take away that location!!...and those views nor the smiles..g.:

I want to goooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Thanks for posting about your experiences . . . once again I will live vicariously!

Photos on gallery. They're not that bad.