Highlights from Week Eight
Participating in some local Ramazan festivities at the local mall Breakfast challenge #3 (and the best one so far!) with a waiter who demonstrated how he feeds his pet bird parsley before we… Continue reading
Participating in some local Ramazan festivities at the local mall Breakfast challenge #3 (and the best one so far!) with a waiter who demonstrated how he feeds his pet bird parsley before we… Continue reading
Breakfast in the garden with kittens in the summer house. Fresh peaches from the garden at the summer house. Disco-like solar garden lights for the summer house (courtesy of my parents) A boy… Continue reading
A few Saturdays ago, Mustafa and I took an hour-long drive to the coastal town of Çeşme, that is known as a playground for the rich and famous due to having some of… Continue reading
The protests in Izmir have seemed to have ceased for the most part; restoring the city to its much quieter self. Recently, we went down to Alsancak to sign up for my Turkish… Continue reading
Our living room turned into a candyland. Lahmacun (a type of Turkish pizza) The festive decorations in a local mall for the month of Ramazan.
Celebrating the fourth by driving to Bornova and eating burgers. Dancing the night away at Mustafa’s coworker’s wedding at a seaside club called “Rain” Finding out that our favorite 24 hour restaurant in… Continue reading
Last Wednesday, I was at home drinking from my beloved Bobble water bottle when part of my lower front tooth chipped. After freaking out a bit, due to a) looking a bit like… Continue reading
A surprise date night at 27 Gaziantep Mutfağı, with crisp green salads, tender spiced kebabs wrapped in silky lavash bread and frothy ayran (I think I found my new favorite restaurant). Lazy Saturday… Continue reading
A delicious joint effort meal (Mustafa salad, me garlic pasta). Nap time with this furball. A leisurely weekday breakfast with garlic eggs and fresh peaches.
Surreal I’m part of living history moment: Sitting in “Öküz” and having the staff put on the “Onuncu Yıl Marşı” (10th Year March written in honor of the tenth anniversary of the founding… Continue reading