Anatolia's diary
In the market | In the town | In the country | Football
In the market
I am having such a great time here. I am sooo pleased that I can speak some Turkish. They love to hear a foreigner speaking their language.
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This morning I went to a street market. It was very very cool... |
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First I looked for a nice skirt and a kaftan to wear over my bikini; I was spoilt for choice. Oh, and a belly dancing outfit? What about that? Guess which one I've bought? |
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Talking about swimming, these ‘Peştemals’ are extremely fashionable as pareos – they were traditionally used in Hamams. For colours you are spoilt for choice! The shopkeeper posed for us! |
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I also bought some pure soaps and Hamam bowls. They will make good presents. |
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What about Turkish towels? |
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The slippers are so tempting too. |
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 I also looked at some kilims. Look at my ring and my earrings. Do you like them? Jewellery was so colourful. Will look great with jeans. |
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I did not know which bracelet to choose... |
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The ‘nazar boncuk’ is suppose to protect you from the evil eye... |
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You can see these ‘boncuks’ everywhere from towels and table clothes to charms... |
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I got a ‘cezve’ for my mum – you make the Turkish coffee in these pots – they look very cute, I hope she likes it... |
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And a ‘worry beater’ (tesbih), for my dad... |
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I felt a bit peckish at the market. |
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Vegetables (sebzeler), |
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Salads (salatalar)... |
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The more you feast your eyes the hungrier you feel!! |
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It would be nice to have a typical Turkish table laid out for us, but we found a very cosy restaurant instead. |
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We drank some ‘Turkish tea’ afterwards and snacked on some dry figs... YUMMY! |
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Tomorrow morning I’ll have a Turkish breakfast on the balcony. |
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SORRY, BUT CAN'T EAT ONE ‘SIMIT’ I AM FULL !! |
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