Senol, his uncle and I went to a mountain lake today to get away from the village. We really have no plans during the day which can get a bit boring and so when the opportunity arose we jumped on it. The mountains reminded me of alaska with a large stream running through. After our drive we went to a restaurant (a balcony where they serve tea and light snacks) and his uncle smoked the hookah while I ate bread, honey and cheese. Everything is superfresh to reiterate. Last night the young (under 40) crowd went up to the families house on the top of the mountain. We BBQ'd and chatted away from the adults. The girl cousins taught me a few moves for belly dance which was fun. Well have a great weekend! I am going to read my book and play solitaire I think...unless someone offers to drive somewhere. Here are some pictures from the U2 concert and the village
ciao
RTK
Love the shirt!
ReplyDeleteNow I know why the honey was so dark and richly flavored because the honey bees gather so many different pollins from the crops in the mountains.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me the name of the village so I can find it on Google maps.
I read in Byzantine times the political districts in Anatolia were named tremes (I may be spelling it wrong), responsible for protecting the borders. Do the Turks still call districts tremes? Trabzon was an important city tying the far east, Byzantium, middle east, and Europe, and was a melting pot of different peoples. I wonder if Marco Polo wandered through there on his trip to/fro China?
the name in greek is mapsino. thanks for the history. Senol told me that Trabzon was a very important port and we went to a Russian Bankers house now museum which housed many relics from the time. Very cool and many of the same things found on the greek islands
ReplyDeleteHi Honey, the village looks so lush and ya'll look like you're ready to have a great time at the concert. Is that a soccer stadium?
ReplyDeleteyes it is a soccer stadium and also has a track/field. It is the largest in Istanbul
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