Every day for the two weeks we were on the other side (almost) of the world, we were served cucumbers at breakfast. That's both in Turkey and Germany. This photo is the Turkey breakfast, which always included a variety of cheese with tomatoes, egg, olives and some sort of just baked bread. And watermelon at all three meals each day. Even better than the breakfast, was the al fresco dining overlooking the Marmara Sea, a part of the Mediterranean.
We were very busy with the meetings the Gardener was there for so did not see as much
as we would like, but it was an amazing experience none the less.
I kept asking myself what the country of Turkey reminded me of. Europe? Asia?
(Istanbul happens to be a city in both continents!) There were mosques everywhere, and the
call of the minarets in the distance and close by. I finally decided I should stop thinking
about it and accept it as Turkey, certainly like no where I have been before!
I find myself quite exhausted after this trip,
and ever so slowly beginning to catch up on things.
I imagine that any food eaten in front of that view would taste like ambrosia. What a treat that trip must have been! One of the biggest pleasures of travel, for me, is the food.
ReplyDeleteWow...what an experience that must have been! Beautiful photos too! Glad you made it back safely!
ReplyDeleteI could eat that variety of food for breakfast and lunch, every day - it looks delicious. My trip to Ireland was my first jaunt across the big pond and although the pace was not hectic, I found it tiring. Especially when I got home, the first couple of days my functioning level was pretty low so I guess that's what jet lag is all about.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been a rewarding experience to see the land and culture of Turkey.
Such a stick-in-the-mud I am that I would have found the breakfast a bit odd...the cheese, bread, and watermelon would have gone down easily. What beautiful stairs and lovely views to the sea. Take your time to recoup. Very different cultures from our own must be exciting and also take a toll. It was also not an easy time for being in the middle east.
ReplyDeleteOur son and his girlfriend just returned from Turkey visiting her uncle and old friends. They likened Istanbul to Manhattan. They hung out in an upscale part of the city.
ReplyDeleteI have taken to eating cucumbers lately. I am trying to watch what I eat and cucumbers seemed to satisfy my need for crunchy.
What a delicious looking and healthy breakfast. Our daughter and her husband spent several months in Istanbul and loved their time there. It's a city between cultures, in many ways.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are easing into life back home - it always takes awhile to adjust.
Glad to have you back.
ReplyDeleteI am feeling terrible that I didn't know you had been gone on a trip, though I have missed you in blogland. That breakfast looks tasty, what a neat thing to experience other cultures.
ReplyDeleteRest well, friend.
Deanna
How wonderful to get to travel to such a unique place. I've never read much about it so I don't have a lot of ideas about what it would be like. I'm glad you're sharing some of your observations. Get some rest! Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular view!! I can imagine that you enjoyed meals with that perspective...although your breakfast looks delicious regardless. It looks very healthy too.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to more glimpses of your trip! I love looking at the world through your eyes.
I have often thought that Istanbul must be one of the most interesting places in the world - a cultural crossroads for millennia. Your breakfast looks like my husband's evening snack. I see I need to stop in here more often, Dotsie! You're going places and doing things and I've been out of the loop!
ReplyDeleteWow, you've been traveling!! Turkey seems to be an interesting country and appears in a few movies of late. I like the last photo which could be at any seaside cottage. I hope you 'catch up' soon.
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of breakfast - minus the watermelon! Your trip sounds amazing, I've only ever been to Canada as far as another country.
ReplyDeleteBTW - Love the "water color" photo in your sidebar!!!
Leann
Your last image of the blue-green water is beautiful, Dotsie. I always think of Moorish arches and mosaic tiles when I think of Turkey, for some reason. I don't know how true to life this is. My husband's uncle went to Turkey some years ago and visited Mount Ararat while he was there. I hope you had a nice trip and I understand about being exhausted afterwards. :) I hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Denise