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Thanksgiving in Turkey

11/28/2004

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28 November '04, Sunday. Well we survived Thanksgiving. Our hunt for food went well and we had a delicious dinner. The weather did not cooperate however. The high for the day was 46 and that is cold when there is no central heating. We have a small portable electric heater, but the rooms are separate and have very high ceilings, so we can only heat one room. So we moved everything into the bedroom. It’s a bit crowded but cozy. The kitchen is freezing so I put the oven on before I go in there. These apartments are for the summer tourists and usually are not rented in the winter. On Well! The weather yesterday was sunny and in the 50s but with a strong wind so it didn’t warm up much. Today is suppose to hit the 60s and rain. We are doing some laundry this morning and will hang it out and hope it gets dry before the rain comes. All in All we are enjoying our selves here.
Yesterday we went into Bodrum to see the mausoleum of King Mausolus (c. 376-353 BC). It is in ruins and a lot of it was pilfered to build St. Peters castle. It was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It is amazing to see the size of this thing and there were tombs here before the mausoleum was built. Then we went down to the harbor to see the remains of a shipyard. In 1770 the Ottoman fleet was destroyed by Russians and, had to be rebuilt at shipyards like this one. The shipyard was fortified with walls and towers to ward off pirates. It was a good day…
I have been doing a lot of reading, as there is a good supply of free books here and I am going to take advantage of them while I can.
We miss all the Christmas decorations and all the doings getting ready, but some how we will have to adjust.
Well, I am just getting back here and the day has turned out to be “wonderful” !!!
It must be over 70 right now and it is only 2pm. What a day for a nice walk. The laundry is now dried, folded and down. We found a “sidewalk market” (something like a garage sale) going on at the other end of the marina. There are times when it would be nice to have a shop back home so that we could buy some of the great finds. Then walking back we had a real good Turkish lunch. It is kind of a light chicken stew with rice on the side. We also met a couple from England who has just moved into their new home in Bodrum. They are very excited about their new adventure. They said that this is the “new Spain” as far a values and the purchasing power for them. Many “Brits” are buying here for sure.
The sun has heated the “solar shower” enough for it to be comfortable, so off I go.

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