A lots of .... Turkiye

We were back to Spore last night and felt really unbearable to bid farewell to our Local / Spore Tour Guide and our tour group "brothers and sisters".

We had spent about 10 days together in Turkey and went through the same ceremony of falling in love with Turkey. We shared lots of great experience,some are captured by camera, some are in our memories. I just felt part of me is still left in Turkey besides my spoilt umbrella.

I would always remember Turkey because of
1. its village ppl so sweet that they waved or smiled at you whenever we passed by their villages.. whether they are children/ youngsters or old folks.
2. fruits that so juicy and sweet like honey .. Apples / Melons / Grapes / Pears/ Figs / Plums / Pomegranates/ Quincy etc..
3. foods and drinks that are so unique, like honey combs and butter with bread for tea break, Turkish pizza, Sahlep ( Almond milk tea with Cinnamon powder ) in a cold day. Lotsa lotsa cheese . Thick and silky ice cream from Mado. Not mentioning Turkish Cay ( Tea ) and Kahve ( Coffee ).
4. beautiful landscapes like Cappadocia with Cotton Castle, where i will never forget we tracked the hills and valleys as a group on our foot with our local tour guide. Hot air ballons ride for beautiful sun rise is a life time experience.
5. lots of roses in all kinds of color and lots of wild flowers along the journey. Huge and sweet smelling flowers.
6. clear and blue blue sky , warm when it is sunny.
7. mediterranean plains/ jungles / Agean Sea that reminds me of my childhood stories book, where hares/ foxes / seagulls live.
8. historical sites that occupied by Byzantine/ Greeks / Rome / Turk..
9. our responsible and helpful local and Spore tour guide, made our travelling easier and smooth, wonderful tour group members who are caring and humble persons. Bus driver, Mr Yusoff, for his experience and responsible driving.
10. it is where Piggy and i had 2nd honeymoon in the past 8 years since Taipei, the journey is fun and sweet throughout except i was mad at him twice being overly friendly and causing us stuck with a gooseberry for the last few days. it kind of spoilt my mood a bit , since we have not much time in Turkey and i just want to spend these precious moments with him only, as a punishment Porky had to pull his ears from hotel to Turkey airport on the last day. hehehe...

It was tiring because :
1. long hours flights that my back ached,
2. long hours spent on the bus everyday due to Turkey is a big country,
3. waked up at 5 am and slept at 10 pm and due to jetlag you will wake up again in the midnight,
4. unexpectedly icy cold rains for a few days, and temp dropped to below 10 deg C.
But it is all worth it, and i will definitely do it again if given a chance, except for the next time i will keep myself warm and go with a right pair of shoes.

Merhaba... Turkiye.

Darby