Four Cups of Tea

Mike & Abigail and I spent the day talking to many of our new friends, and had much more fun than we could have guessed! We've made friends with two owners of souvenir shops, and one of them is going to take us to a waterfall on Wednesday morning. She is very kind, and knows just enough English for us to hold a real conversation.

 

The pictures are from the other shop, located in "Old Town" Antalya. Our friend who works there specializes in Turkish antiques. It actually rained for a few minutes while we were with him - something we have not even thought of since we arrived. The days have been very hot, but cooler weather is supposed to be coming (thought I'm not sure what defines "cooler"). 

 

While Mike went elsewhere, Abigail and I went to a wedding dress shop to speak with one of the ladies who knows a little English. She was able to help explain a little about Turkish weddings, and we enjoyed another cup of tea while we chatted.

 

Our final stop was this evening - back to the English school to meet more students. What a fun class they were! Four students, who were more advanced in their English, and very eager to talk to us about everything Turkish. Well, one was eager - but we learned she may have been more interested in talking to Mike than anything else. =)  By the end of the hour, she was a good friend for all of us. Abigail and I may get an opportunity to have dinner with her later this week.

 

Turkish or apple tea was served to us at each of these places - good thing we like it so much! We're even getting used to drinking it hot in the midst of hot weather, and I'm very glad we have several more weeks to enjoy it.

Tomorrow is a national holiday - Ataturk Day. Hooray for cultural celebrations!

 

-by Randa