Gocek in Turkey.
is a lovely little village on the edge of a yachting marina . The bay is surrounded by verdant forests that run right down to the water. It's hard to imagine so much greenery in such a hot country.
The village with the mosque in the centre
The Turkish cuisine.
Pide Turkish type Pizza with fragrant minced lamb
Assorted Mezzes usually eaten as a light meal or appetizer.
A local lady preparing Pide which is a Turkish pizza with finely minced lamb and fragrant herbs and spices, simple and so delicious.
A market stall selling fragrant herbs and spices, I always used to stock up when visiting.
The beautiful ceramics, many hand painted and glazed.
Whenever I think of Turkey I think of colour and fragrant smells, I have many dishes and bowls that I 've collected over the years.
This holiday was primarily a 'chill out' holiday as we both had been working very hard, me in a busy stockbroking office and Ian as a Senior Account Executive for a national tele- communications company.
We spent our time tootling around the village markets and dining on the wonderful Turkish cuisine.
Gocek Islands.
Traditional Turkish Gulets.
We took a cruise around the Gulf of Gocek stopping from time to time to swim in the turquoise waters. We sunbathed on the deck, chatted to the other guest and had a delicious lunch of mezzes, grilled fish and local white wine.
A wonderful day out.
Turkey is a country forever etched in my heart I shall never forget all the wonderful holidays we've had there.
