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1 novembre Greece & then Turkey againHello!
Well we spent a beautiful two days in Greece on the island of Samos (only a 2 hour ferry from the town we're staying at in Turkey). Now that tourist season is over, we were able to get a more traditional, local perspective of life on the island. We rented a car and drove all around it. By this point, we have become European car rental experts, and we were shocked at the ease with which we rented on Samos - a true testiment to their laid back lifestyle. We walked in, said how much to rent a car, she said 25euro/day, we said we'll take it for 2 days. She said do you have a driver's licence, we saıd yes, and then took 50euro cash and gave us the keys. Never once asked to see a passport, a credit card, or a signature. I guess she knew we couldn't get very far if we decided to run. Anyway, the first day we spent at the beach and then hunting for Pythagoras' cave (you know, the a-squared + b-squared = c-squared guy?) as he was born on Samos and did most of his mathmatical ponderings in some cave. We never did find it, but we did find another cave up on a mountain where we were shocked to stumble upon a mountain goat giving birth to two baby mountain goats (bahhhhhhh!). Day two was spent driving around the other side of the island looking at really old churches (you know the ones with those crazy blue roofs) and visited the Temple of Hera. We then found another cave down by the water (no birthing goats in this one) and it was beautiful. We took lots of pictures and ate lots of souvlaki, which we'll post later (the pictures, not the souvlaki).
Because tourist season is over and boats to and from Turkey (where we catch our flight home) are few and far between, we came back to Turkey yesterday and will spend the next 4 days here before heading back to France. There is lots to do and see here - and the shopping is INCREDIBLE! I MEAN INCREDIBLE! Even Adam (who hates shopping) can't resist. I have bought a Gucci purse (yes, it's real) and Rock & Republic Jeans for a steal. Last night we went out for dinner and did not expect the experience that we had! Our waiter, Jimmy, was a Turkish lad about our age who is just enamoured with all things American (we said we were from Canada, but I'm not sure he understood). He came and sat at our table with us and asked us all kinds of questions about life ın America and, in turn, he told us about his life in Turkey. Quite a tale, his father died 3 weeks ago and he is now working 2 jobs (12 hours at the restaurant and then at a night club for the rest of the night) 7 days/week just so he can send money to his mother. He kept telling us how talking with us was one of the best nights of his life and how he would never, ever forget it. We liked him so much that we decided to go to his bar after dinner where we met his brother, Deniz, who was equally friendly. The 4 of us sat there and talked for hours and Deniz has invited us (along with Jimmy who will specially take the night off work) to eat dinner with him and his wife, Meit (pronounced like 'meat'), tomorrow evening at their home. We graciously accepted and will bring a baclava for dessert.
We will write soon and let you know how our traditional Turkish meal went! Hope you are all doing well, love Erin & Adam.  CommentairesPour ajouter un commentaire, connectez-vous avec votre identifiant Windows Live ID (si vous utilisez Messenger ou Xbox LIVE, vous avez un identifiant Windows Live ID). Connectez-vous Vous n'avez pas d'identifiant Windows Live ID ? Inscrivez-vous RétroliensL'URL de rétrolien de ce billet est : http://erinandadam.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!527ACB37A809C93C!1016.trak Blogs Web qui font référence à ce billet
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