As
I searched through last year's photos, I realized how many I had intended to
but haven't shared here on the blog.
So
even though, I may be a tad late in doing a roundup of 2011, I wanted to share
my favorite sunset photos taken mainly in Turkey and on a few other trips. I
was surprised I didn't have any sunset photos from Alaçatı or Bodrum, but I think I must
have taken a nap before dinner and missed out.
Hope
you enjoy this photo essay!
§ In April, we drove
to Edirne,
about two hours from Istanbul. We paused on the Meriç
Köprüsü to take
this photo before we found nearby Emirgan Aile Çay Bahçesi and stopped for an Efes beer.
§ In May, while we celebrated my birthday dinner at Club Arma Restoran in Antalya,
hubby took some photos here. I can't forget the sublime dinner we feasted on of
levrek carpaccio and ahtapot izgara and the excellent service
we received - including a special birthday dessert!
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| Even though the sun set behind us in Antalya, we enjoyed the sea view. |
§ In July, we took our American friends on a 6-hour road trip
to Bozcaada
- a lovely island in the Aegean Sea along Turkey's western coast. Do as the
locals do - bring a blanket and a bottle of wine to the far western edge of the
island. Soon, you'll be sipping wine along the legendary Polente Feneri and watching the sunset behind the windmill farm
here.
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| Perfect timing as a large ship passed by in the distance. |
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| A view of the wind farm on Bozcaada, Turkey. |
§ During Ramazan in the sweltering month of August, Jason and I
took another Turkish road trip, which included stops in Cunda
Adası, Foça, Bergama, Ephesus
and Kusadası.
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| (Taken with my cell phone.) Day 1 on Cunda Adası. |
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| Day 2: on the outskirts of Foça - a small town about 130 km south of Cunda Adası. |
§ In September, I traveled with a girlfriend to Patmos and
nearly got stranded on the island of Samos because of the Greek strikes. Please
read: Strangers,
Stranded in Samos for the harrowing tale.
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| Our boat was just coming into shore as the sun set by Patmos, Greece. |
§ In October, we celebrated hubby's birthday in Fethiye where
we had a fun, but short weekend jaunt. We walked down to the marina with a
brown bag of Efes beer bottles and our camera. Drinking a beer in public while sitting on the boardwalk and watching the sunset is probably easier to do in off-peak
season.
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| Seems like there are hundreds of sailboats in the Fethiye Marina. |
§ For the Kurban Bayramı in November, we enjoyed
watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean in Bali for the
first time. This was an amazing trip!
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| Relaxing at the Nammos Beach club in Bali. |
§ After I taught my baking classes in Bodrum at the Erenler Sofrasi, we stopped in the quaint, fishing
village of Güvercinlik
before heading back to Istanbul. Per Asli's recommendation, we ordered a levrek and çupra dinner with our Efes beer and then watched the fishing boats
head to shore as the sun set.
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| The water was so clear and calm here in Güvercinlik, Turkey. |
Which sunset photo is your favorite?
If you want to see more sunsets in Turkey, please check out Turkish Travel Blog and Turkey's For Life.
