Saturday, July 15, 2006

DAY TWO

Got up around noon
missed breakfast
moved straight onto lunch

rolled into a restaurant
reclined in an Ottoman style lounge
all carpets and cushion

had an old woman next to a wood fire
make us goozleme
pancakes filled with cheese, fetta, spinach or potatoes
and bring coffee and tea

mmm this is living


Eventually
we pushed off
for a roll around the ruins

By definition
they are not in very good condition

You can feel the history of the place though
why anyone would want to settle here

in the shade
cool river flowing past
lap of the ocean never far from your ear

And look
an old relic
the rear...
coke can
oh, and a marlboro packet

The Greek temple was cool
made less so by the giant group of tourist
there when we arrived

Just like any traffic
you just have wait for it to pass

One group of German posed for a photo
in the Speedos
one large gentleman in the front row
had his legs spread a little too far

The local photo lab will have a laugh
when they return this guys photos
with on great hairy white bollock hanging out of his cod piece

Would love to bring you the photo
I was too shocked to move however

The rest of the day was spent floating

After dinner we had a few drinks and hit "the" nightclup
It reminded me of Ra Lai Beach

Open ceiling
Rustic decor

We got there at ten
we were the only ones
We sat out the front for a beer and a chat

we went back in at about eleven
it was packed

Turkish Men

It should be noted here that Turkey is the home of the peacock male
more than any other place I have been
Turkish males seem to spend a lot of time on their appearance

This is merely an observation
not a criticism

careful attention is paid to hair and clothes

They also dance
sometimes enthusiasm is not matched by talent

but it is definitely amusing to watch

3 comments:

A. McKaul said...
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Tim said...

Nice post, Al. I like the poetic style of the writing, it makes for pleasent reading. I can see the Turkish men dancing with 'enthusiasm' now, hehe. Germans in speedos.. hmm, who would have thought!

PS: "By definition
they are not in very good condition"

GOLD!


PPS

Blog entry so cool
I like the poetic style
very pleasant to read

A. McKaul said...

Cheers Dude!
Glad to know someone is reading it!