Çeşme: Family Visits

After a quiet morning of relaxation at home, we all got together, separated into two cars, and headed to the resort town of Çeşme to visit family.

Our first stop was to see Cici … the widow of my cousin, and her daughter, Aslı. Sitting on the patio despite the heat, we enjoyed not only each other’s company, but also the delicious treats Cici had made for us … and the antics of the kittens that love to visit her patio. We were having such a good time that we neglected to take a group photo there.

Our second stop was at Murat’s mom and sister’s place, not far from Cici’s house. This time we made sure to get a group photo … even though some members of our party were missing at the time. Melek Hanım and Özen are very hospitable and would love to have hosted us for dinner — fresh fish was mentioned several times in an effort to tempt us. But we were all so stuffed from the treats Cici had prepared that we convinced them that fresh fruit was all we needed … plus a bit of the German cream cake that somehow slipped on to our plates 😊.Read more