• Pide, Prayers, Pigeons and Culture

    September 8, 2025 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Relaxing breckie outside again. A few rounds of bananagrams and backgammon then we took a taxi into Kusadasi centre for a browse round the bazaars, a few Turkish coffees and our first taste of Pide - Turkish pizza. Interesting to hear the calls to prayer echoing across the town (see video!).
    Also liked picking up some nerdy facts, like Kusadasi’s name sake being related to its feathered inhabitants the pigeons.
    In the evening, Auntie Lynette taught me how to make flatbread and I shared my masala roasted carrot recipe which went down a treat. A really lovely day.
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