Adnan Saygun Parkı

… for dinner tonight … hosted by Aylin and Murat’s son (my nephew), Hakan, and his wife, Serenay.

Since Murat’s car could not accommodate all six of us, Mui and I took the ferry to get across the körfez [bay] on one of the many boats that ply the waters throughout the day. Deniz joined us for the 15-minute ride from the ferry landing in Pasaport to the landing in Bostanlı. The adult fare is ₺13 (just under .50 cents at the current exchange rate) … for those of us who have reached the “magic age,” however, it is free 😊

A short 5-minute walk from the Bostanlı ferry landing found us at the apartment that Hakan and Serenay moved into this summer. By 7:00p, we were sitting around the table … partaking of the delicious mezes set out on the table … toasting everyone’s good health with rakı (Turkish Ouzo, if you will) and wine. The wrap up was a yummy brownie that Serenay had baked for the occasion … sorry, neglected to get a photo of it.

The ferry schedule is such that on the return from Bostanlı, we took a boat to the Alsancak ferry landing instead of Pasaport … a ~15-minute walk from our place. It was good to stretch our legs and burn off some of the calories ingested at dinner 😉Les mer