Adding Color

Let me add a little color to my posts. I have noticed I have not added pictures recently. I must rectify that :

I went to Marmara Ereğlisi on Sunday. Marmara Ereğlisi is a good place to spend the day but I do not think I would want to spend more then one day. However, there are some things to see. There are a lot of little café's and there is a park that is actually going into some decline, but someone moves the lawn. It is a place that has lots of columns and I some artifacts that are worth seeing. Little things though. There is more in this city I think than we can see because I think that through out time things have been covered. I say that because as we were leaving there was a HUGE project going on to uncover what looked like part of a village. It was about a block size or maybe a half block and it was being excavated. Like much of Turkey, I am sure a family decided to build, dug up some ancient walls and brought in some experts, closed it down to do some more digging and that is what it looks like. For more information on this fascinating little sea side city, here is a link: Click here to read about Marmara Ereğlisi I have some pictures of another day I went, but here are more:

This is the Cake I bought with Long Rock for Mother's Day for his mom. I put the fresh flowers on

The Flowers are in full bloom. These are on our balcony

Turkish Countryside.

Ever wondered where canola oil came from? Here you go^^

This is ruins of the Ancient Castle that was here in the Greek and Roman Days.

The Fisherman's Docks

the Fishermen live in those little living quarters where those red doors are.

More of the wall. There is a Castle up there and this is part of the castle which is now a barn

My Turkish Mother and Law to be and Grandma. Aren't they cute? I love them.

Turkish parents. I call them Mom and Dad. Anne and Baba it s easier.

Now us girls.

This is from the Byzantine Days.

Some things are as old as Greek and some Roman. This is Titus, And I believe he was alive in the Byzantine Days. There is also his wife and Maximilian. He was a Gladiator- Turned Monk.

This is Greek Tablet.

Another Greek Tablet.

The Beautification Project in Various Sea Side Cities in turkey. This one is in Marmara Ereğlisi.

This is a typical little home with a wall surrounding it here in M. Ereğlisi.

I noticed this little Farm and next to it is the home with a beautiful garden. the family stores their Farm Equipment there. 

Poppies grow all over Turkey.

Farm Equipment

Statues of Kemal Atatürk are found all over Turkey and even in little villages. He is the founding Father of Turkey.

Roses growing up a Gazebo in a park in Marmara Ereğlisi

Flowers blooming all over. Daisies grow like crazy here in Turkey. The yellow of these daisies are the inspiration for the colors of the beloved Soccer team Fenerbahce.

Those Orange Ships are the Turkish Coast Guard. I wonder where the road there leads.

Another view I am above the old ancient wall. See waaayyy down there? That is the Fisherman's Dock.

A Farm house. This is the wall for the barn but it connects to the family's garden. I thought it was so pretty.

Another Farm house. With Fig Tress. So very pretty.

We had tea near the fisherman's docks. We thought we ordered Rose Hip Tea but got hot Kool- Aid tasting tea which was very very sweet. Even too sweet for my mom. (That is VERY sweet :)  )

View from the Fisherman's Docks.