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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Guess where am I ..


Last four days we have celebrated the festival of the sacrifices, the second big religious festival in Islam. Tradition says that you have to sacrifice an animal and distribute it's meat to poor. However as I do not like the idea of sacrificing an animal, I always donate the equavalent amount of a sheep to a charity..

So in the first day of the festival, I gave a big lunch to husband's family.On the second day we visited some elder relatives and when the third day came we have more or less finished with the festival. It was a rainy and gray day in İstanbul. After having a late breakfast and lazily decided to spend the day indoors, hubby suddenly came with a wonderful idea. He said' Let's pack something and go to Datca '( where our beach house is) and that's what we did. We packed ours and Hera's stuff and left the house in an hour. After an 11 hours drive we are here and that's where I was just 2 hours ago..


Today is December 1st and officially the first day of winter but appereantly Mediterranean has other ideas. Sea is just wonderful.. Cool enough for a relaxing swim.

As for Hera, she is having the best time of her young life. She is leash free and roaming the surrounding with great joy and interest and so far always finding her way to come home, but her first encounter with the sea wasnt her best point. As a dog who hates to take a bath, she doesnt like the sea either. When she is home she prefers to spend her time on the balcony under the sun.

We will be here until the end of this week and I will definitely post more from here. I missed being here so much and hubby and I talking more and more about moving here permanently..and couple quick shots from the harbour..

25 comments:

  1. It does look like heaven. And Hera even has her own deck chair.
    Wow, I can't imagine driving inside your own country for 11 hours. Here we would be much over the border by that time.
    Glad you have the option of sacrificing money instead of animals.

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  2. Lovely lovely! It's so nice to be in a place where you can enjoy pleasant weather when it's supposed to be winter. Your photos make me long for the Med - I miss it so much! Thanks, as always, for sharing. And I think that's quite an idea, to think of moving out to your beach house.

    Nevine

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  3. Ahhhhh - the Mediterranean blues are divine! Even your post sounds happier than usual - I can sense more aliveness and energy in your writing. How wonderful that you and your husband are so in sync - I hope your dream for living there year round works out.

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  4. That looks a really nice place!
    I've to Marmaris, Istanbul, Alanya etc. but never to Datca.
    I envy you a little - I'd like to swim too! :)
    Enjoy!

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  5. it seems you made the exact right choice..
    an ocean swim on dec 1st..perfect!

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  6. Your hubby had the greatest idea!!! spending this week away from the grey days of winter is an excelent choice... enjoy very much your week and we will wait for more pics!

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  7. I've never been there but I know I'd love it! That's my kind of place. Enjoy! :)

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  8. o my gosh , the water looks so beautiful. im jealous. where i live in canada is close to the U S border on the great lakes but if i go north , east, or west, i can drive for days and still be in my country. ( well north is too wild for roads but still maybe 12 hours or more )
    have a wonderful weekend... you all look so relaxed
    ~laura

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  9. These pictures are heavenly! I hope you're having a wonderful time :)

    xx

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  10. Wonderful. Sounds perfect... a road trip, a swim, a good dog, a great companion, an exotic destination.....many blessings indeed! Enjoy for all of us!

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  11. Looks just lovely, I wish I were in that water right now...so tranquil!! Have a wonderful time
    xx

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  12. Oh, do I wish I was in that water too!!! I'm glad it's been rather mild here..., but no swimming!

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  13. oh it looks so gorgeous there! Wishing you a grand time.

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  14. Um, can I move there with you? LOL! It looks amazing!

    Enjoy!

    much love

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  15. Wow, it looks like you are enjoying yourself.

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  16. That wine glass shot into the harbor looks like a paid advertisement spot! Lovely pictures.

    My best, Lynn

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  17. Sounds like a brilliant last minute idea! It's hard to beat a roadtrip and one to a relaxing destination.

    Hera is still beyond precious.

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  18. How beautiful. The sea looks so gorgeous and inviting. I would want to live in the beach house too.

    Your dog is so sweet!

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  19. have a jolly good time in datca! In malaysia too, there's the slaughter of animals for giving away to the poor when hari raya haji is celebrated.

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  20. I'm really surprised that the Mediterranean is warm enough to swim in in December! Hope you have a wonderful time!

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  21. what a lovely post. I would love to swim in the sea but our pacific waters are always cold! Your Hera is so beautiful love the pictures of her and I could just picture her sunbathing. My Norman loves to sunbathe too but our sunlight has shifted during these winter months so until spring no more sun shines on our patio.
    Happy 1st day of winter!

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  22. I've been off blogging for the last few months and it is nice to drop in and see you had a chance to get back to the beach house, I so enjoyed your summer posts from there. The water looks just fabulous!

    I love that you didn't sacrifice the animal and still found a way to give to charity.

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  23. HI There
    It's looks wonderful.. and you look very relaxed!!! I wish I was there too.. it is summer here but crazy with ppl and not relaxing.. I will have to try and unwind before xmas... but doubt it...

    Thanks for stopping by and keeping my spirits up during my project.. It is over now.. just some winding up to do.. Take care xx Julie

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