Our Place

We have been treated with the highest degree of hospitality. Rena and I were met at the airport and taken to our new apartment. We were overwhelmed with the size, location and the view! Everything is include, dishes, pots, pans, tea set...the school even went as far as to fill our fridge with fruit, cheese, bread, and beer (Efes). Our Apartment building is located on a happening cedessi (ave.) full of groceries with fruit overflowing onto the street. Each shop specializes in there own expertise. Eckmekci, giyimevi, eczane, kasap,sakuteri...bakery, clothing, chemist/pharmacy, butcher, delicatessen..taze,taze,taze(fresh, fresh, fresh!!!). So daily we buy a little fresh food for meals. If we don't feel like cooking there are plenty of inexpensive restaurants. And of course I'll hit a place for tea and sit with the men. I can catch a word or two, but am enjoying watching people, practicing word sounds and observing their mannerisms. The bus system is easy to manage and we can take ferries for the same cost to other parts of the city across the bay.
We have downloaded Skype computer phone network. And it's free to talk computer to computer...give us a jingle...noon today Izmir= 2 am West coast/5 am East....we're in the future! and it's looking good!