We’re up early the following morning to spring clean the apartment although it’s fairly new and spotless. I notice that there doesn’t seem to be a washing machine and Ahmed’s “s’okays” don’t reassure me this time. Probably because, I shall be the one taking our washing to the beach and beating our grubby smalls against the rocks.
We both potter around the apartment all day cleaning and decide to treat ourselves to a meal out in the evening, to celebrate our new home. Now I am not being unkind when I say that Ahmed is very careful with money and is reluctant to part with any. In fact, when we go to Didim market, he will park the car miles away in one of the surrounding streets, just so that he doesn’t have to pay 1 lira for parking. Unsurprisingly, I feel like a pack mule humping all our fruit and veg back to the vehicle and this is not a good look for me.
Dining out can also be an ordeal for us, after he had apoplexy when he had to pay 5 lira in Starbucks for an Espresso. I couldn’t make out exactly what he was saying at the time but with the gesticulating (we’ll call this the Turkish Hands syndrome) and the tone, I think it’s fair to say, he’s no longer a Starbucks fan. Subsequently, on the rare occasions that we do go out for something to eat, he won’t eat unless we dine at one of his approved food & beverage outlets i.e. cheap grim hovels at the side of the road, with a corrugated iron roof and a mainly male only clientele. I don’t enjoy sitting there and eating alone whilst he smokes for England so we have reached a compromise and dine from time to time in Ucansu; or as Ahmed calls it the Shoop Shop on account of the unappealing mutton soup that he likes so much.
This particular evening we ordered and were halfway through the meal when I discovered a long dark hair in my meatballs. I have always been a little weak-stomached involving any breach in food hygiene and even though the restaurant manager apologised profusely, I was unable to eat anything further. Imagine then, Ahmed’s delight when we were told we didn’t have to pay for the meal – he was congratulating himself all the way back to the car, blissfully unaware of my heaving stomach.
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Apologies all – as they are replacing all the roads in and around Altinkum, sadly we are besieged with power cuts – so hope to catch up on all your posts and comments soon and be back with the next episode of The Honeymoon Saga – enjoy the sunshine!
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Thought something must be going on – missed you! Keep away from the mutton soup (yeuuch) and the hairballs (we thought we were doing well selling them on). Look forward to your returned electricity…
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I knew all along it was you guys! Nothing like a bit of recyling!
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Life with Ahmet is always SO interesting. Love ALL your posts and hope your electric comes back on full-time soon.
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Thank you Jennifer
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Welcome back – missed you!!
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Hey! – Good to see you! Not so good to see whopping great black hair in your soup. Blech!
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I’m still heaving just thinking about it!
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Ahmet sounds exactly like my husband. Hates to pay for parking (we live in Sydney where it is practically impossible not to do so) and his idea of fine dining involves eating at what he calls a “cheeky little hole in the wall” which is usually exactly that.
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I’m thinking they may be twins separated at birth!
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Must be love. I’d have run a mile by now!
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I think it’s the raki really!
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I wondered where you were! Good to hear from you 🙂
Power cuts, huh? Got to love living in England!! lol
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I think I need to put more money in the meter!
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Hahaha maybe you do. Perhaps that´s why people have “donate” buttons on their websites, sometimes!! 😉
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yikes…a strand of hair in the meatballs? 😦 not fun, especially when you’re hungry…
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Yuck!!!
But oh so funny…in a twisted way…
i can visualize Ahmet awash with joy getting a ‘free’ meal not realizing he might have worn it, lol..
Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue
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