Pide

I think these are called pide. It’s dough with a filling that is baked in an oven like pizza. Bill bought some for us to snack on while we walked our way towards lunch. These had chopped greens and a bit of cheese.

A shop selling head scarves had posted these photos on how to wear them.

Some women were wearing them; many were not.

Lunch in the shade.

We ordered two meat ball lunches and split them. It was grilled, chopped meat and very tasty. It was also the only choice at this particular place Randal had picked. I ate the sliced tomato and chopped cucumber and some of the meat. By 4 pm I was wishing I’d eaten more.

The booklet about Stratonikeia had tempted us so after lunch we made our way back to the car. We had to pass through the Thursday Market to get there.

As Judy points out in her blog, food is seasonal so you eat what you find in the market and don’t eat what they don’t sell. Broccoli and Cauliflower are seasonal. Even if you would pay a ton of money for it, and I wouldn’t, it isn’t there to purchase. So you eat what’s there and try new things.

The brightest colored foods are the healthiest not counting pink cotton candy or red licorice.

Magic Carpet Ride

Randal noticed these girls and Judy and I took several photos before they ran back to their moms.

They were good sports about our photo taking.

People load up at the Thursday Markets

Bill was only pretending.

Judy was buying some fresh figs so I decided to try some too: they’re great!

It was as if the world had turned red when I looked at this scene.

Then it was into the car and past Ataturk Circle one more time and on to Stratonikeia. It was quite an amazing place and I’ll write about it soon. I’ve had enough computer for the day.

Ru