Merhaba
Merry Christmas Eve. Ours certainly has been. Randal and I started the day with a walk around town with Mary and Rick to prepare us for the huge buffet at 1 pm. We were definitely ready for it.
It was lots of fun and now I’m writing it up while Randal is off at Scorpio Bar listening to one of the cruisers perform. I was just too pooped to go and needed some quiet time. There are more festivities tomorrow! The sun is cooperating and we have a few days of sunshine. Hope you all are enjoying time with family, friends, and loyal 4 legged pals!
Ru
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Buffet hosted by The Netsel Marina: prizes from marina area merchants. Roast Turkey and dressing and the lovely fragrant rice were the stars of the show. The vodka punch with chopped fruit wasn’t bad either! |
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The Usual Suspects……… |
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Randal and Irina led the parade. |
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Turkey and rice, this plates for ME. Yum ! The real star of the show is the chef from the Netsel Workers’ Canteen. We have often eaten lunch at the canteen and are never disappointed. |
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The entertainment was as good as the food: the Black and White seemed to capture his personality and the lively classical pieces he’d selected to play. He even played “If I Were A Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof and Hava Nagila both interesting choices for a Christmas buffet in Turkey. |
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There were friends…. |
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And families…. |
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Joanne and her daughter. |
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Son-in-law and grandson who had just arrived from Scotland and who was dealing wonderfully well with jet lag and lots of strange faces. |
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If your number was drawn, you won a prize; and everyone won! I won 50 TL towards a rental car and Randal won a really nice leather belt with anchors on it. All of the prizes were donated by shops at the marina. |
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Between Alex and Diana they had the winning number For the grand prize; a gift basket of goodies. |
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Guess… Wrong! |
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Guess again…probably wrong again unless you do meditation. We had a demonstration from a woman who offers classes in meditation. I did learn one thing from this demonstration; looking upwards as a way to stop inappropriate hysterical laughter does not work especially after both a glass of vodka punch and a glass of white wine. |
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And finally, there were even left-overs that folks could take home! |
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Maybe a gift for kitty? |
