One of my favorite houses on Buyukada.
Jill and I decided to walk around the town and get a bit of exercise.
When I say a bit, I mean a lot.
Buyukada is mostly hills and some of them are quite steep.
It was also July in the Mediterranean and you can guess what the heat and humidity felt like.
We got nice and sweaty and it was worth every drop.
The houses, and the views, were amazing.
We actually stopped, many times, just to watch the horse drawn carriages, and their owners, cruising past us.
Some were at full gallop and others were just leisurely cruising and taking their time.
We were a bit jealous of the people that were sitting in the carriages because we were sweating away but not too much because it gave us time to look at the houses, and the flora, as we took our time and rested.
At one point, we crested the top of the hill and started going down.
It was also quite steep and we thought it would be nice to go for a swim.
Sadly, we didn’t have our swimsuits but we noticed a man made beach at the bottom of the hill and roadway.
We went in, asked if we could wade in the sea in our shorts, and they realized we didn’t have suits so they offered to sell us suits.
I’ve never liked Jill’s swimsuit (she can tell you more about it) and she found a super cute blue one and I bought some decent shorts.
All in all, it cost us about 20 bucks for two nice swim suits.
And then we jumped in the water and it was like jumping into perfection.
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- One of my favorite houses on Buyukada.
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- The Turkish flag waves over a mountain behind the bougainvillea.
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- I love the hair flying behind the cyclist as they go downhill.
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- Another gorgeous house.
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- A local grocery store.
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- A horse drawn cart with shoes for sale.
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- A group of muslim people meeting under a Fenerbache flag.
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- Jill hanging out on our balcony with our fruit plate and wine.
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- The man made beach where we swam and got refreshed!