Tag: istanbul

100 Kg of tomatoes on their way to become soup stock.

The fruits of a days labor…63 jars of tomato puree.

The canning crew hard at work.

We had a beautiful civil ceremony at the Kadiköy Evlendirme Dairesi with a dinner reception at the Sabancı Öretmen Evi. Evening-time on the Bosphorus, looking across at the Rumelihisarı, was magical. After all the well-wishes from friends and family, we enjoyed a couple nights at the Polka Country Hotel in the wilds of Polonezköy.

Invitation – Front and Back (Click to Enlarge)

Bountiful pictures to follow as a couple thousand of them are sorted.

More from photographer Ferhat Şeker – here.

This dancing water drop and his MC buddy were out in front of Cevahir in Istanbul promoting water conservation.

Some post-dated highlights are included below for posterity.

We are engaged! May 17 2008

Snow in Abbasağa Parkı

View from Sakarya Apt.

White February

Through the magic of Turkish society connections, Duygu was able to get me seen by one of Istanbul’s eminent surgeons, Dr. Orhan Åžahin at Erdem Hastahanesi. He was excited to use some expensive orthoscopic equipment to fix up an inguinal hernia that had been increasingly bothering me.

Duygu’s mom, Saadet, and her friend Halise came by to check in on me after the surgery. I came to while they were there, but was a little groggy for my first meeting with ‘mom.’

On the way to Heybeli Ada for my birthday.

Caterpillar parade. 17 caterpillars playing follow the leader.

A delicious iyi ki doğdun kahvaltı.

Had a picnic near the top of Buyuk Ada.

Asked Duygu out to see Kim Ki Duk’s “Shi gan” (Time) at the Filmekimi festival. Despite being dead tired from school and already in her pajamas, she said yes and came to Taksim to see the movie with me.

A chance meeting at Gitar Cafe in Kadiköy, thanks to Eliot Bates and Samuel Ashley, members of the Eliot Bates ve Kaliforniya Saz Arkadaslari group.