Well, I finally took the new camera out for a test spin, and I have to say, I’m strangely intimidated. Even as gadget-prone as I am, oddly I’m the last person on earth to have a digital camera, and I’m a little overwhelmed by the easy point-and-clickness of digital. You can take a million photos if you want and throw most of them away, but in my 20th century head that would be a waste of film, so I still find myself waiting and waiting for the perfect shot. I’m sure I’ll get over it soon. In any case, I got on a bus today and took a few photos, just things I thought you might not be familiar with if you don’t live here.
Turkey, where you can have your car in any colour you want as long as it’s white.
Now this is creative— it used to be an ice cream truck, now it’s used to tow a boat.
You can buy your vegetables at the supermarket, but people rarely do because the vegetables at the corner stall are nicer-tasting and fresher and much less expensive. And the guy generally tips the scales in your favour.
Next door to the fruit and veg man: the fish guy. Again, you’ll find no fresher. These were swimming in the Med this morning.
In Turkey, we don’t have piped-in gas for stoves or heat, so if you want gas in your house (which you do, because running an electric stove would cost a fortune), then you call up the gas man and he brings a canister of gas to the house and hooks it up to your stove. It’s basically just a larger version of the gas canisters used for camping, and when it’s all used up you just call for a refill and they come again and trade it out. The cost is 35YTL (today: $26, £13, €20), and we have to refill ours about twice a year.
So there you have it, five photos of daily life in Antalya. Next time I’ll try to be a bit more free with the trigger finger.
Glad to see the colors are good, you never know with a new Camera. The photo of the veggie stall is awesome, great array of veggie faire. I mean how big are those carrots?
Glad to see the colors are good, you never know with a new Camera. The photo of the veggie stall is awesome, great array of veggie faire. I mean how big are those carrots?
When I’ve been to Antalya I also noticed most of cars (except these newest ones and mostly very expensive) were white color also that many ppl ride on scooters (mostly Yamaha, mostly blue).
And be sure you aren’t the last person who haven’t got a digital camera – I still can’t decide which model to buy so it seems I’m the last one on earth 😉
When I’ve been to Antalya I also noticed most of cars (except these newest ones and mostly very expensive) were white color also that many ppl ride on scooters (mostly Yamaha, mostly blue).
And be sure you aren’t the last person who haven’t got a digital camera – I still can’t decide which model to buy so it seems I’m the last one on earth 😉
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@Ayhan: I might be persuaded to amend to “in many places in Turkey,” but I did actually do my homework on this one— my boyfriend is from Istanbul and reported that he doesn’t know anyone there with piped-in gas… When visiting friends in Izmir I noticed they didn’t have it, either. And to round things off, I know a group of teachers in Ankara whom I e-mailed about this and who have also said that they have canister gas like the rest of us. So clearly it’s not just Antalya. But thanks for your input.
@Ayhan: I might be persuaded to amend to “in many places in Turkey,” but I did actually do my homework on this one— my boyfriend is from Istanbul and reported that he doesn’t know anyone there with piped-in gas… When visiting friends in Izmir I noticed they didn’t have it, either. And to round things off, I know a group of teachers in Ankara whom I e-mailed about this and who have also said that they have canister gas like the rest of us. So clearly it’s not just Antalya. But thanks for your input.
The pic of the veggie stall started me salivating.
In general: sigh. I wish I was there.
The pic of the veggie stall started me salivating.
In general: sigh. I wish I was there.