The Tourism Fair of Istanbul

Today is the second day of EMITT Tourism Fair in Istanbul. I was lucky to be there yesterday, on its first day. This is my favorite fair (although I don't like fairs, I try not to miss this one) because that's the place where you can see many tastes, colours and people from so many different regions. The western, eastern, southern, northern... Anatolia is a place where you can experience different life styles. Too much is happening day by day. Weddings, celebrations, mournings... And each one of it has different kind of food. I hold a 'kömbe' on my hand, which is a special pastry (lets say cookie) made for special occasions. For ex. a religious holiday is a time when kömbe is made. The one I'm having at this moment is from Osmaniye, a southern city in Turkey.

I wish I had more time to write more in English but I realized that traveling that much doesn't help when it comes to writing in a foreign language. I know readers want frequent changes in this kind of sites. It's more like a journal and I've realized that I don't use this blog as a journal since it needs real concentration. So for this time I'd like to offer the photos I took at the EMITT Fair where you can see dried chestnuts from Ayancik; a sandalwood ornament from Osmaniye; first green almonds from Datça; snowdrops from Poyrali, Kirklareli; narcissus flowers from Karaburun, Izmir; a sweet from Gümüshane; dolls from Batman... I hope to write more soon for the English speaking readers of this site. Have a good and springy day.