İ am still in Bursa as of this writing. My mom and İ were awaken at 4:47 a.m. by the call to prayer from the Ulu Camii (Mosque) which is near our hotel. But we are heading back to the İstanbul area this p.m. where we may get some peace and quiet. Then agaın, we may not!
The other day on the island of Buyukada we went to the pazar (market). There were quite a number of fruit vendors. We got lots of cherries, apricots and grapes among other things.
There was actually a Chinese vendor who was selling toys there. İt was quite a sight to see a Chinese man among Turkish villagers!
Alas, the pazar on the island is going to become a thing of the past soon enough. The local government on the island has decided that the vendors, most of whom come from the nearby city of Yalova, should not have a pazar because it allegedly interferes with the fruit vendors downtown who also sell fruits and vegetables.
But, the pazar generates lots of revenues and it brings people to Buyukada from neighboring islands like Heybeli and Burgaz.
İ am saddened that this special aspect of the island will no longer exist because of some idiotic bureacrat. İ guess İ feel like things like this are not merely happening all too often in Turkey but back home in the states and in other parts of the world as well.
But, Buyukada remains a pleasant place which reminds one of a Thomas Hardy. More on Buyukada later for we have a boat to catch here!
Useful Links:
http://www.buyukada.org
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