FROM BEBEK TO HİSAR ON A SUNDAY  

It is a nice Sunday present to be awakened with the first lights of the sun after a rainy week…

I enjoy myself reading the daily newspapers and having my breakfast with white cheese toast and small red tomatoes with well steeped tea.

Ayfer and I decide to have a walk along the Bosphorus.

We take photos only on holidays but we ignore looking at our hometown.

We don't take notice of it thinking that it is always present there. Today we chatted, walked and took photos wherever we stopped for a rest.

Old friends chatting on the benches beside the springs at Bebek Park and at the same time having picnics… 

 Simit and Bosphorus, two lovers that cannot be apart from one another…. 

  Bebek port “ Hey Ayfer, wave at me!!”

 The fishermen at Bebek Bay are famous with their cafes.

 Bebek Café is full of joyful young people….

 Bebek Mosque

   Hımmmsssss !!!!!  BURGERSSSSS !!!!!!

 The small ice cream shop with its delicious ice cream…

Assorted!!

We continue  walking…. Autumn caiques; deserted, as if they were waiting sadly…

 Dirt left on the coast.  It is so upsetting... Isn’t there a solution for this? The medusas are happy, they have turned to giant jellyfishes…

A cargo ship passing by the Bosphorus accompanied by a pilot…

Rumelihisari Lighthouse.  Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, our second bridge connecting Europe to Asia…

 RUMELİ HİSARI

A diver's ship collecting sea snails..

Rumelihisari Lighthouse and the Bosphorus Bridge on the horizon… Our old and first sweetheart…






 Pilot ship…

The day ends at the Mangerie Café at Bebek. Its hamburgers and scenery are wonderful.  The owner,  Mrs. Elif is      cheerful and is at work. She has created a pleasant setting.  When we saw the lemonade in the pot, we said to each other: ”It was worth and the right decision to wait for a seat”…  The place is plain but pretty with a wooden floor, mirrors, assorted chairs organized with white balcony armchairs…Its pancakes are super… Cakes and pastries displayed on the long wooden table. Its open kitchen is spotless.   

We walk back home with quick steps, burning the calories taken…

Summer saying goodbye to the city…

Autumn fruits are on display at the Bebek Fruit shop…