The tyranny of summer is behind us and a blesséd autumn waits impatiently out to sea. The mugging muggy days have given way to bright warmth and cooler, cuddly nights. Having outlived the big heat, we reoccupied the upper floor of the house for the first time in two months. I was glad to become re-acquainted with our superior sprung marital mattress.
Bodrum’s hysterical nightlife has slowed to a thin trickle. The hordes are back in Istanbul and the whores are back in Kiev, replaced by Teutonic types in fishing hats and sandals with socks. The hassle boys along bar street are out in force to squeeze one last pushy sale and itinerant workers are heading home to their winter pastures to marry their cousins. Fink, the exemplar rich bitch bar has gone into hibernation and its huge swaying red chandelier, the most photographed light fitting this side of Versailles, will soon be dismantled and packed away. This is Bodrum at its best. Snap it up while you can.
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I love your pictures and I really love your slideshow….(how do you have it presented this way?)
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Hi Beth
It’s a standard feature with WordPress, my blogging platform.
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Great photos Jack. I love this time of the year. I’ve been in Bodrum a fair bit this past week as my brother was staying in Gumbet and it’s been so pleasant without the crowds. Gale force winds have arrived tonight here in the village, a sign that winter is just around the corner.
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Thanks Linda. It’s Sod’s Law that the weather broke just when I posted it.
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A cool perspective from a part of the world I don’t know at all. I enjoyed reading your observations.
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Thanks Havard. I hope you come by again.
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Great photos! I lived in Bodum 5yrs before i came to Live in Kusadasi nice to see some familiar places. I love this time of year when all is slowing down.
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Yes it makes it all seem worthwhile. Pity it’s raining now though!
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. . guess we can put the garlic away now most of those bloody foreigners have gone 😀
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Love the photos, bright sunlight and sparkling water. Heavenly. Mind you, this comes after 3 straight days of cold (as in turning on the heating system!) and rain of all sorts (driving, pouring, sprinkling, steady, light).
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I wrote too soon. It’s raining here now!
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A lovely post – almost a facial spritzer for those of us worn down by the heat. I have to say that we still have clear sunny days here in southern Spain, although the nights and early mornings are getting a tad nippy. We await the rains, for which this parched land is now desperate.
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Oct 9, 2011
Jack: You never cease to amaze me. . .the beautiful pictures with equally as beautiful words. You are the pro most people just dream about.
Cheers my friend.
Penne Van Buskirk
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You have me blushing! Thank you.
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Super pictures, can’t wait to go there in November without the crowds.
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Why thank you. Yes, it can be fab here in November. Let’s meet for coffee when you’re over?
Jack
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