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Title: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 08, 2013, 08:36:43 AM
Hi All, we arrived late Saturday night after a small delay at Manchester. It's a wonderful feeling to be back  :) :) :) OH started as he means to go on - immediately as we got here he was admiring the view and disappeared down a kerb mid sentence in a classic, now you see him, now you don't moment!!  ::)

Yesterday was our first real day here and we woke up to glorious sunshine and a warm breeze, always a good sign. We got ready and thought we would have a walk up to cafe vita for brunch, but when we got there it was closed until 12 so we walked all the way back again and went to collect our hire car - yes watch out Kalkan, we have wheels again!! We finally got to eat at cafe vita and my turkish breakfast was delicious as usual. We then took a drive down to kalamar bay and had a little walk round by the beach club, which of course was closed and deserted bar a turkish lady and her child snuggled up on a towel, making the most of their Sunday. I can imagine its going to look a lot different when we are back here in August.

We then went into the old town to change some money and have a mosey round. While we were there, a fleet of cars, horns honking did a circuit of the old town, lots of cheering an waving going on and one of the jeeps had about 10 little boys hanging out of the back, waving and shooting water from water pistols at us. We presumed it must be a birthday party or a wedding or something, although no sign of a bride and groom.

We then spent a lazy afternoon soaking up the sun, first at the fener cafe, but it got that breezy there that we had to hold on to our drinks for fear of them disappearing over harbour wall!! So we decided to go back to the apartment and laze there instead. We were just reclining on the balcony when we heard and agonising yelp and much howling coming from outside. We thought it must be some dogs fighting so we went to investigate and found that it was a dog stuck in our empty pool. The silly thing had gone in to drink the rainwater at the bottom and was well and truly stuck. Well, we were at a loss to know what to do. The poor thing was really distressed but OH was frightened that it might turn on him if he climbed in there with it and then, how would he get out!! We tried getting a brush for the dog to hold onto so we could pull it out, but how do you tell a dog to do this??? We tried all sorts of ways to tempt the dog out but to no avail. We had to stay with it, making reassuring noises as everytime we moved, it howled even more, our girls were so upset. Our management guy finally came to the rescue and warily and bravely got in with the dog who promptly rolled onto his back for a tickle!! With him at the back pushing the dog with the brush and us at the front cooing and cajoling, we finally got it out!!! We were so relieved and then the blooming stupid thing went and tried to do it again, so we then had to be on dog watch all afternoon!!!

Last night we ate at Sade and we had a fab meal. Mixed grill for OH, sea bass stuffed with calamari, prawns and spinach in a cream sauce for myself and lamb shanks for the girls. Boy it was good. It wasn't cheap though, right at the upper end of the scale, but it was a truly fabulous meal and the service was exemplary. I was asking our waiter what the commotion was in town earlier and he explained that it was a circumcision party!!! All those little boys ( looked around the age of 8 or so), were merrily on their way to lose a body part!!! I bet they're not singing, dancing and squirting water out of pistols today!!!

We bumped into Mr and Mrs Hobbo yesterday and it was lovely to see them and catch up.

Today is a rotten day  :'( Accuweather is accurate unfortunately. The rain is bucketing down so not sure what we will be up to. Anyway, I know I'd much rather be in Kalkan in the rain than at home in the rain!!!!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: onelove on April 08, 2013, 09:26:46 AM
Fab report Lizilu20.  Hope the weather picks up.  But as you said, who cares, your in Kalkan  8)
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Post by: Skunk on April 08, 2013, 02:55:10 PM
Sorry to hear the weather's not sunny but it was forecast!  :-\ :-\ Sounds like you had adventurous first day with that dog in the pool!  ::) ::) ??? :o
Hope you found something interesting to do in the rain today?
Have a great time whatever you do. xxx
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Joeyloveskalkan on April 08, 2013, 08:06:05 PM
Great to hear what is happening in Kalkan again.  Glad you enjoyed your meal at Sade; it is one of favourites.  From the forecast that is about it for the rain so enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Jo
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Post by: michelle from newcastle on April 08, 2013, 09:50:42 PM
What a lovely report keep them coming as its getting me in the mood. Loved the story of the pool and the dog and also the boys and the water pistols.  Even reminded me of me with the kerb incident I do that all the time . Can you tell me what sort of prices you paid in safe as sounds lovely and just wondering what to budget for food x
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: alisonh on April 08, 2013, 10:47:30 PM
Great to read an early holiday report, thanks Lizilu.  Look forward to reading the next instalment if you get chance. Hope you have a fabulous holiday  :)
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: amber on April 09, 2013, 05:00:28 AM
A very wet day in Kalkan yesterday plus 3 power cuts and some people had no water - another day in "paradise"!!! All that and we still love it!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 09, 2013, 09:21:00 AM
Thank you for all your kind comments  :) :) Michelle, I can definitely recommend Sade for a birthday meal, but then I could probably recommend most of the restaurants here as the quality of food, whether traditional or more Mediterranean style, is really so good. We paid 228 TL for the meal which consisted of no starters, but complimentary mezze of puffy bread, olives, dipping oil and a spicy tomato salsa. Main courses were my sea bass, mixed grill and 2 lamb shanks and our girls had desserts of chocolate brownies, which looked like a work of art! We also had 2 glasses of wine, 2 efes, 2 diet cokes and 1 large bottle of water. We had complimentary Turkish delight and almond liqueur to finish off a superb meal. In England, at our favourite restaurant a couple of weeks ago we paid £240.00 for 4 of us when we went out with friends and had the same standard of food!!! So we figure that to eat at somewhere like Sade, or a harbour side restaurant every night would make quite a dent in our holiday spends, but compared to a top class meal at a good restaurant where we live, the price is very reasonable.

Like Amber said, yesterday was a complete washout, weather wise  :'( so we had a mooching day. We set off in the car and went to chillies for brunch, 3 English breakfasts and a lahmacun later (66TL), we were ready for action. We had a little drive up and along the Akbel road, to Suss out the villa we are staying in when we return in August and the views of the stormy sky meeting the sea and black clouds hovering over mouse and snake island were tremendous, we felt like we were on top of the world and are sure of a marvellous view from our villa.
We then zipped into town and had a walk along the harbour bumping into our lovely restaurant friends and involved lots of hugs and kisses. It's amazing at how warmly you are welcomed back by such genuinely friendly people and the amount of times we are told by waiters, "this is your home, treat it as such" is unbelievable. Turkish hospitality is I'm sure, the best in the world. The roads were very slippery underfoot and on the roads and quite a few cars were unable to climb the hills, one in particular, slid back cardiac hill, just like me in the heat of the summer!! We were behind an articulated lorry at the traffic lights up by the petrol station when it alarmingly started sliding backwards towards us and OH had to do a swift manoeuvre round him to avoid us getting squashed!!
We decided that this was enough thrill for one day so back we went to the lovely apartment and had a very chilled out afternoon. Not a lot of dent in the factor 20 but quite a bit in the Bombay sapphire by the time we left for dinner!!!

We ate at lovely Kaya restaurant last evening, mixed grill for OH and our youngest, special chicken in a brandy and cream sauce for me and chicken spaghetti for our elder daughter. Again, no starters but complimentary bread and olives and guess what?? Chocolate brownies and ice cream for the girls. Drinks similar to the previous night and this worked out at 182 TL. OH swears that kaya mixed grill is the best in Kalkan. Might not look as fancy as in some places but he said the taste and portion size is amazing. We then went for an eventful drink at parc Kalkan. Unfortunately a fight broke out which was a bit frightening for our girls, but Cenk immediately stepped in and it was sorted out very quickly. I'm really unsure of all the in's and out's of it but apparently, a random unknown turkish guy inappropriately touched someone's daughter and naturally, her father was extremely unhappy about this. In all the time we have been coming here, that was the very first sign of unpleasantness we have witnessed. If one of our daughters was in the same situation, I know that my OH would have reacted in exactly the same way. Kalkan is a wonderful place and I'm sure that incidents like this are quite isolated, after all, Kalkan can in no way, shape or form, be compared to resorts like Marmaris or Kavos, where I'm sure things like this are a common occurrence.

Well on a lighter note, the sun is shining brightly today, with a breeze to blow off the cobwebs and the smell of contraband bacon is wafting from the kitchen as OH does his Jamie Oliver bit for team Lizilu!! I think I'd better go and supervise!!!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Babs on April 09, 2013, 11:50:37 AM
It's lovely to get regular holiday reports.....what an eventful couple of days you have had Lizilu! Dogs in pools, dangerous lorries and fights in bars.......careful someone will come along and remind us all that Kalkan is not paradise!!  >:D
Somehow rainy days in Kalkan don't seem as awful as here do they......I have to admit that I quite enjoyed the excuse to sit and do nothing when it rained on the one visit we have had out of season.....of course it helped that I was sitting in Kleo with a nice glass or two of lal!
Hope you all have a brilliant time......keep the reports coming when you get a chance......brightens up my dreary day as still captive at home with my broken foot!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Skunk on April 09, 2013, 12:20:21 PM
Gosh quite a busy day then Lizilu. I laughed out loud at the Bombay Sapphire afternoon, sounds very decadent! Glad your view from Akbel will be good - I thought the photos looked absolutely stunning when you sent me the blurb. Hope the girls have recovered from the fight in Parc Kalkan - horrible to witness isn't it? And you never know how it could turn out. Well sounds like you could be having a better day today weather wise - is it nearly Patara weather?  But watch those currents.  :-[ :o 8)
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: kalkan4eva on April 09, 2013, 01:32:19 PM
Hey Lizilu, thanks for taking the time to let us know how your stay is going.
I have a new hero...Death Wish Dog...I hope he comes back for more pool adventures - it will save you from demolishing the gin, if nothing else :o :o
Here's hoping the weather improves for the rest of your stay and looking forward to more reports.
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Post by: onelove on April 09, 2013, 02:25:05 PM
Fab reports Lizliu, keep them coming. 
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Post by: Bob & Jayne on April 09, 2013, 02:48:21 PM
Yes Lizilu definitely keep your fab reports coming if you have the time. Sounds like your having a wonderful holiday and so glad you are getting some sun bathing in today. Still cold and wet here. Roll on the summer when we can have fun in kalkan too!

Jayne
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 09, 2013, 04:42:43 PM
Thanks so much Babs, Skunk, Onelove, K4E and B&J. Just had a pampering shower and enjoying a sundowner before venturing into town. It's been a lovely day today. X
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Post by: Pompeyalbie on April 09, 2013, 05:30:15 PM
I love coming on here each day and reading the latest messages, certainly sounds eventful out there at the moment. We're counting down the days until the beginning of May. Haven't tried Kaya so might give it a go. The thought of driving up cardiac hill in the wet is scary, I have enough problems in the dry. Do keep the reports coming I love them.
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Post by: michelle from newcastle on April 09, 2013, 09:04:41 PM
I must admit I love coming on here every day now too and everyone is so helpful and friendly too. Lazily I really do love your stories you are definitely having an eventful time. The food for the quality sounds very reasonable to me sounds so lovely too. Kalkan4eva love the name "death wish dog" bet we all look out for him now. Oh I must also say I'm surprised how many people seem to be in kalkan at the moment. I didn't expect there to be that many people there yet  :-*
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 12, 2013, 09:40:28 AM
Pompeyalbie, you must try kaya and Michelle, you're going to love Kalkan!

Right, where do I start!!! Well we've had unbroken sunshine since Tuesday, so we decided to stay around the pool all day, after our cooked breakfast. K4E, just loved your comment re death wish dog, who along with stalker cat has become our protector. We also have a demented rooster to keep us company! I think demented rooster has Alzheimer's as he decides to cock a doodle at any time, day or night. He cock a doodles well but cannot doo!! He sounds like how I imagine a goat would sound being strangled!! A kind of deep guttural elongated rasp, and loves to show this off every 5 mins or so!

We had a sundowner on the balcony afterwards and headed into town. Shock horror, no moonlight bar!!! It's there but not open for the season yet  :o first time we have never been able to have a drink there, so we opted for the Yali bar instead. We then went to eat at Mussaka which didn't disappoint, food as delicious as ever.

Wednesday took us to Kas, where we ate at a harbour side restaurant for lunch. It was very nice, eating chicken sish and watching the boats going back in the water. It was a hive of activity there and some of the captains were offering boat trips already, but I don't think I'd like to brave the deep blue sea just yet!
We had a nostalgic run around the peninsular, where we stayed in 2010 and took lots of photos. We then drove back along the stunning coastal road which hugs the shoreline and stopped off at Kaputas beach for an hour. Kaputas is beautiful at any time of year, but looked absolutely fantastic on Wednesday. The colours of aquamarine, turquoise and navy blue really stood out and the contrast with the pure white of the waves, crashing onto the beach was mind blowing. We stopped off at Adems for a drink or two on the way home and had a lovely catch up with him.
We ate at the Marina Wednesday night and had such a good laugh with George and the guys. The food was as ever very good. We went to bed very happy, what a fab, fab day.

Yesterday was market day, so we walked down early doors, flanked on one side by death wish dog and stalker cat on the other! We stocked up on spices then spent another lazy day by the pool, after eating our body weight in bacon, eggs and fried tomatoes!
We were joined by death wish dog looking longingly at us from the gate and stalker cat, who was curled up under our youngests sunbed!

I shall have to go now as the Internet is dodgy, but will continue later.
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Skunk on April 12, 2013, 11:23:06 AM
Sounds like you are having a ball Lizilu.  Death wish dog, stalker cat and demented chicken are sure a good laugh! Fancy the moonlight bar being closed! Can't imagine that. Are the boats back in the wter in Kalkan yet? Keep em coming, I missed the reports while the site was offline.  :( :( ;D ;D
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Post by: kalkan4eva on April 12, 2013, 12:05:12 PM
I think Gyrol opened Moonlight slightly earlier than usual last year as Easter was quite late on, but the norm for them is the beginning of May :(
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Post by: clara 50 on April 12, 2013, 12:54:33 PM
Great reports, we always have similar experiences with adoptive animals. Last year the two dogs living at Cafe Ev took a shine to my hubby they followed him everywhere. They used to sit patiently and wait outside the supermarket for him when he went to stock up on the Efes and one night I felt like a night in so they accompanied him on a night out, they stalked him around town and sat waiting for him outside every bar he visited, which knowing him were quite a few. Other customers commented on how faithful and well behaved his dogs were lol! They then procceded to accompany him home and slept outside the gate so they were ready to greet him first thing when he always went for his early morning snorkel. It was quite touching really and needless to say the old softy had quite a few tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat when he gave them their last stroke goodbye  :'(
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 12, 2013, 04:35:43 PM
Hi All, thanks again for your lovely comments.  :-* hope your foot heals soon Babs. K4E, you're right, moonlight bar was open at Easter last year. Skunk, a few boats are in the water but not many. Clara, your story was really touching!! I can see how your husband got attached to his doggy friends, some are so loveable and others, an absolute pain in the neck!!
Animals seem to be attracted to our youngest. She's the most wary but for some reason, they always make a beeline for her.
She is actually really witty, usually, it's OH that's accident prone but so far apart from one trip, slip and tumble, he's done really well. When we were in Sade the other night, she found a "penny" on the stairs. She was made up, "find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck", so far she is the only one who has had disfiguring bites (mozzie??) all over her face and neck and is constantly stalked by the cat that sleeps outside her bedroom window. She wishes she had "never picked that bloomin' penny up Mum"!!

So yesterday, we had a great trawl through the market, sniffed the yummy smell of gozleme cooking and cheap sh*te perfumes and spices wafting through the air. It's about a 3rd of the size of the summer market but has all the essentials. We bumped into Mr and Mrs Hobbo again who were perusing the stalls as were we.
We lazed around the pool after our cooked breakfast lovingly prepared by muggins here and OH went for a shave and hair cut with the girls in tow, leaving me to have a quiet afternoon in the company of Sue Townsend and "the woman who went to bed for a year" . After finishing this book, I think I may just try this. How decadent to stay in bed and be waited on hand and foot!! Think I could do without the anxiety, weird kids and cheating husband though!!! Really enjoyed this book, laugh out loud in parts - I got some strange looks from passing locals!! I'm now on 'Eloise' by Judy Finnegan, which is the name of our elder daughter and so far so good.
OH returned looking like a silver fox and smelled so good. He had a fantastic scissor hair cut and ear hair burned, nose hair trimmed and shampoo and set!! And a relaxing massage, he kept tensing up on purpose so Sevil Barber would massage a bit more. All this for 20 TL, cheap as chips.
While this was occurring, me stalker cat, and death wish dog were horizontal by the pool, listening to the strains of cock a doodle arrrgggg from demented rooster.

Dinner was at Hunkar and it was really really good. Very highly recommended for quality, traditional food and at a very reasonable price. (82.50TL, with the usual drinks and complimentary meze).

Today has been a gloriously sunny day, just perfect for Patara beach, so that's where we headed. It's our last full day, oh woe is me!!! I can't believe how quickly this week has flown by!!!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Trena59 on April 12, 2013, 08:30:41 PM
We are on our penultimate evening of a 10 night break in Kalkan and it has all been glorious!
Having bought our apartment in December, this is our second visit this year. We have been awestruck by the wonderful changes in the seasons and the range of weathers we have experienced. We have visited some of the ancient sites we have been to before but were able to enjoy them much more in the spring climate. We have spent almost every afternoon on our roof terrace observing the town and the sea and getting a tan. It has all been fantastic and we cannot wait for our next visit in 6 weeks time. roll on half term!
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 12, 2013, 09:44:14 PM
Hi Trena59. Congratulations on buying your apartment and I hope you have many more years of happiness in Kalkan.
I've just re read my latest post - the weird kids and cheating husband were characters in the book, I hasten to add, not my lot!!!!  ;D
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Post by: Irene on April 12, 2013, 10:34:49 PM
Just sitting with my two Golden Retrievers enjoying all your reports - Lizilu - so glad you are having a fantastic time.  We were there last week and also had a beautiful four legged friend who accompanied us to the bank, the market, Yali supermarket, .....  think if we lived there we would have to adopt at least one!  :)
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Post by: suzyq1 on April 12, 2013, 10:58:06 PM
Hi Lizilu20. Just wanted to say I have really enjoyed your holiday reports. Sounds like you have had a great time. Have just joined the forum but have been reading all the posts for several months now. Will be going to Kalkan for the first time this summer and reading your reports have got me all excited again!
Had you been there longer I could have sent you on a mission to see how far you can now walk from the harbour towards Komurluk, which is where we will be staying.  Enjoy your last day!
Suzyq1
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 13, 2013, 07:52:20 AM
Good morning and thanks again for all your kind comments. Welcome to the forum Suziq and had we been here longer, we would have completed your mission!!  :) Hey Irene, nice to hear from you, hope it's not too long before you are back here  :)

Well, what a fantastic holiday we've had in Bob and Jayne's apartment. It's in a perfect position with a fantastic sea view from the balcony, of which I'm staring at wistfully, while writing this.  We really don't want to go home   :'(
We're not being picked up until 6 pm, so still a few hours in paradise left!!

Yesterday was a beautiful, hot and sunny day, so we decided to head off to patara after breakfasting by the harbour at fener cafe. My turkish breakfast was delicious and we all enjoyed our food choices. The bill came to 52tl, for four meals and 2 coffee's and 2 soft drinks, excellent value for money. I think we will eat there in the evening too in summertime as its so reasonable with a lovely view. We are taking Shaun's daughter with us too so we will have to budget a little better than we usually do.
We had a little chat with George at the Marina, and a lovely couple dining there, and made our way to the car, ready for our jaunt down the D400.
After no time at all we arrived at patara. This is the best time of year, in my opinion, to visit the ruins as you can saunter round without feeling too sticky and really appreciate the history of the place. It was so pleasant walking down the wooden boards to the beach and then to be greeted by the magnificent view as we neared the hut at the brow of the slight hill. It never fails to impress me.
There was only a handful of people on the vast beach and a few sunbeds out near the beach bar, but we chose to walk and find our own little spot to lay our towels out. True to form, we picked the wrong spot!! On that fairly isolated beach, which stretches for miles, we picked the same spot as the wasp family!! If you were there yesterday, we were the mad family who looked like we were breakdancing trying to avoid the little blighters. Well, all except for OH who got his newly coiffured head down and tried to pretend he wasn't with us!! The sea was bracing so we just paddled in the shallows, I'm always mindful and respectful of the current there anyway, and spent the most wonderful afternoon there, chilling, paddling, walking and wasp dodging.
We headed back to Kalkan, taking in the breathtaking view of the town and harbour as we turned the bend and felt so sad that it will be August before we see that view again.

We ate at Kalkan kebab last night, formerly corner, formerly breezes ( if I remember correctly) and it was really good. Similar to HUnkar and very traditional. We finished off with kunefe and sutluc and the whole meal for 4 cost 118tl. Again, very good value for money and such friendly people and good service.

So today I am packing!!!  :'( and then we will probably go out for our final lunch and say our goodbyes! Thankfully, we are back in August for 17 days with all our girls, which will be brilliant, so goodbye for now and thank you for letting me share our holiday with you. In the next few months, I will be avidly reading and devouring everyone else's holiday reports, so please make sure you all contribute too as I need a vicarious fix before we return. Love to you all and happy holidays   :-*  :)  :)
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Post by: Bob & Jayne on April 13, 2013, 08:47:09 AM
Morning Lizzie

Just reading your latest brilliant report, thank you for sharing your holiday with us too, what a joy to read.  So glad that you have had a fantastic time. Looking forward to meeting up in August, and hey we will could maybe write a joint report!!! ha ha wouldn't that be funny!

Enjoy your last few hours in the sunshine, don't spend too much time packing, get out on those sunbeds!!!

Jayne 
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Post by: Skunk on April 13, 2013, 02:34:50 PM
Hi Lizilu
sounds like you had a fantastic day - apart from the wasps - and great holiday. A week is just too short though isn't it?  Hope you have a safe journey home and thank you for lightening up the dark old days in Blighty for a week.  Can't wait to meet you in August - 120 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes and 24 seconds until we leave for the airport! Not that I'm counting or anything.  We will be sitting at the moonlight or parc with that nice bottle of wine and laughing our socks off!!
Love xxx
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Post by: alisonh on April 13, 2013, 04:04:46 PM
Safe journey home Lizilu and thanks for taking the time to share it with us.  I always intend to do a few reports whilst in Kalkan but never seem to get around to it ::) so I really appreciate those that take the time to do so.  Glad you've had some lovely sunshine and a fabulous holiday :)
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Post by: HolmfirthNicky on April 13, 2013, 05:12:15 PM
Fab reports Lizilu!! :) :) Was lovely to read about Kalkan again, i miss the reports in the winter months. We are just doing a week in Kalkan this year (how will we cram all those restaurants in?!!), as we are doing two weeks in Ibiza in July. Safe journey home.
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Post by: kalkan4eva on April 13, 2013, 05:19:13 PM
fabulous reports, as usual Lizilu....August will be here before you know it 8)
In the meantime, safe journey home and look forward to many more reports later on in the summer :)
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Post by: michelle from newcastle on April 13, 2013, 10:48:44 PM
Thanks from me too lazilu . Let us know u got home safe x
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Post by: Lizilu20 on April 14, 2013, 11:02:38 AM
Thanks so much everyone. Just to let you know that we arrived home safe and sound in the wee small hours of this morning. After 5 mins of waking in, I started sneezing and have not stopped yet!! Doesn't feel like a cold, more like rhinitis, so it's official - I'm allergic to my own house and need to get back to Kalkan ASAP!!!

Hope you all have wonderful holidays too!!!  8)
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Post by: RosiB on April 14, 2013, 11:13:49 AM
Glad you're home safely, but sorry you're sneezy! xx
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Post by: Joeyloveskalkan on April 14, 2013, 11:27:08 AM
Glad you got home safely, but wish you were still out in Kalkan so we could here what was going on there. 

I know what you mean about been allergic to your own home and needed to be back in Kalkan.  We don't get the sneezing so much but we do feel unwell when we get home.  Post holiday blues I suppose.

Anyway only 19 sleeps and we will be on our way.  Will send some reports but my posts are never quite as interesting as Lizzies.  Never is when there are just two of you.

Jo
x
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Post by: Blue Lizard on April 14, 2013, 12:28:21 PM
Are you sure you haven't got a wasp up your hooter??? ;D
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Post by: Bob & Jayne on April 14, 2013, 02:51:35 PM
Sorry to hear your sneezing Lizzie, what you need is to have a nice post holiday glass of Vino!!!!! X

Jayne
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Post by: Lizilu20 on April 14, 2013, 03:16:53 PM
Oh, it's going from bad to worse, I'm still sneezing like a good 'un, my left ear feels all slushy inside (think BL!s right, the wasp family have hitched a ride in my nasal passages, and have entered Britain illegally) and just jumped in the car to get provisions in when we heard an almighty grating noise coming from the front wheel. The Coil spring was sitting pretty on our drive and we ain't going nowhere soon!! Ah well cornflakes it is for Sunday dinner and I'll worry about work later. Talk about post holiday blues!!! :'(
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Post by: Christina on April 15, 2013, 07:14:01 AM
9 am local time. I am in my apartment in the Old Town. The sea just turned black, a heavy curtain of grey cloud just dropped from the sky, torrential rain began, and a spectacular twister just danced across Kalkan Bay behind Mouse and Snake islands. Must have looked amazing from the villas higher up. Does anyone have photos? Crikey, another one is coming...
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Post by: Agent Ottoman on April 27, 2013, 07:20:51 PM
Hi Lizilu, just stumbled across this post. What fantastic reports! What a hoot! Been giggling away to myself! Death Wish Dog, I love it! Oh and the chicken! Hilarious! Hope you're feeling better now and the car is fixed too.

Out of interest did you take your Bombay with you and buy at the airport? If so how much can you take? Is it 1ltr per person or 2lts per person?

Xx
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Post by: Lizilu20 on April 27, 2013, 07:35:35 PM
Hi Iloveottomanchicken!

Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed our report. I'm happy to say that the car is roadworthy again and I've finally stopped sneezing!!
I'm not sure of the legal allowance for duty free but we we always take 2ltrs of duty free spirits with us. We usually buy at the airport but the planes usually have good deals too eg 2 ltrs for £20 etc. it cost us slightly more as we wanted Bombay sapphire and Bacardi oakheart, but if you are happy with Gordon's and eg bells whiskey, you'll get a better deal at the airport or on the plane. Tesco have some good offers on spirits at the moment so you could buy your 2ltrs duty free and take 2 more in your case provided you have your receipt to show you've paid duty in The UK!
Hope you have a fab holiday and please do a report too!!!  :) 8)
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: tonik1945 on April 27, 2013, 11:59:08 PM
Talking of Gin, Aldi's gin has been reviewed and has been rated higher than Hendrichs or Bombay Sapphire it costs £9.64  :D Iv'e tried it, and can cofirm it is very nice lol
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Agent Ottoman on April 28, 2013, 09:44:21 AM
Hi Lizilu - really glad you have got over your adverse reaction to coming home! Born for warmer climes! That's a brill idea with regards to taking some in the case! Hadn't thought about that. We will be sure to do a holiday report, however, I'm not sure it will be as funny as Death Wish Dog and Demented Chicken! 

Hi Tonik - £9 Gin which is better than Bombay...I'm off to Aldi, need to do a taste test!  ;)

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: tonik1945 on April 28, 2013, 09:02:34 PM
Let me know what you think  :) :)
Title: Re: Here we are again!
Post by: Lizilu20 on April 29, 2013, 10:42:36 AM
Thanks for the info Tonik. Funnily enough I was reading saturday's daily mail last night and there it was - the Jilly Goolden gin taste test!!

I'm off to Aldi!!!  :)
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