I had a great weekend with Mel and her boyfriend Alper in Ayvalik. Mel and I took the bus 2 1/2 hours to Ayvalik, on the east coast where he lives. It is a lovely town that has very different architecture than the rest of Turkey. There are some really neat old houses there. His place has a great balcony with a view of the water.
Ayvalik use to be a Greek town and after 1923 the Greeks had to go back to Greece and the Turkish that were in Greece had to come back to Turkey. So there is a lot of history and there are always references to that year and the swap of people. Some families had lived in the different countries for generations but were basically kicked out and sent back to where their ancestors came from.
In Ayvalik Alper runs a basketball school. So there was a brunch on Sunday for the players and their parents and we got to go. It was nice. I should get him in to help with my team. He played on the Turkish National team in his day.
We had a great time walking around Ayvalik and Cunda visiting cafes and taking in the scenery. Check out the pictures at the following like.
Link to Ayvalik pictures
I am now in Goreme again, back to the fairy chimneys, moped and more great people. I am in the Cappadocia area which is in the center of the country.
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