22. ELECTION DAY in Murefte

And nothing happened!

Indeed Murefte was all but closed. 

All but dead…..except of course for the wind….which blew – very coldly – for most of the day! Middle of May…in Turkey….and even with thermal underwear on….it was freezing!!

I did go for a brief wander….but really it was too cold to be any fun!

Interesting-looking winery…right on the waterfront…(but closed!)

So did washing: the washing machine did not work….so had to resort to hand-washing! 

Caught up on the blog.

Read.

Slept a bit.

No places to go for beers…..

…..but we were prepared….and drank our rations in our apartment! The weather really is getting us down a bit….but we still managed some laughs….and did not even have time for STEAL..!

And then ventured out for food….where we were glued to the TV as the election results flowed in! It was strange…but we seemed more interested than anyone else!! As we drifted off home…Erdogan still had over 50% of the vote…but his % was dropping…so looking very likely to be the best result for us really….a second vote in two weeks! So…if there is going to be any trouble….it is looking like it will be delayed a fortnight, by which time we will be well clear of Istanbul!

A few pull-ups to celebrate…..

1 Comment

  1. Anna

    Sounds like you could have done with packing a puffer!!

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