Merhaba.
Randal is in China but I had a lovely Valentine’s Day with pals. Here’s the story.
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Valentine’s Day
The folks in the Netsel Marina Shopping Mall tried mightily to host a series of wine tastings. The weather gods did not cooperate so most were canceled. But St. Valentine must have intervened for his special day, as the weather calmed itself enough for at least one evening for folks to test out the vino. Lots of cruisers are off to other places just about now (including Randal) but those of us here holding down the fort got together and checked out the wine. We then went off for a wonderful dinner at Fellini on the waterfront. I don’t know one wine from the next, and actually took a pass to avoid “wine headache” that I can sometimes get. And I was saving my calories for dinner! That was definitely a smart move!
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All dressed up for Valentine’s Day and waiting for the party to start. |
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Staying warm by the fire |
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The wine seller looks on as Collin, Jane, Sandy, Mary and Rick test out the red. |
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Her leggings attracted almost as much attention as her wine. |
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Netsel fashionistas look on from their shop window. |
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About 7 ish we wandered over to Fellini’s for dinner. It’s a cute small restaurant where most of us had never eaten. Now it’s a favorite. |
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The night was a bit chilly and damp so the fire felt good. |
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This was some kind of beef dish that comes on a small sizzling cooker. The waiters served it. Rick had ordered one and Collin and Jane shared theirs along with an order of fried calamari. |
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Mary had salmon on a plank with a covering of mashed potato laced with cheese. Rick’s sizzling meat dish is in the corner. Everything was presented beautifully and cooked to order. We had to wait about an hour but they served crispy toasted bread and several meze…all complimentary while we waited. |
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My incredibly wonderful grilled to perfection sea bass. It came with fries and arugula, tomato, carrot, radish and onions. It was really, REALLY good. Really good. |
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Rick, Mary, Collin, Lee and Jane. Randal is in China and Lee’s wife Zehra is in Ankara. After dinner they served us tea, coffee and a lovely fruit tray…all complimentary. And then they gave us a Netsel Marina discount! I had ordered 2 glasses of club soda with mint leaves along with my meal. My entire bill was 25 TL which is about $15 US. I left a 5 TL tip so that made it about $18. It was a bargain at that. |
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And you didn’t have to dress up! We finally left about 10 pm and the weather gods were smiling so there was no need for the umbrella I carry everywhere. Really lovely evening. |
