The high spot of our trip to Istanbul was visiting Erkut's family (he's married to Alex). They welcomed us as though we were family, too. Erkut did a fabulous job of translation, since we had no Turkish and only his Mom had a little English. Alex is learning, though. As always, the food was wonderful. We ate out in the garden, under a tree. There was a mid-afternoon "snack" when we arrived--the most gorgeous boreg made by hand (below), and a lovely almond cake.
Then we got down to serious eating....barbequed chicken, fish, and lamb. The fish are small but, oh so tasty. After a long, leisurely dinner, friends and family dropped over, several of whom spoke English, so there was lots of conversation. We were still going strong at 10:30, which is about when Ken and I tend to fall face-first into our food, because we can no long stay awake.
The next morning was a fantastic brunch that included home-made preserves.
After which we waddled to the car and said goodbye (burp!).L-->R, Ken, me, Erkut, Alex, "Mom" and "Dad"--we'll have to ask, as we've forgotten. I can see why Alex said meeting his parents was the clincher for her. :):)
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