Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Christmas tree has disappeared!
6 December, Saint Nicolaus (the real Santa Claus!). Although the good man Agios Nikolaos was originally Turkish (from Myra, about 110 km from Kemer), there are no signs of him. Of course, we are in a muslim country…
In the meantime a Christmas tree had appeared in the restaurant of my hotel, complete with presents and… Easter bells. One can not have everything in life.
The day after a second tree was built up in the entrance hall of the hotel, this time with real Christmas balls and garlands.
I was about to make a picture of it but what happened… since yesterday the Christmas trees have disappeared. Nobody knows where they are. When I ask explanation at the reception they just say “I don’t know, it is gone”.
Probably it has to do with Bayram that is celebrated about 70 days after Ramadan and during which a sheep is sacrificed. I wonder if they will slaughter on the street like immigrants sometimes try to do or if they will go to the butchery. It doesn’t matter, I just hope I will get some sheep meat as I had enough of chicken, the rund meat a bit tasteless and pork meat completely absent.
And further… I only had 12 guests last week, not much, till 2 pm it’s still hot, up to 25° C, but it gets cooler and dark at 5 pm. I stay here until January 18th (end of the working permit), and afterwards… it will be a surprise…
In the meantime a Christmas tree had appeared in the restaurant of my hotel, complete with presents and… Easter bells. One can not have everything in life.
The day after a second tree was built up in the entrance hall of the hotel, this time with real Christmas balls and garlands.
I was about to make a picture of it but what happened… since yesterday the Christmas trees have disappeared. Nobody knows where they are. When I ask explanation at the reception they just say “I don’t know, it is gone”.
Probably it has to do with Bayram that is celebrated about 70 days after Ramadan and during which a sheep is sacrificed. I wonder if they will slaughter on the street like immigrants sometimes try to do or if they will go to the butchery. It doesn’t matter, I just hope I will get some sheep meat as I had enough of chicken, the rund meat a bit tasteless and pork meat completely absent.
And further… I only had 12 guests last week, not much, till 2 pm it’s still hot, up to 25° C, but it gets cooler and dark at 5 pm. I stay here until January 18th (end of the working permit), and afterwards… it will be a surprise…
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