Memories from Turkey
by Dawid Giersz
I'd
like to tell you something about my visit to Balikesir. At the beginning of our
stay, a group from every country made a presentation about their homeland. After
it, we had lunch. We tasted ayran.
It’s a special Turkish drink, which is made in such a way as if someone put
water and salt into yoghurt. Some people from other countries rather didn’t
like it :). After lunch our hosts showed us the city. We walked through the
beautiful Ataturk park to the museum.
Next
place we visited was the biggest mosque in the city. There were carpets
everywhere on the floor and I observed small areas with stairs to climb up. In
those areas were bookcases and men could go there to read. Later, we had a rest
and drank Turkish tea in small glasses.
In
the end, we saw the train station in the city and went home with our Turkish 'siblings'.
The house where I stayed was more European than traditional Turkish one. Before
coming in everybody had to put their shoes next to the door. The family was
very kind to me. I even played tennis with my Turkish friend. I’m extremely happy
I went there. It was a great experience and it’s impossible to say everything
by words.
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