Nassos Guest House Lésbos

... nkıng ıt ıts a lıttle tıny cup of really sweet apple tea that you add extra sugar to and ıts such a rush but hurts your teeth.

When we went back to the hut I was doıng some packıng up and next mınute notıced that the goat was poppıng ıts head through our door probably lookıng for ıts goat coat whıch ıs Ians bed cover now! It had escaped ımagıne the ...

... 305;t of land rıght next to the beach. A man came out to meet us shakıng hands wıth the taxı drıver and the englısh teacher who also taught hıs son badly lol. In the garden there where 3 goats a rabbıt and 2 mean lookıng dogs we agreed a prıce 18 englısh pounds a nıght for the both of us and thats that thıs ıs now where we are stayıng ıts too funny for words but really suprısıngly clean and the ...

... off we certainly did - it was Baltic!

Another favourite stop became the covered market where during our stay we bought a 5 lira (£2) bottle of wine (not recommended!), admired the tomato wearing watermelons and enjoyed numerous cups of cay and bakery products - the guys there were so friendly they even gave us figs to accompany our beverages!

We really had to drag ourselves away from Ayvalik but our first ruins were calling...

... time conquering the previous inhabitants. Hot. Did I mention that? Hot. Walked back through town, but every shop was closed for siesta.

According to the poet Homer Lesvos (aka Lesbos or Mytlini) was part of King Makaras Empire and many of the islands ancient cities were names after his daughters.

The people of Lesvos we forced into several wars as Persia, Athens and Sparta later ruled in succession. According to legend, when Lesvos finally succumbed to Athens, the Athenian council voted to castigate islanders ...

Blind luck lead us to Assos (it's in the back assos of nowhere! Boom boom), we'd been planning on travelling quite a bit further but for once our reading of scales on the map let us down and we decided to take our chances down a coast road. Thank God we did, the place is amazing, a ...

... into a new era of unknown freedoms and change... where one can find wildflowers covering the rolling hillsides that have become the graves of many lost soldiers...

Our last stop before catching our flight home was in Izmir, the most "European" of Turkish cities... bathed in the cool breezes of the sea and surrounded by coastal mountains... displaying couples holding hands and kissing in the park... a rare scene in many parts of Islamic Turkey...

... Anglia powered by a water wheel). We then ended up in the shop where they sell their pasta (by the way it is absolutely gorgeous, full of flavour and texture) olive oil and other locally produced stuff in jars. The village of Agiosos is renowned for its bazaar and a couple of churches. The bazaar is just on the right side of twee. It used to be a market for local produce but the craft shops have started to creep in. It still has good veg stalls and a couple of ...

... entrees each followed by some locally caught fish! What more could you ask for really, a nice sunset over the water followed by a quality group meal. All of the small restaurants along here gave off a great site as all the colours reflected off the water and also helped by the moon light! The next morning we got to have a sleep in which we took great advantage of although i was having a few issues with the kids but you will be happy to know have ...

At nine at night, we took a shuttle through the crowded streets of Istanbul and arrived at the airport-like bus station by ten. Erin and I sat together and Josh sat alone until a large Muslim woman came down the aisle. Looking at her ticket and the empty seat beside him, she turned and said something under her breath. She walked to the conductor speaking in long sentences. He walked down the aisle, and then speaking in Turkish said something to Josh, then to us and ...