MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Beyond dream

Smyrna with its old name from ancient times, İzmir owns more than your dreams. İzmir is actually not like a city, it is a way of life. With its weather, sea and people, İzmir is the best place to catch the eternal peace. Most of the people do not know some terms special to İzmir. If you have never come to İzmir before, you should definitely eat boyoz and kumru. Do not think of kumru is a bird-it is actually a kind of bird in Turkish. But this one is an extremely delicious sandwich with fried cheese, salami cut into slices, ketchup and mayonnaise in it. Boyoz is also another food special to İzmir. It is eaten in mornings with tea. If you think of coming to İzmir, I will suggest to call at Kordon and drink some coffee with sea view. You can see many people cheerful and smiling to you around there. And you can think why she smiles or greets to me because she does not know me but İzmir's people are gracious. They greet everyone with their sincerity. In summer, you go to small lovely towns like Foça and spend couple of days in peace. There are actually many reasons to go to İzmir and which I mention are the basic ones to know. But I severely suggest to see İzmir if you go to the Aegean Sea. Maybe the thing you dream is there.