Apricots and Kilim
Turkey is a land of of beauty..We stayed at the very lovely and hospitable, Anemone Hotel on the outskirts of Malatya, a city situated in eastern Turkey. A city known for being the apricot capital..there are groves everywhere that stretch as far as the eye can see. Spring time must be amazing. T he city has been a human settlement for thousands of years. Strabo Geographica, says that the city was known "to the ancients" We were there for 3 weeks and savored every bit of it. We tasted different foods.. Turkish kabob, turkish delite [sickeningly sweet..but I needed to taste what had enticed Edward so completely in the 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' Turns out the boy had a serious sweet tooth] and something called 'Eskender'..thinly sliced lamb covered with a spiced tomato sauce. Good. The kabob was a feast. Served with pride and flair and several different spreads and bread. We met very friendly happy outgoing people. In fact, customer ...