As I searched through last year's photos, I realized how many I had intended to but haven't shared here on the blog.
So even though, I may be a tad late in doing a roundup of 2011, I wanted to share my favorite sunset photos taken mainly in Turkey and on a few other trips. I was surprised I didn't have any sunset photos from Ala�ati or Bodrum, but I think I must have taken a nap before dinner and missed out.
Hope you enjoy this photo essay!
� In April, we drove to Edirne, about two hours from Istanbul. We paused on the Meri� K�pr�s� to take this photo before we found nearby Emirgan Aile �ay Bah�esi and stopped for an Efes beer.
� In May, while we celebrated my birthday dinner at Club Arma Restoran in Antalya, hubby took some photos here. I can't forget the sublime dinner we feasted on of levrek carpaccio and ahtapot izgara and the excellent service we received - including a special birthday dessert!
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| Even though the sun set behind us in Antalya, we enjoyed the sea view. |
� In July, we took our American friends on a 6-hour road trip to Bozcaada- a lovely island in the Aegean Sea along Turkey's western coast. Do as the locals do - bring a blanket and a bottle of wine to the far western edge of the island. Soon, you'll be sipping wine along the legendary Polente Feneri and watching the sunset behind the windmill farm here.
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| Perfect timing as a large ship passed by in the distance. |
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| A view of the wind farm on Bozcaada, Turkey. |
� During Ramazan in the sweltering month of August, Jason and I took another Turkish road trip, which included stops in Cunda Adasi, Fo�a, Bergama, Ephesus and Kusadasi.
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| (Taken with my cell phone.) Day 1 on Cunda Adasi. |
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| Day 2: on the outskirts of Fo�a - a small town about 130 km south of Cunda Adasi. |
� In September, I traveled with a girlfriend to Patmos and nearly got stranded on the island of Samos because of the Greek strikes. Please read: Strangers, Stranded in Samos for the harrowing tale.
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| Our boat was just coming into shore as the sun set by Patmos, Greece. |
� In October, we celebrated hubby's birthday in Fethiye where we had a fun, but short weekend jaunt. We walked down to the marina with a brown bag of Efes beer bottles and our camera. Drinking a beer in public while sitting on the boardwalk and watching the sunset is probably easier to do in off-peak season.
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| Seems like there are hundreds of sailboats in the Fethiye Marina. |
� For the Kurban Bayrami in November, we enjoyed watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean in Bali for the first time. This was an amazing trip!
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| Relaxing at the Nammos Beach club in Bali. |
� After I taught my baking classes in Bodrum at the Erenler Sofrasi, we stopped in the quaint, fishing village of G�vercinlikbefore heading back to Istanbul. Per Asli's recommendation, we ordered a levrek and �upra dinner with our Efes beer and then watched the fishing boats head to shore as the sun set.
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| The water was so clear and calm here in G�vercinlik, Turkey. |
Which sunset photo is your favorite?
If you want to see more sunsets in Turkey, please check out Turkish Travel Blog and Turkey's For Life.