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| Hüseyin Karasu and me, outside Mozaik Bahçe |
A misleading title; it was lunch and I didn't get any.
Last week my permanent house guest and walker was invited to lunch. Usually in these circumstances, she takes me for a long walk from 11 to 12 and then leaves me with some tasteful music, a full water bowl, a few bone-shaped meat-flavoured treats, full access to the sofa and then she heads off for a couple of hours. I don't mind being on my own, it gives me time to think about my writing commitments. This lunch date was different. It was in Fethiye. Three hours drive away and obviously 3 hours back. Add the 3 hours or so she would spend gossiping and eating, there was no way I could be left at home for 9 hours. So the lunch acceptance email was phrased thus: "I can come but lunch has to be at a dog friendly restaurant." Trip advisor was consulted, the top 10 restaurants in Fethiye chosen and emails sent asking if cute pooches were acceptable dining companions. Only one restaurant replied. Stand up and take a bow MOZAİK BAHÇE. I hear the food was great, the prices very reasonable, the staff friendly and for lone diners with canines, there is someone who will hold your four legged friend while you go to the loo. (An unimagined problem for couples with dogs). My mistress wants you to know that if she had been researching places to eat, she would have forsworn Trip Adviser and only been advised by Turkey's for Life because Julia and Barry really know where to eat and drink in Fethiye.
Did I like Fethiye? Yes until 4pm, when a brown labrador in the marina made some very rude comments as I passed and then took a chunk out of my thigh. He mostly ended up with a mouthful of white fur but my rear end and dignity is still stinging.
Seems that you had a lovely day Jake ... apart from the nasty labrador incident. Good to hear you didn't demean yourself by retaliating. Next time I go to Fethiye I'll look out for the restaurant ... thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteWe should go together.
DeleteSounds good for your companion....Possibly a less than resounding success for you but at least you weren't left home alone. Axxx
ReplyDeleteI enjoy a car ride
DeleteAlways thought that Labradors were sneaky....my old boy certainly was.
ReplyDeleteMost labradors I have met have been very nice.
DeleteI don't believe you wrote this!
ReplyDeleteCome and watch
DeleteJake, Jealousy is a nasty thing. First, there goes that Alan, jealous, no doubt, of your writing skills, and then, that green-with-jealousy brown labrador. Hope he choked on the fur he got in his mouth.
ReplyDeleteI seem to be the object of attack these days - I recall a Turkish saying. Only trees with lots of fruit get stones thrown at them.
DeleteI'm glad it was mostly only a mouthful of fur!
ReplyDeleteA nasty graze as well
DeleteOh, Jake, how nice to hear from you - glad you had a lovely outing to Fethiye, heard so much about Mozaik Bahce, thanks to Turkey's For Life. Keep your chin up and keep exploring, don't let any nasties to grim your day - keep the posts coming!!:) Emma and Mark sends hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteHugs back to Emma and Mark
DeleteDear Jake, we haven't met before because I've been off-line for months stretching into years. But I used to follow your human faithfully, just as you do now. I so wish you could meet Dulcy, the cat with whom I lived way back when. She gave me a book called "A Cat's Life: Dulcy's Story." She was as wise in the ways of humans as you are. Peace and lots of good eats!
ReplyDeleteLovely to hear from you Dee.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed Mozaik Bahçe and sorry about the nasty labrador. :)
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