tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post6732099766468320617..comments2024-01-15T10:28:55.561-08:00Comments on BacktoBodrum: Angela Culme-SeymourBacktoBodrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-3323306385633705332012-02-19T06:16:15.306-08:002012-02-19T06:16:15.306-08:00premonition - I get lost if I go to Bitez now. I ...premonition - I get lost if I go to Bitez now. I remember picking flowers in the fields next to Hugh T's house, now there are rows of streets. Do you have any photographs of the old "beach" (road with sand on it")? The earliest I have is from 1984. <br /><br />Re The Times - a subscription is now needed to view on-line..BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-22590135795353296122012-02-19T05:37:06.856-08:002012-02-19T05:37:06.856-08:00I found your blog in my search for Angela's ob...I found your blog in my search for Angela's obituary in the Times (that I still haven't come across). I made a return to Bitez and Bodrum about ten years ago by sea and whilst Bitez was still, just recognisable since the 1970's, Bodrum seemed like the nightmare I had imagined it would be. But having swam at dawn to the yeni beach at Bitez (used to be stones and rocks) we saw a young woman on a balcony looking out to sea and for a second realised that it must have been like heaven through her eyes. We last saw it with Mandelin groves and the old fisherman living on the beach in a shack made from and old boat. There were no hotels and a clear horizon without villalar. Thank you for your blog.premonitionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382475243626309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-17385099169434703872012-02-19T03:57:02.137-08:002012-02-19T03:57:02.137-08:00Premonition-I absolutely agree with you. They had ...Premonition-I absolutely agree with you. They had none of the "assumed superiority" that usually comes with the city visitors to the Turkish village. If they had, I certainly wouldn't have been invited in.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-76480373897546775032012-02-19T03:25:51.515-08:002012-02-19T03:25:51.515-08:00Angela and Bulent commanded huge respect from the ...Angela and Bulent commanded huge respect from the then local farmers, fishermen, the one taxi driver and all who met them in Bitez or Bodrum in those days. Not because they were aristocratic but because they were human beings with a love of life. The elegance that comes with that kind of person becomes rare with their passing.premonitionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382475243626309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-64109307160230946702012-02-18T11:45:48.230-08:002012-02-18T11:45:48.230-08:00What an interesting story and lucky you for gettin...What an interesting story and lucky you for getting the opportunity to spend time with such a lady. Love the name 'Melek Hanım.'Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259736008093281882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-9670957630827835062012-02-18T10:26:42.003-08:002012-02-18T10:26:42.003-08:00Thanks Mark,
Your mother was an amazing lady and s...Thanks Mark,<br />Your mother was an amazing lady and she was very welcoming to me when I first moved to Bitez. The world will be a duller place without her. <br />AnnieBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-60224935903045692232012-02-18T10:04:06.417-08:002012-02-18T10:04:06.417-08:00Interesting piece and many thanks for it. It's...Interesting piece and many thanks for it. It's good to have a few more colours on the painting.<br /><br />Mark Culme-Seymour (No. 1 son)Montaigne290842https://www.blogger.com/profile/00605055628881549853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-75551197037765020942012-02-18T05:12:09.315-08:002012-02-18T05:12:09.315-08:00Impressive to learn of a real "character"...Impressive to learn of a real "character" in the play of life! The "uncontrollable infidelity" quote is marvelous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-22575227739280644792012-02-18T03:47:23.194-08:002012-02-18T03:47:23.194-08:00Those of us who missed out on a racy past can just...Those of us who missed out on a racy past can just dream and hope for a racy future.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-18197271803402772902012-02-18T02:55:57.414-08:002012-02-18T02:55:57.414-08:00Amazing and incredible - My days of uncontrolled i...Amazing and incredible - My days of uncontrolled infidelity are behind me mostly because no one's remotely interested anymore. Ah well. She makes our racy pasts seem so pedestrian!Jack Scotthttp://www.jackscott.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-21064445496586848882012-02-18T02:00:53.762-08:002012-02-18T02:00:53.762-08:00You paint a wonderful picture of her. I just love ...You paint a wonderful picture of her. I just love the "uncontrollable infidelity" quote. A classic.Liam Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786765671639994094noreply@blogger.com