The honeymoon....

So, we've been in Turkbuku for about a week, and it occurred to me that we will never again have an opportunity like this...the girls are comfortable, have transitioned to the change of 10 time zones, and we have lots of family around who are completely capable of watching them. And not to mention a world class resort about 500 yards from our home here where Bill Clinton, Caroline Kennedy and Gwenyth Paltrow have stayed. So Ajay and I? We went and stayed at Macakizi last night.

We packed our carry on bag with what we needed for a dinner out and a workout in the morning. We asked Ajay's Mom Maya to book their smallest room. The place is very pricey to say the least and all we were hoping for was a solid night of sleep in which no one cried or called out for us...and maybe a little romance...and a nice dinner without wrappers and sippy cups. And upon check in? We were informed that our room was complimentary. And as we walked the pebbled path to our room, we walked right past all the little rooms in the back of the lot, all the little rooms in the front of the lot....to out Junior Suite. The door opened and I was struck by the white on white decor with the simplest of Turkish furnishings....through the double balcony doors peeked the deep blue Aegean with yachts creeping by.

From there we went to the hotel gym which is indoor/outdoor by design with the ocean peeking through the trees and beautiful pathways. We exercised. We took our time. Then, like other civilized human beings, we showered, readied ourselves for dinner, and retreated to the bar where I enjoyed a watermelon martini....made with real watermelon,...locally grown...that tasted like watermelon.

Friends joined us at the bar. The lady in charge overheard it was our friend's birthday and graciously offered champagne on the house to celebrate. Not a glass. A Bottle. And not a semi-decent bottle. A €400 bottle. And a phenomenal night just got better.

After the champagne, our friends left us to our lovely dinner overlooking the Agean. I had the sea bass. Ajay had the lamb. More wine was enjoyed. They brought dessert...with a candle and a sparkler on top...to celebrate our honeymoon. We indulged. And that's the end of what I'm sharing.