Learning about different cultures and cusines has been great.....

Hi ! I am Kayra

I am Carla!

We're two friends trying to discover the beauties of Italy and Turkey. In Italy Carla is my guide and she will help me with the attractions and tastes of her country.I hope we will all have a great time....

Bologna's two leaning towers are the city's main symbol. Located in the very centre, the taller of the two, the 97.2m-high Torre degli Asinelli (the tallest leaning medieval tower in the world), is open to the public and offers an amazing view of the city from up top.The Piazza Maggiore is the main square in Bologna’s historic center. Visitors can admire the old buildings all around, and the beautiful Neptune fountain, while sipping a drink at one of the many outdoor cafés. The Basilica of San Petronio is also worth a visit.

tortellini bolognesi

panna cotta

spaghetti alla carbonara

passatelli

tagliatelle al ragu

Cornet cream horns

After a  very long journey from Bologna, it is nice to be in Samsun Kayra, though it is raining.

Yes Carla, Samsun is rainy most of the year, which is the same for all the cities on the east Black Sea Coast. Now we are in Atatürk Park in the city centre and this is The Equestrian Statue of Atatürk, the symbol of Samsun.

Then we are visiting Bandırma Ship Museum, which takes its name from the ship by which Atatürk travelled from İstanbul to Samsun in 1919 to start the Independence War.

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Wow! There are so many things to see in Samsun. I love this Amazon Woman Statue. I want to send a Samsun postcard to my Mum:)

Samsun is the biggest city of the Black Sea region. Due to the big Samsun harbour it has a very important role in the region's economy. 

The Statue of Amazon Woman. Amazons lived in this region.

Atatürk Statue

 The Big Mosque (Büyük Cami)

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Balkaymak Dondurması

Ice-cream with Honey

Anchovy (Hamsi) usually fried on a pan with corn flour

Bafra Nokulu (sweet pastry with sultana grapes and hazelnut.

Pita (Pide) with chopped meat, kaşar cheese or pastrami

Pickles sauteed with onion and olive oil.

Corn Bread (loved in Samsun more than wheat bread)

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Hello again! Here we are in Edremit! 

Situated at the tip of the Gulf of Edremit it's an important centre of trade.  It is also one of the largest district centres of Balıkesir Province. The district of Edremit is largely covered with forests, its economy relies largely on the production of olives, as well as on tourism. 

Kaz Dağı National Park, extending around the ancient Mount Ida (mentioned in Homer's epic poems such as the Iliad), is situated within the boundaries of Edremit district and is an important tourist attraction with its natural scenery and picturesque villages around it.

Our recipes:

Sour meatballs 

Potatoes, carrots, green peas, rice, meat

Pastry

Bake small dough with flour, yoghurt, olive oil, salt, egg yolk

Semolina halvah

semolina, oil, sugar, water, cinammon

Rice pudding

Rice, milk, water, vanilla, sugar

POPPY SEED REVANİ DESSERT

eggs, sugar, semolina, milk, oil, flour, blue poppy seeds, vanilla, baking powder

Vine leaf rolls

Rice, onions, pepper paste, black pepper, dried mint, sumac, parsley, meat

ENJOY!

Hello Now we are in Italy again. We will visit two small beautiful towns. Servigliano and Falerone.

 There are lots of tourist attractions  here such as Centro Storico, Parco della Pace, La Casa della Memoria and Archeological Area Falerio Picenus 

Servigliano and Falerone are two of the most beautiful small towns in the province of Fermo in  Italy.