Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....

Things had improved a little this morning so we got ourselves a cab and set off for The Boat Show. There were some really nice boats on show, one we found quite realistic in size and price, a real nice boat for keeping on a med harbour. Others were just a case of dream on, or keep doing the lottery. I think though that it is just a dream we can't let go, since the days when we lived in Holland and had our own boat, realistically we will just have to go back to Europe now and again and hire one for a couple of weeks.

As the whole Boat Show wasn't really as large as we had been led to believe and we had seen it all by 12 noon, we took the opportunity to find the /../photos/enlargements/shopping%20mall.htm">shopping mall, known as Galleria, as it was part of the way back to the hotel. I suppose it was just like a UK mall, apart from one thing, the full size ice rink in the entrance way, surrounded by the food concourse. We even had a KFC lunch and watched the skaters and surprisingly spent nothing in the shops. Think Joan must be sickening for something!

 In the evening we walked to the same restaurant again, this time through the small village type areas rather than along the main road. On the way we came across this beautifully lit old mosque which really stood out in the snow.

The owner was real pleased to see us again and made a real fuss of Joan, think she's scored a hit there. We had a glass of Raki each, to wash down the starter, which was a lovely big bowl of prawns and mushrooms in a creamy sauce with a tomato salad. We followed this with the sea bass again, recommended because the fish stocks were in short supply due to the bad weather, with of course, the obligatory bottle of wine to help the fish swim again. We were just contemplating whether to have some fresh fruit when two large crepe pancakes appeared, rolled and stuffed with banana in honey and topped with fresh mandarins. On the house said the owner, - well done Joan, he likes you. They were nothing short of delicious, what a way to round off a very enjoyable few days.