Since the blog was written postmortem, it'll read backwards. Don't ask!

Ula - Third of Three Turkey Micro Vacations


Ula is where we landed for cooking class. "Class" is really a misnomer. It was a four-day culinary immersion.

When approaching the property we drove through what seemed like a small bus depot. Where we heading?! Then we turned left and the gates opened. OMG, it was heavenly! The property was in our hosts' family for generations.

This is where the kitchen resides. That's right, this entire building was erected to house the kitchen.

One view, taken from the perspective of the sitting area and dining table, of the kitchen.

The patio just outside the kitchen where some of our meals were eaten.

On the day we arrived, we learned that up north in Istanbul they experienced the worst flooding in more than 80 years: 32 dead and 2 inches of rain for 10 straight hours. We later learned that our airport hotel, newly built three months ago, was virtually destroyed by the floods.