Every day I want to record three things that have given me pleasure. This 3BT site is the original Three Beautiful Things.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Watching, heart of the town, bathing, the word and snack.
1. Many pavements and walls have a blue glass evil eye charm in them. Even the corporate pavement outside a bank has a few pressed into the grout between the tiles. I imagine builders carrying a pocketful and surreptitiously dropping a few where they are needed.
2. In the centre of town, we spot a raised and red-painted heart on a wall of undressed honey-coloured stone.
3. During our Turkish bath, they fill a wet pillowcase with air and squeeze a cloud of bubbles over us. The bath is full of sensations -- warm water poured over my heels; heat from the marble slab; exfoliation; a four-handed massage. Whenever a ministration tickles, it makes me laugh, and I catch the attendant's eye. He smiles right back.
4. We have been been struggling for two days with 'Thank you' -- 'Teşekkür ederim'. Our waiter tells us to 'think of three English words. The first is "tea". The second is "sugar". And say dream. And say it quickly -- "tea-sugar-dream".
5. A tiny cup of Turkish coffee and a large square of very sticky cake.
Picture: Katie Skinner
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