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rs. Kamer M.s small and very private restaurant/inn is tucked away behind garden walls in a 10-house farming community in an off-the-beaten-track corner of the Köyceğiz Plain. It offers a few impeccably outfitted rooms, a good restaurant, and the fascinating person of the host herself.
Kamer Hanım quit a comfortable Istanbul life to rebuild her life as a caterer and a chef. She ran a French restaurant in small-town USA until she earned enough money to build her dream home here. She cooks (French, Turkish, whatever) with panache. She grooms peasant girls to cordon bleu standards. She sets up a classy table, with silver salt-shakers et al. The fried calamar are the best you will ever eat.
Entrecote stuffed with artichoke and octopus Portugese-style are other interesting options. And she is a blast when you get her into talkative mood.
The land is nearly tropical in its abundance. Nearby is a forest of sweetgum (liquidambar orientalis), and beyond it the fabulously unspoiled Lake of Köyceğiz. One can stay here a few days, and try to imagine what a paradise Dalyan must have been before it was taken over by the touristic rabble.
Facilities:credit cards accepted • suburban setting • traditional architecture • nice garden • swimming pool • tv in room • AC in room • internet present • open off season
Location:in village • in the forest • on the mountain
Restaurant:Mediterranean cuisine • Italian cuisine • French cuisine • Custom • Seafood cuisine • Vegetarian cuisine • Southeastern cuisine • Meals served on request
Child policy:children welcome
Net connection:available everywhere • free of charge
Activities:guided tour • trekking • boat, kayak • cycling • horseback riding • jacuzzi
Pet policy:in the garden only
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Gezginliğin ruhunda, macera ve merak kadar, seçicilik de vardır. Seyyah, sevgiler biriktirmek için gezer. Ayağının değdiği her yerden, zihnindeki Elysseus’a katabileceği anılar, görüntüler devşirir. Onu celbeden beldelerin aynılıkları, benzerlikleri değildir. Başkalıkları, eşsizlikleridir. Yerlerin "kıyaslanabilir" özellikleri,ancak akademik ilgi konusu olabilir. Seyyah, hiçbir yeri diğeriyle, hele eviyle karşılaştırmaya kalkışmaz. Her uzaklaştıklarında evlerini özleyenler de, seyyah olamazlar. Güzellik, şeylerin ve eylemlerin ayrıntılarında gizlidir. Seyyah, her seyin ve tecrübenin bu tekilliğini değerlendirip, aynılıklardan ayıklayabildikçe gezmenin zevkine varabilir. Kamarca’da da bu zevki gördüm ve aldım. (EDİTÖRÜN DAYANAMAYIP YAZDIĞI NOT: Böyle şair ruhlu okurlarımız olması ne güzel!!)
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