We've been struggling to get into the festive spirit this year for some reason. Maybe it's the very mild Fethiye weather - not sure - but ten out of ten to us for trying. We've posted a snowy mountain scene from when we went to Nif a couple of years back and we spotted a Christmas tree in Meis on Friday. (Even that didn't look right as we walked around in T-shirts.) Today was supposed to cement into our psyche, that December festive Christmas feeling...
...Today was the Çalış Christmas Fair. Unfortunately, it was also the first day of torrential downpours we've had in a good long time. Typical. However, today is Sunday; the day many Turkish people choose to spend with their families and do fun things, whatever the weather. I have to confess to this being the first time we've ventured to the Christmas Fair and we were very surprised at how many people made the effort to go there with the rain being as heavy as it was.
A very wet Çalış Christmas Fair
Being Brits, we're quite familiar with the 'a bit of rain never did anybody any harm' philosophy. We have no choice! But it was also interesting to see how many Turkish families were there - running stalls, strolling around, queueing to see Father Christmas (or Santa Claus or Noel Baba - well, he was born in Turkey!) with their children. The rain really didn't keep many people away. A few of the stalls had to up and leave because of the weather so there were empty tables when we arrived - but fortunately for us, the rest remained stoical and refused to be defeated. I made the video of the arrival of the Fethiye Father Christmas/Santa Claus/Noel Baba (what do you call him? We're 'Father Christmas' people) above so - just in case there are any more of you out there struggling to get into the festive spirit - give it a watch. We're getting there - slowly.
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