Abant 1999

In front of the abant hotel

Somewhere at the terrace cafe of the hotel

Just him n i.. alone for dinner at the abant kösk restaurant.. no one else..

a totally romantic dinner..

enjoying the view while waiting for the tea for him n coke for me....
I was n am still a better bicycle rider than halil.. that is my area of expertise..
Such a young man he was..

during one of our walking experience
U do not wanna go there.. somewhere up n up there.. nothing else.. full with fog..just one or two village house..scary..
*Yes! Honey.. i am over the moon!*

I have no idea why people call it honeymoon.. but for newlyweds.. it is normal for them to go somewhere on a honeymoon.. somewhere private..away from the family members.. to spend time with each other..

I never expected to have any honeymoon.. i wouldnt have minded it if there wasnt any... i was just relieved to be able to get married to my halil.. i was more than not nervous of the life ahead of me as a new bride in a new country.. Yet.. we had one....sponsored by baba (of course)..

Looking at these pictures.. i just cant imagine how time flies by...how many pounds of meat we have gained....we were so young then.. still such a cute n slim n somehow attactive couple...:0) ..Hey! we r still young at heart!! heheh .. still much in love.. Abant will always be a special place to us.. up there in the mountain.. just the hotels n the lake.. nothing else... perfect for romance.. I told him.. perhaps 20 or 25 years later once the kids r all grown up.. let us go there again.. just him n i... reliving our love in the place we love.. we will see.. insyaAllah..