Almost all the photos I took on our holiday were taken with my new 18-270mm Tamron zoom or my iPhone. But I did take my 50mm with me, and once a week put it on the camera for enough shots to keep up with my 52/50 project.
Here are the last five weeks of photos for the project:
Week 20: Most of my shots for this week were taken in the Spice Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar. There were two other contenders for this week, but I finally settled on the spices.
One of the guide books recommended buying Turkish red pepper to bring back. I didn't, and I wished I had, along with some sumac which is an ingredient I'm finding in many Turkish recipes. But Saturday I found a great Turkish market right here in Rochester, and was able to purchase both spices and some other ingredients I wanted. We loved the Turkish and Greek foods, and I've made several dishes from The Sultan's Kitchen since we've returned--all of them delicious.
Week 21: Each morning in Santorini our breakfast was delivered to our room. If it wasn't too windy, we ate on our patio. We had quite a nice menu to choose from, and the food was great. We ate lunch at the hotel a couple of times, as well as dinner. One of my best meals of the trip was here---lamb on roasted white eggplant puree. (I'd love to get that recipe!)
Week 22: This photo was taken from a museum looking up at a restaurant. I loved the bright green umbrellas against the clear blue sky. Matt couldn't get over the blues in the photos from Santorini. None of the colors in my photos are enhanced. It really was that blue! We ended up eating lunch at this restaurant later in the day.
Week 23: When we arrived home, our peonies were in bloom. I always enjoy taking photos of them.
Week 24: Saturday we took our annual spring road trip to Ithaca to go to the Farmer's Market. On our way home we stopped to have lunch at Tracy's cousin's home in Interlaken. Mike had trimmed the bushes around their entrance way the day before, and discovered this tiny nest. The morning of our visit, this baby bird hatched. His eyes are still closed.
