Turkish Tea Party

Yesterday we celebrated the conclusion of our geography study on Turkey with a Turkish "tea party". We invited Oma, Zane and one of Lilly's friends whom we affectionately call "Tickle". Oma and Zane arrived a little late but still experienced the Turkish Delights and Black Tea. Remember Edmond in the movie Narnia? He couldn't quit eating the Turkish Delights given to him by the Ice Queen.

Lilly made the Black Tea, a favorite in Turkey. We purchased the Turkish Delights at World Market. They were like powdered sugar coated gummies with a tiny seed in the middle. We still don't know what the seed was. I'm assuming it added a little flavor. These Turkish Delights were actually made in Istanbul, Turkey which is located on the Bosphorous Strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marma which lies on the west coast of Turkey. On the eastern side of Turkey lies Mount Ararat which is the supposed resting place of Noah's ark.

Turkey is not only historically significant it is also a fascinating place. Turkey is famous for beautiful rugs called Kilim's, whirling Dervishes, beehive houses, Cleopatra's gate and even Swimming Cats called van kedi's in Turk. Biblically significant places include Mount Ararat, the ancient city of Ephesus; home of the Ephesians. The Tigris & Euphrates rivers begin in Turkey. The Garden of Eden is believed to possibly be in Turkey somewhere north of these two famous rivers. (Genesis 2:10,14). The Hagia Sophia built by the Christian Roman Emperor Justinain in 537 A.D. contains 30 million tiny gold tiles and is now one of the most famous places in Turkey to visit. Just watch the videos in the link included with this post to get a taste of this beautiful land... quite possibly the birth place of the human race!