izmir💙

Sunrise in Çeşme, İzmir. While street animals are still asleep, the town starts to wake up, however it is still very peaceful. Cafés on the shore are preparing for the day while young people are going to their jobs and some folks are walking their dogs. A cleaning worker is sweeping the streets. One old uncle greets me. I’m waiting for my early morning bus back to the city. I don’t realize that I miss İzmir until I go there once a year. Things are familiar yet changed beyond recognition. Until we meet again “pearl of the Aegean sea” 💙