![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrqH_ODEYgjg5G1hj_5HgaiM19B2BkAgvAq9_mJyPQN5RcveE4_5yn_200qY256JOCAkPm5GxDn10qkRDe7VWGyuQRYtdOT5HvGFZ4GlDA8_MsqwBm5ZibkMgpgnx4geytZa8Rx9EtBY/s640/blog+097.jpg)
As you might know from
previous posts, we buy most of our supplies in İzmir. Usually we wake up very early to drive for 4 hours, visit the shops for 5, 6 hours and drive back 4 hours, a totally wrecking day but highly needed at least twice a year. So now that the Christmas rush etc is over we thought it would be fun to have a little holiday and stay a few nights in Izmir, do the shopping a little slower and at least wouldn't have the journey all in one day.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1KGzXP_ym59AP9U097oTjYm6qjdwD9KYKRZqJmtLWxJ__8xMmsjsR4YEF5MQ1PMCmVov0YPKthNhAaoA6SRxKppTjHTN0KsHEATWhG0mGo0VW08fdE5nly2cX03B4N3JUq19QTRoSzg/s640/blog+101.jpg)
How little did we knew... the longer we stayed the more wrecking it was :D
First day, tuesday, we went out of the house at 9 oclock, first went to the postoffice for some last minute packages and eventually arrived at 2 p.m. in İzmir. We started to visit some of the shops we needed to go and after 4 hours were so tired that we decided to go to the hotel. Apperently the restaurant of the hotel had no food so we ordered something, tried to sleep in a bad bed and started the second day tired and hungry...
Hospitality is wonderful in Turkey, you are always a welcome guest and everywere you get coffee, tea and if you are hungry food will come right away.
Here we ate in the shop where we buy our packaging materials :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6AaexccP4FSSJ-AFODTXzkMqqYKH9JgrxVsfwApMADgk2alMBTuMJ9gUaYdzJZl6RZkFrS8SnPZQlvmsHi98lTzRO5XUPRKva1P6aJYA2m8tZ7JXPkvF2ZNLqHgefbRx_RHOkZbVcDw/s640/blog+102.jpg)
After a second bad bed night and 2 days of beadshops we were pooped and out of money LOL so we finalized our little vacation at the third day with a highly needed visit to IKEA and started our journey back home to arrive home at 5 p.m. on thursday (we were lucky roads were empty).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqOyRoYsMapkaDcnntdYpYaaVca6_vlh2MxUi7F1sciKdqtx2FGtyHBrjDzBJjYwANtHiyb0Kjj0yyVXs3GGUmLrhe64_RI4UzG9IPaMJ-iqJrq5YErKxLpa3mEO7fUsx5DyPHS0yrpk/s640/blog+105.jpg)
And the result of the hardcore shopping he heee
Many new designs will be popping up in the shop soon!
*still recovering*