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Sigara Böreği216 viewsEgg rolls, or their Turkish equivalent, stuffed with potato, feta or meat, next to cabbage flowers.
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More Cabbage Flowers215 viewsThere was a great variety of cabbage flowers. These used carved radishes, zucchini squash carved to look like lilies, etc. Incredible food artistry!
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Welcome214 viewsThe Kaya Side Hotel's kitchen team went all-out for the post-eclipse celebration.
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Curtain Call211 viewsJerry & Sandie take a break for a celebratory snapshot after third contact.
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Jim Windlinger's Setup210 viewsJim Windlinger brought a superb array of equipment to the 2006 eclipse - a Borg telescope, all-automated mount and guiding apparatus, digital camera. But it was the Nazar Boncuk hanging from the counterweight shaft that really guaranteed the success of his endeavor.
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Taking the High Ground209 viewsI guess these people figured they could get a better view of the eclipse by being a bit closer to the Sun.
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The Crowning Touch203 viewsThe towel folded in the shape of a swan, with rose petals sprinkled over it, was unlike anything I've seen before or since, and it was just one of the many features that put the Kaya Side in a class by itself.
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No Takers203 viewsThe paddleboats and jet skis were idle on Eclipse Day, and the gaily decorated cabanas were mostly deserted. Everyone was watching the eclipse.
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Halfway There203 viewsRick Gering and Jim Windlinger keep tabs on the progress of the eclipse by monitoring their equipment, while Mike Treder and Pat Bush check out the projections on the sheet.
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Dessert Trays200 viewsA stunning array of desserts was awaiting us in the dining room.
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Ready to Shoot the Eclipse187 viewsMy equipment: a TeleVue Pronto 70mm refractor on a TelePod mount; a Baader mylar white-light filter, and an Olympus OM-1 film camera. In the background, just behind my back, Marvin Blaski is relaxing and enjoying the spectacle.
 
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