Sinop Yeni (new) Hotel, in 1970 (103)

This is (was) the Yeni hotel, which was the most modern building in town at that time -- the hotel was not at all fancy by American standards, but was a pleasant place to go for a nice dinner and a drink while looking out over the harbor. (It wasn't till many years later that I discovered that "yeni" simply means "new")

Between the hotel and the wall on the left of the picture is a large park which would be filled with men (no women) drinking tea, reading, and playing chess or other games. It took some time to get accustomed to drinking hot tea -- it was served in a small, clear glass container about the height of a standard coffee cup, but shaped roughly like a vase. To drink tea, one had to hold the container by it's edge.

The barracks on the U.S. base are just visible on top of the hill, to the left side of the picture.

Pictures in this set (Military Years) are from when I was in the military, from 1967-1970. All photos were originally slides, a friend spent very many hours restoring those slides to being viewable. Best viewed as part of the Military Years set.