Tukish pensions

as we traveled through the western Mediterranean and Aegean coasts of Turkey, we've done a lot of looking around for places to sleep at night. mostly we ended up in pensiyons. a favorite one has to be the "Akay Pension" in Patara, run by a super friendly young couple. as in life, sometimes you can't judge the book by its cover, this pension was in the midst of some serious renovations. when we arrived to look at the rooms, we had to tread through wet concrete floors, laundry hanging where the breakfast room would eventually be, smell of paint....the rooms looked comfortable, but we opted to look around the small town some more. In the end we returned, and were offered dinner, cooked by Kazim's wife, once they found out we had not eaten yet. we hung out in their living room that night, eating, chatting, playing the guitar...and unsuccessfully trying to get their 2 year old son to warm up to us. by the end of the night, we experienced yet another example of Turkish hospitality, and felt as though we were all old friends.