Bayukade

Now write to persuade people to visit an island called Bayukade - off Istanbul in Turkey. Use the following notes to help you:

• you travel there by boat
• it is one of several idyllic islands
• it is a 30 minutes sail from Istanbul
• it is hot - 40 degrees in summer

It has:

• sandy beaches and blue sky
• quaint, busy streets
• tourist shops in the bazaar, selling souvenirs - like magnets and bracelets and pottery

What else can you do?

• play with cute ‘street kittens’ and look at lazy ‘street dogs’
• sit and eat local fish in a restaurant by the harbour
• choose from a plate of food from the delicious seafood tray
• throw left over fish bones and skin to the sea gulls
• relax and sip strong Turkish tea in dainty cups
• munch freshly picked walnuts
• go back in time and take a trip by horse and cart round the island - there are no cars on the island
• climb to the top of a mountain, which is about a thirty minute walk
• photograph breathtaking scenery
• see an ancient church, with lots of old paintings and relics
• if you’re lucky, see dolphins and turtles in the sea

Write what you have planned.