Meeting in Turkey
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About ten years ago I was on holiday on the South coast of Turkey with my partner. We made friends with a man who had a boat and went out a couple of times with him and out to restaurants a few times. After the holiday we had no further contact with him and seven years ago, my partner died. Four years ago, I went on holiday with my sister and brother-in-law, to Turkey, about 200 miles from the place I had been before. In a restaurant, I recognised the man my partner and I had met six years earlier. He recognised me. We were both very surprised to meet in a completely different location and I was able to update him on what had happened to me since our first meeting. We have had no further contact but I often think of this coincidence.
Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:55:18 +0000Coincidence ID:4716
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