Istanbul: Great Place to End the Adventure
Day 210, Tuesday August 20, 2019 “Istanbul … the constant beating of the wave of the East against the rock of the West.” -Susan Moody Sites Covered in this Post • Topkapi Palace • The Grand Bazaar • Galata Tower • Dolmabahce Palace • Lost in Istanbul Lesson Learned: Our trip is ending. Learn […]
Istanbul: The Ornament of Turkey
Day 208, Sunday August 18, 2019 “Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.” ― Thor Heyerdahl Sites Covered in this Post • Hagia Sophia • Blue Mosque • Basilica Cistern Lesson Learned: Turkey is a secular country. Sure, there is a mosque on damned […]
Istanbul: Cross-roads of Continents
“The Answer to the Great Question Of . . . Life, the Universe and Everything . . . [is] Forty-two.” -Douglas Adams Day 199, Friday August 9, 2019 Sites Covered in this Post • Train to Istanbul • Ferry Across the Bosphhorus • Rainy Day in Galata Lesson Learned: Taxis in Istanbul suck. They take […]
Ankara: Goats, Rabbits and Cats
Day 199, Friday August 9, 2019 “I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.” -Molly Ivins Sites Covered in this Post • Ankara Aquarium • Sights in Ankara Lesson Learned: The Internet in Turkey sucks. Not Egypt sucky, but close. We are here in Ankara, the capital city, and you […]
Cappadocia: Do Not Do What You Would Undo if Caught
Day 196, Tuesday August 6, 2019 “It’s not like there’s a law against flying.” “Yes, there is. The law of gravity.” ― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone Sites Covered in this Post • Open Air Museum • Avanos Pottery Studios • Hot Air Balloons Lesson Learned: If fear prevents you from traveling to […]
Laying Low in C-town
Day 195, Monday August 5, 2019 Al: ” Peg, would you like a BMW?” Peg: ” I kinda see myself in a Jaguar.” Al: ” Oh, if we could only find one that hungry.” -Married With Children Sites Covered in this Post • Lake Tuz • Derinkuyu • Camel ride • Göreme Lesson Learned: How […]