Selcuk โ Day 11
(I’m so far behind!) Saturday we woke early in our Ankara apartment to finish packing and cleaning. The taxi arrived before 6:15 to take us to the Ankara Airport, far outside of town. He dropped us off at domestic departures, then proceeded to help change a tire for another man’s car! We passed though the
Cappadocia โ Day 10
The late night out at the Whirling Dervishes made the 4:15 muezzin call particularly unpleasant. No chance of getting more sleep as Rob, the girls, Barbara and I had to be in the courtyard at 4:45am for our outing! A van picked us up and bounced us over roads to the hot air balloon company,
Cappadocia โ Day 9
Early for a vacation, but not really early, we packed up a couple of bags and headed down to the parking lot where we waited for our tour bus to come and pick us up. As we were only the second stop, the girls were thrilled to have their pick of seats! The bus then
Anitkabir โ Day 8
Rob, the girls and I caught an early bus into the city and walked over to Anitkabir, Ataturk’s mausoleum. The list of rules, once we were allowed in, was a mile long. As some type of ceremony was starting, we were ushered into the museum so we wouldn’t get in the way. The first hallway
Roman Ankara โ Day 6
I made sure that we were up and at ’em earlier today. After breakfast, Phil, Rob, the girls and I headed down the hill to catch the bus to town. Today we were more prepared for the stop! We walked up Ataturk Boulevard towards the Column of Julian. We walked through a nice little park;
Old Ankara โ Day 5
Having had two nights sleep, I think we are finally getting caught up on sleep after the frenetic days just after we arrived in Turkey. Breakfast was scrounged from what was left in the fridge — bread, honey, cheese, cucumbers and coffee. Phil, Rob, the girls and I went down to the university bus stop
Exploring Ankara โ Day 4
I tried my best to catch up on lost sleep and stayed in bed until 10am, and I was the first up of the four of us. We showered and made eggs, toast and coffee for breakfast before heading out. All six of us walked down the hill to the bus stop and waited for
Arrival in Ankara – Day 3
I woke as the sun came up around 5:30. The scenery had changed drastically from when I had fallen asleep. We rolled on past field after field. Chloe woke quite a bit later and went to have breakfast in the dining car with the rest of the family. We arrived at the Ankara Train Station
Istanbul โ Europe to Asia, Day 2
After exploring Sultanahmet Square, we took the very crowded tram back to the funicular and walked over to the hotel to pick up our bags. We then took the funicular and tram to the ferry dock where we met Barbara who had arrived via train and tram from the airport. (Thank goodness for text messaging!)
Istanbul โ Wandering, Day 2
Due to the time change, I had a hard time waking up on our first morning in Istanbul, but managed to get up, get showered and get packed. Once all five of us were “up and at ’em”, we headed up to the terrace floor of the hotel for breakfast. Thankfully, “Terrace” at this hotel
Istanbul โ Exploring, Day 1
After a short rest and a shuffling of hotel rooms — with five of us, we had two, but only one had been available at check-in, we headed out to find some lunch. Our hotel is in a litle pedestrian area full of little shop and restaurants, so finding a place was no challenge. The
Istanbul โ Arrival, Day 1
On Wednesday, I woke up somewhere over Amsterdam, still hours away from Istanbul. Breakfast was the lamest airplane breakfast I’ve ever had, but at least it was vegetarian. While approaching Istanbul, we caught some glimpses of Black Sea and then mosque after mosque; thankfully, the guy behind me stopped counting after 15. As in Atlanta,
Photos from Istanbul
We have two short days in Istanbul before we take the 1.50TL ferry to Asia and ride the overnight train train to Ankara. There I’ll have time to caption the photos and write about our adventures. For now, here are the photos.
And weโre off!
We’re now on our way to Turkey, but first enduring a 4+ hour layover at JFK. The time is easily passed in the SkyClub where we are indulging in snacks, drinks, wi-fi and comfy chairs. We’ll head over to our gate in an hour or so and get ready to get on our long flight
Circus, or is that Drama, Camp
As you may, or may not, be aware, Chloe spent this week at Circus Camp. Since we are homeschoolers, sending her off to a camp where we knew none of the teachers, none of the kids and none of the parents was unchartered territory. Each day Chloe came home with stories about her activities, her
emotions
Chloe has always been a monkey, climbing whatever she can find — support pole in the basement, swingset in the playground, the car. Not surprisingly, going to gymnastics class is of her most favorite things to do. She’s ready to head to class far earlier than she needs to be and forces me out
Thursday Evening in Decatur
Thursday evening I continued with my mission to get out of the house instead of sitting home doing mind-numbing tasks. We managed to get out of the house with the recycling and the library books to return, but Chloe neglected to bring shoes! While Camille searched for books and knitting patterns, Rob ran Chloe home
Flicks on 5th
Tuesday night , we went to the Stone Mountain Laser show. Last night, we headed out of the house again for another free show…Flicks on 5th, “a free outdoor summer film series at Technology Square”. I’d been searching the web for half an hour to find something to do and had resigned myself to an
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