Fairy Chimneys and Hot Air Balloons
Last night, we boarded an overnight bus for Göreme, where we will spend the next three days in Cappadocia. Göreme lies in the provinces of Aksaray, Nevşehir, Nigde, Kayseri, and Kırşehir in the central Anatolian region. Cappadocia is famous for the volcanic tuffs where the early Christians came to escape Roman persecution in the 2nd […]
A Visit to a Hamam
We talked Bert and Bill into going to a Hamam, or Turkish bath, in Antalya. Conveniently, there was one located on the hotel premises, making for a far less intimidating experience than the very large one in central Istanbul. When it was Kevin’s and my turn, we confused the concierge by asking whether we needed […]
“A simple question to your ear”
You always take a chance flying through JFK airport, and this time was no exception. After three hours on the tarmac with lots of assurances that we would soon be taking off, we landed an hour plus late in Istanbul. With only an hour and a half to purchase our visas, get through immigration, pick […]
Jasmine Nights
We drove through the old city of Antalya like bandits in the middle of the night. The taxi driver was racing around tight corners and down narrow streets, like George Clooney in The American. An elbow placed lightly on the open car window would have gone missing as we blew by Hadrian’s Gate. Arriving at […]
Word by Word
Writing a blog presupposes one has interesting, intelligent, relevant, and possibly humorous things to write about. Or not, and instead one is a narcissist and assumes one has witty, intelligent, relevant, and possibly humorous things to write about. Regardless, I have been encouraged to start a blog for several years, and so I have finally […]