I’m back! And while I have much to say about this vacation, many photos to share, and plenty of unsolicited advice to give to anybody looking at traveling to/around Turkey, because I’m super jet-lagged and craving a run around the new hood, I thought I’d share just a few of my favorite photos. Much more to come.
Fresh off the plane we fell in love with our hotel’s rooftop deck immediately. You can see the beautiful Bosphorus in the background.
Inside the courtyard of the Blue Mosque with our tour guide. You can absolutely go it alone, but he was entertaining and I had so much fun negotiating with him for the sell. Blue Mosque was hands-down my favorite part of Istanbul (if you aren’t counting all the Turkish Towels)
What can I say? I like to live on the edge… here I am breaking into the city of Istanbul Constantinople. Were it 1000 or so years ago…
Doing what we did best… house wine, mezes and backgammon. Still high on our trip to France last summer, I would say the one of the (very few) downfalls of the trip that I absolutely should have anticipated was the lack of good wine. The coffee on the other hand…
PS. European jet-lag is the best kind. I have gotten so much done today and it’s 8:15am. Next up, bedside tables.
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