PHOTOS COMING SOON :) The trip into Philadelphia was pretty quick and relatively painless, minus the fact that Katy drove the last stretch and city driving isnt really her forte. We parked in the trendy old city area, close to a famous Philly cheesesteak place listed in our guidebook. The sandwich was amazing and while we were meeting we met a German couple from Berlin who likely felt a bit more welcome with our beloved German Turk greeting them and offering to take their photo. After we wandered to the visitor center and made a quick tour of the historical sites, missing quite a few because of our arrival time. We walked down to the pier, finding a small Irish memorial along the time, and spent some time relaxing there and taking photos before going back ... read more

Hartford, CT.; New Haven, CT We left early Wednesday morning for NYC, driving through Hartford, CT for a quick coffee and New Haven, CT to see Yale campus. We werent entirely impressed by either city, so made the trips really short. Can looked for local attractions after leaving New Haven, which brought us to a really picturesque small park on a pond in Massachusetts. We got off the highway here and took a small break to walk around and enjoy it, before getting back on the road for NYC. Neither of us felt very healthy by the time we reached the city, so we settled in Queens with Katy's friend Yohanka and stayed in for the night. NEW YORK CITY We took the train into Manhatten early on Thursday, starting off in Chinatown and Little ... read more

Upstate NY *Places Visited / Gezdigimiz yerler: *Geneva, NY: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and various Wineries; *Trumansberg, NY: Taughannock Falls State Park We arrived in the USA on Saturday night after traveling all day. We had a five hour layover in JFK Airport before arriving in Syracuse at around 9:00PM, but luckily were met by Katy's friends to have lunch and pass the time. On Sunday morning, Can had his first American breakfast, full of sugar :), waffles and sausages and then explored downtown Syracuse and some of the surrounding area. On Monday, we took a day trip to Geneva and Trumansberg New York, wine tasting and discovering some of upstate New York's natural wonders at Taughannock Falls State Park. We ate lunch there, near the gorges and took about an hour walk, barefoot, ... read more