We stopped here for cappuccino after a long day of sight seeing. This cafe and hotel is covered in lamps made of recycled glass. And yes, we bought a few.
Some Istanbul Photos September 9th 2006 Hello readers,
We wanted to share some photos from our Istanbul travels. Enjoy! ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
Wendy and I have been friends and coworkers for 8 years. We started working at the same company 3 weeks apart from each other, so we became eligible to take a 2 month sabbatical at the same time. Not wanting to waste this opportunity watching game shows and soap operas for eight weeks, we decided to take off and explore the world together. Wendy is an experienced international traveler and even lived in Spain for a year. The farthest that I have been from the US is Jamaica.
Wendy leaves behind her son and her precious dog, Zina. I am leaving my husband and my dog Ava. Hopefully with this b... full info