ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 2, Food including Kumkapi Fish markets and seafood restaurants)—May 17-28, 2013 May 23rd 2013 ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 2, Food including Kumkapi Fish Markets and Seafood Restaurants)—May 17-28, 2013
Historia Mall
One afternoon we took a taxi to the several floor Historia Mall to look around. It was a very modern mall with upscale shops. Valerie had killed her mouse and we were fairly sure she could get a new one there, which she did. We were surprised ... 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
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info