Sunday, May 14, 2006

Traveling Turkey

Today marks our departure for a 3 week trek around Turkey. We'll be hitting Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kas, Olympos, Tekirova, Antalya, Gaziantep, Urfa, Mardin, Harran, Diyarbekir, Hassankeyif, Elazig and Harput, Van Dogubeyazit, Kars, and Ani!

This is about a 4000 kilometer trip that will involve lots of overnight bus rides, but I think we are ready for it. We'll meeting certain friends and contacts along the way and if Turkish hospitality in the east of the country is anything like it is in the west, we'll be well taken care of.

Saturday, May 13, 2006


tulips are everywhere in istanbul

where the bosphorus meets the black sea...

mike tyson in istanbul!? i can only imagine the conversation he might have had with someone trying to hawk him pistachios

my favorite class...