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Hello from Istanbul!
... boat cruise around the Bosphorous Strait. The shore was lined with castles from past sultans (including an island with a tiny ornate building called the "woman's prison palace" where it was said that a beautiful woman was kept - the sultan loved her but she loved a poor commoner so he put her in her "palace" in the middle of the strait because the other man could not swim), huge modern homes (very life of the rich & famous) & mixed in with all ...
Home is where your heart is
Arriving home, Eimear 16 weeks preganant (due date Nov 26th), was not what anyone was expecting. Although, it was hardly a surprise. It was fun to make the announcement in person, and nice to get the news out in the open. We settled into taking turns living with our parents until we got our house back and could feel officially home. It is now August 19th and we have gotten into ...
And it's lift-off...
... and a glass of wine. Maybe a street-side cafe, so we can watch the city pass by.
Anyoot, I went out and purchased a netbook so I can directly record journal entries to the travel blog and not have to rescribe my thoughts (hopefully). I have paper journals, too, for when it's not feasible to fire up the netbook (or I have no power supply and a dead battery). Cool ...
Snippets or research and plans
Must-dos whilst I am there:
1. Al-Jamal Restaurant - a price fixe experience that is apparently most worth it! Entertainment includes a male bellydancer. Maybe for our last night in the country --- wrap it up in big style!
2. Spice Market: Ohran, the 'Perfumed Oils Chef' - around Shop 31, Ohran is found. He mixes scentred oils to match one's personality (after he's sussed you out a bit) at a cost of about 20TL for a ...
Pre-Week Euro Jitters / Noteblog
... the next couple weeks, while trudging Europe, i'll be experiencing many aberrant thoughts that i'd love to share NON Tweet format. So what i'll do is photograph my thoughts on paper and perhaps somedays even my notes if i'm not feeling typing that much. I'll keep my Andrew times roman nice and legible so you can all fathom what i'm trying to say!
heres an example:
My font will improve! However artwork stays the same....
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