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We’ll Always Have Istanbul
While chefs cooked, dancers danced.
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My Evolving Plan B
I’m finally shaking off the decision paralysis and slowly patching together a Plan B.
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Among the Ruins
Even a non-history buff like me can’t help but be awed by the ruins.
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Cotton Castles
What looks like snow is actually limestone deposits.
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Thermal Hot Springs
In our happy place.
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I Will Survive
The grand finale of our theme songs.
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Eating Turkey In Turkey
I really really wanted to eat turkey in Turkey.
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Hello and Good-bye
Sending you off with much love, and an aching heart.
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Dream Deferred
Tonight we are grieving the loss of a dream.
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Cat Crazy
If you are a cat lover, Istanbul is for you.
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Shimmering Istanbul
View of Istanbul from an evening cruise across a shimmering Bosphorus Strait.
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Dancing on the Bosphorus
Colorful dancers entertained us at a dinner & show cruise along the Bosphorus.
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Rainbow Millennials
From Octogenerians to Millennials: the millennials among us (yes, there are a few!) made a fashion statement last night, arriving at our Bosphorus cruise dinner & show decked out in matching sweats, in the colors of the rainbow. Purchased from one of the ubiquitous street vendors near our hotel. No one will ever mistake me […]
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Hamam
I walked out feeling silky clean and recharged.
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Octogenarians On Board
From day one, they both knew they would be partners for life.
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Whirling Dervishes
Surprisingly, they never got dizzy from the spinning, although my own head was spinning by the end of the show!
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Call To Prayer
Six times a day the streets of Istanbul reverberate with the Islamic call to prayer.
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Laundry Excursion
Running around the streets of Istanbul with a leaky backpack.
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Polis
He gave me a slight nod and straightened his shoulders, which I interpreted as permission.
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Lost In Translation
Lazy Americans, they can’t cut up an omelet for themselves.
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