Istanbul Adventures-Part 2
"Hello beautıful lady where are you from? Why you walk away you break my heart...You lıke carpets?"I ıgnore the young teenager who is posted on the side of the road and continue uphill.I have been here two full days now-so I know the drill. I dont take it personally.I just cant see myself carting a carpet home-even if I did have the money.**Note-You may notice ...
Istanbul Adventures
Well here I am in Turkey.I have to admit that I was a little bit nervous comingto a Muslim country-not speaking the language and unsure of my welcome.I told myself over and over-"You can do this-just keep going"Turkish airlines was modern and very organized. The flight over was uncrowded and they served a decent lunch. But once the wheels touched down I had ...
When in Rome...drink lots of water!
Man is it hot in this city...I arrived in the Eternal city yesterday about 5:30 pm after spending the morning touring the ruins at Pompeii.I have to say, when you travel in Italy(even more than in Spain), have a cavalier attitude about transportation connections. Sometimes buses just decide not to show up this hour, etc. It took me, and a large group of other ...
Movin' on in Italia...
I am in a VERY HIP internet cafe(ie they have a dj every night, a bar, internet connections and everything is stainless steel and neon). I'm not sure I am hip enough for this place but oh well...My clothes are washed, dried until they are fluffy and carefully folded for minimum wrinkles. I have a beer and life is good. If Mike, or Elizabeth were here it would ...
Leslie conquers Venice!
Bongiorno from beautiful Italy...I have been in Italy for about a week now.On the 10th I flew from Madrid to Venice.From the airport you must walk through a long, outdoor walkwayto the dock where you pick up the local water taxi.I am sure Mom and Dad remember this. You chug along, engines loudly grinding away,slamming into pier after pier. Finally they pull ...
On the Loose in Spain!
Hola, Que Tal?As you can tell by the lack of accents I am writing this from outside Spain.I am by now in Sienna. Sometimes on the road the schedule gets a little hectic and it is hard to find an internet connection. So here's some catch-up.I'M ON MY OWN! Our CIA group got to Madrid's Barajas Airport at around 2:30pm. I left the group and dodged my way through ...
The last few days with the CIA-Donostia and beyond
Hey everybody!I thought I´d put up a short entry to try and catch up on this blog.I left my group from school yesterday and drove to Arcos de La Frontera in the south of Spain. After I take about 3,000 more photos I will update with a blog on Arcos,etc.After Barcelona we went to San Sebastian along the north coast in Basque country.It is incredible; one of ...
Barcelona!
Hey eveybody...We just left Barcelona yesterday and arrived in San Sebastian so I thought I´d write a little about the Catalunyan capitol.We arrived by bus after along trip from Valencia. Our hotel was wonderful and right in the middle of all the action...or at least close enough to take the bus with no problems. The first thing we did was head down to the ...
