What an amazing first day in Istanbul. So many wonderful bucket list places checked off: Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cisterns, the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Gulhane Park. We drank lots of Turkish wine and coffee, ate local foods (amazing cheese!), and walked until our feet were killing us. We’ve got a boat tour of the Bosphorus and the Grand Bazaar, so expect many more pictures. Instagram photos first…
And the non-Instagram pictures…
After some of the most stressful travel hours of my life (an experience in Manila tops the list), I’m finally in Istanbul – and from what I’ve seen so far, I love. Due to Expedia’s incompetency, Sasha was not able to get on his flight in Accra, Ghana, so he is not here yet. He’ll arrive bright and early (after booking another flight). Tomorrow’s itinerary (yes, it’s printed) is jam packed. I’ll be posting pictures regularly.
xoxo
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain
I leave for Istanbul in 9 days. I can hardly contain myself! Photo is from TheCherryBlossomGirl.com – obsessed with her pictures.
This poster was ordered last night. I had to have it immediately – it couldn’t even be added to a wishlist. Isn’t it lovely?
I’ve already booked flights to San Francisco and Boston for 2013, and I’m hoping to add many others throughout the year. These are two of my favorite cities in America, and it’s pointless to tell you, but I am elated. I went twice in 2011 – once in July with McKenzie to visit our best friend, Andrew, and another trip in October to see my baby cousin, Lyra. Both trips were amazing, and I cannot wait to be there in the Spring. I’m going to watch one of my best friends run in the Boston Marathon (she’s a badass).
Some snapshots from the two 2011 trips below.
Andrew’s dining hall for four years – NBD. Harry Potter style.
Cutest ginge ever!
We’re relatively certain this is Tom Brady’s townhouse.
I love this man! So glad that I got to hang out with him in Houston this weekend. Move back ASAP.