a picture’s
worth a thousand words,
so i’ll let
these visual aids do most of the talking
a) to spare you
a mile long explanation
of quite
possibly one of the greatest weeks of my life
and b) my lack
of ability to even try and articulate
how absolutely
incredible TURKEY is.
hagia sophia.
the oh so
wonderful, talented, brilliant, and beautiful christina – aka my {turkish}
roommate.
istanbul
archaology museum – ishtar gate. i’m glad unicorns were part of antiquity.
“oh, that’s so
cool it says ‘FAITH’ all around istanbul… lemme take a million pictures of
it.”… NOT. good thing i have lysdexia.
blue mosque
(probably my favorite mosque we visited. #thatizniktiletho.)
basilica
cistern.
grand bazaar. it
was… grand. truly.
boat ride on the bosphorus (the strait that connects europe and asia).
anzac beach.
say hello to my
favorite snack - the çokopren aka the turkish e.l.fudge cookie.
sardis
behold, the underground remains of constantines palace – location of the creation of the nicean creed. and while we were sitting here a real, live, mini earthquake happened. twas trippy.