.turkey.

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.

i loved walking through the cemetery and reading the gravestones here.

troy.

view from our hotel. yes, that is the aegean sea. and yes, we joyfully swam in it.

overlook of asos. and yes, i realize i look like i came straight out of ‘full house.’

say hello to my favorite snack - the çokopren aka the turkish e.l.fudge cookie.

i was obsessed with the fields upon fields upon fields of red poppies.

my life is in ruins.

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.

turkey = it doesn’t get much better than a massage on the side of the road.