Woke up at 0700, breakfast downstairs Two hours of final language lesson and review test Visit Turkish Daily News headquarters in Istanbul. Tour by editor and copy-editor. Longest running English paper in Turkey Lunch at The Pudding House (chicken, rice, cheesecake, spinach, bread) Visit bazaar and then Sultanahmet Camii (Blue Mosque) across from Ayasofya Return
I can’t believe how fast this trip has gone so far… So much has happened while we’ve been here politically. The bombings occurred and the Constitutional Court tried to ban/dissolve the government today (but they did not have enough votes). It has been amazing talking to the people about their country. I have also picked
Merhaba…today wasn’t as busy as some of the other days because of our roadtrip. Tomorrow will be very busy. Here is what we did today: Woke up at 0700, breakfast downstairs in hotel Turkish language lesson with Emre. Lecture by Turkish Daily News associate editor concerning Ergenekon, civil liberties, AKP, and Kemelism Bus ride from
Woke up at 0700 Turkish language lesson, lecture over Turkish Noble Prize winner in ’06 Drive to Asian side for hour and a half boatride to Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea. Lunch at café (chicken, rice, coke, tomato, bread) Horse carriage ride around largest island Boat ride back to mainland Asia. Shopping along Baghdad
Woke up at 1100, slept in because of weekend Visited Turkish Military Museum. Saw armor, cannon, history of Turkish warefare. Saw history of Istanbul invasion of 1453. Lunch at restaurant nearby (salad, watermelon, chicken, rice, potatoes, puffy bread) Shopping in streets along the Bosphorus, had kemsa ice cream Took train with Liz and Phil to
Getting used to hear the call to prayer, eating too many seven-course meals, and having an unbelievable time. Here’s what we did today: Slept in until 1030 this morning since it was the weekend Lunch at very good chinese restaurant (eggrolls, egg drop soup, fish, rice, cabbage , chicken) Visit to Christian church, now museum
Woke up at 0700, had breakfast downstairs Language lesson with Emre, worksheets. Lecture by KSU Alum over recent Turkish history Drove along Hippodrome, ancient racing track. Saw ancient Egyptian and Greek oblisks(sp?) near Ayasofya and Blue Mosque Tour of Topkapi Sarayi (Topkapi Palace) the palace of Ottoman Sultans for hundreds of years and source of
Today was a little shorter because our group has on average only been getting about 6 hours of sleep a night …there’s just so much to do! I talked with Megan in Germany last night for about seven or eight minutes (2 euro per minute, yikes!). Here is what we did today: Woke up at
Today was again a very busy and exciting day. Just a little information on our guides: Tuna, Arzu, and Emre have been helping us since the beginning of our trip. Arzu and Emre have been alternating days teaching us Turkish. All three have taken our group out for tours. They’re all very helpful and friendly.
It was another busy day in Istanbul today. Our group continued to work on our Turkish skills and interact with the local people with some success. Here was our itinerary:-Woke up at 0700 and ate breakfast at the hotel Had our second Turkish lesson and lecture, this time over the history of the Turkish people
You must be logged in to post a comment.