For a change we will try to leave the speaking (primarily) to the photographs: White: We were visiting Turkey but had no plan to see whirling dervishes. We thought they would just be cheesy shows put on for tourists. But our guide took us to an evening show at a caravanserai outside Cappadocia. There was nothing cheesy or fake in any way as we watched in fascination as … [Read more...]
On the Geezer Express to Florida
Several months ago Brunette and her enjoyably much maligned husband, Blonde's brother-in-law, bought a condo in San Marco, Florida. This would provide a place where Brunette could go to escape Pennsylvania winters and her husband. (He was only informed of the first part of that value proposition.) After spending two weeks there with his bride the hubby/b-i-l had flown home the … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: Cappadocia, Turkey
This is the first of a sporadic series of posts highlighting places we've been to and found to be especially memorable and enjoyable. Whenever either of us is asked where's the most interesting place we've traveled we answer "Cappadocia". If you aren't familiar with it Cappadocia is a region in Turkey. (It is also a region in Turkey if you are familiar with it come to think of … [Read more...]
Picture the World Photo Contest entry – Turkey
This "camel" was formed by the erosion of soft stone from volcanic eruptions that occurred millions of years ago. It appears to be looking across the landscape from its location in central Turkey. Cappadocia has been inhabited since B.C. and has been home for Christians, Jews and Muslims over the centuries. It is a popular tourism region and UNESCO World Heritage site. … [Read more...]
Teach your children well (if you don’t want to overpay for ice cream)
For the first week of a trip to Turkey B&B privately chartered a gulet to take us sailing in the Aegean and Mediterranean waters. The cost for four passengers, meals, a captain, deck hand and cook was much less than staying in a nice hotel. We were so excited about our scheduled week of sailing you'd think George Clooney had agreed to join us. As B&B had never been to … [Read more...]
Saints, farts, libraries and whores – good times in Ephesus!
[slideshow]On a trip to Turkey Blonde and Brunette expected to be endlessly exposed to Muslim teachings and history. This was not a case of "expecting" being synonymous with "eagerly anticipating". B&B are very egalitarian in our lack of interest in religious education of any persuasion. Brunette puts on a polite look while she looks around thinking she'd rather be in a … [Read more...]
Yes please
When Blonde and Brunette traveled to Turkey in 2002 it was their first joint venture abroad. Originally it was going to be a bicycle trip in the Dordogne region of France. Then a Turkish friend of Blonde's mentioned she was going to Turkey for the summer and said the sister duo should visit. One call to Brunette and the bicycle trip was ditched faster than a Kardashian's … [Read more...]
Turkey without the towels
[slideshow]News reports of an earthquake in Turkey mentioned a panic had ensued in Fethiye and people ran from the village. Blonde’s thoughts were not “luckily it was a false alarm for Fethiye and no one was harmed”. Her thoughts were more along the decidedly less humanitarian lines of “I’m so glad I wasn’t there and killed in an earthquake in that damned Turkish bath. The … [Read more...]