We leave tomorrow, for 4 nights and 4 days of tourism with some guidance from Como Park HS alum and Istanbul resident Liz Wilcox. I don't know what to expect of Istanbul... maybe something like a blend of Cairo and London. I know there are mosques and markets and museums, trendy bars, fancy hotels, and a lot of kebabs to eat.
Tomorrow is also our 7th wedding anniversary. Istanbul will be a memorable place to celebrate. Of course, it was memorable when we spent our first anniversary at Brian's high school reunion, hanging out in his friend Taylor's basement, but in a different way). Anniversaries mean more than birthdays to me... on a birthday you celebrate another year. On an anniversary you celebrate another year, together.
In the mean time, here are a few photos from the weekend. It's gotten warm here, like Indian Summer. Except, in Germany the word for this kind of weather is Altweibersommer, which translates as something like "old hag summer". I looked this word up (on the internet, where else?) and learned that the name comes from spider webs that are covered in dew or frost and look like long gray hairs in the wind at this time of year. Anyway, the weather has been beautiful...
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