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Turkey

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Gallery: Istanbul

Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

City of a1,000 Wonders
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Gallery: Cappadocia

Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

Caves and Cavepeople...Seriously.
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Gallery: Selcuk

Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

Famous for Mary's House and Church/Tomb of St. John
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My head scarf has peace signs

Friday, 5 Dec 2008 | Views [531] | Comments [2]

So when you visit a mosque you must wear a head scarf.  I brought one that was given to me as a going away present from Robin and Adam from CCC (my church in SoCal).  Anyway it ıs green and has peace signs on it and I like that. The other night I had ... Read more >


Istanbul to Constantinople

Friday, 28 Nov 2008 | Views [513] | Comments [4]

I want to learn Arabic.  It is everywhere, on every mosque.  The Koran is aesthetically beautiful because of it.  Arabic looks like music sounds and how poetry feels. Back in a big city after two weeks of dead Grecian islands and small tourist towns.... Read more >


A hunt for canned pumpkin...and then there was this camel...

Thursday, 27 Nov 2008 | Views [884] | Comments [3]

Happy Turkey Day from Turkey! This is my Thanksgiving Day... First, we decide that we need to find pumpkin, because though no one here knows or cares about Thanksgiving, we are very homesick.  But we are in Goreme, which is a little tiny town of ... Read more >


No plans, no worries.

Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008 | Views [491] | Comments [3]

So we are still here in Goreme, Cappadocia.  We keep meaning to leave, and we keep deciding to stay one more night.  The 11 hour bus ride to Istanbul will have to wait, and at least we will have dry-ish clothes.  It's kind of nice with no schedules ... Read more >


Wet clothes and an 11 hour bus ride

Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [859] | Comments [4]

Hello world! I have been so unfaithful about writing!  Sorry!  So at the moment we are in Cappadocia in a small town called Goreme.  We are sleeping in a cave hostel!  It's so cool.  I can't believe I didn't know about this place before coming to ... Read more >


To SoCal

Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | Views [447] | Comments [4]

First of all, everyone in the SoCal area, we are praying hard for you all. I was going to blog tonight, but after hearing about the fires, it will have to wait.  We are in Turkey, in Selçuk, and safe...but our hearts and thoughts are on SoCal.


Gallery: Ephesus

Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Of the Ephesian Church
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Gallery: Mamaris

Sunday, 16 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Our first touch of Turkish soil
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Two Sugars and a Dream

Friday, 14 Nov 2008 | Views [864] | Comments [3]

It has been decided for some time that Erıca and I are going to start a tea/coffee/wıne cafe.  But we never knew what to call it.  Tonight, after a Turkısh local taught us how to pronounce "Thank You" ın Turkısh ("teşekkür ederim"... Read more >

 

 

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