Maybe not ready for EU membership just yet . . .
This trip to Turkey came about because Kevin and I are attending an educational conference in Istanbul. Because we were traveling around the country before the conference, we didn’t want to carry conference materials. After reviewing shipping options, we decided on the US Postal Service rather than UPS due to the cost difference. We arrived at […]
Cat Up A Tree
One morning, we watched a bevy of hotel cats watching one of their particularly adventurous compadres climb to the top of a tree in pursuit of a bird that had landed on a branch. Clearly, the bird had a sense of humor. He sat there, even jumping to a nearer branch, until the cat got […]
A thousand stairs, no, make that two thousand . . .
Our hotel in Göreme was stunningly beautiful. White and pink stone arched walls, floors, and stairs, wrought-iron railings, Turkish carpets, views across the valley floor, little courtyards, wood beams and doors, artfully placed antiques, cats, and more cats—you couldn’t look in any direction and not see something beautiful. The hotel was laid out like a […]
