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Selçuk • Istanbul
With the Keppler family living, working, and going to school in Istanbul for awhile now, we decided to go visit them! We will start in Selçuk, and then make our way to Istanbul, where the Kepplers will show us around.
HAMAM (TURKISH BATH)
Happy Birthday Mom!! We slept in a little and then packed up our bags in preparation of bringing everything over to the Keppler’s...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 25, 2014
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THE TOURISTS
AYA SOFYA, BLUE MOSQUE, THE CISTERN, TOPKAPI PALACE Getting up nice and early we headed to the Keppler’s place to pick up Sierra and...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 24, 2014
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MARKET AND POOL
Last night Jo and I stayed at the Keppler’s apartment. Sierra and I woke up this morning to Joelle shaking us. Everyone except Joelle had...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 23, 2014
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THE GRAND BAZAAR
The world’s oldest shopping mall is on the “must see” list of every visitor to Istanbul. A maze of old streets and alleys first plotted...
Chris McDonald
Jul 22, 2014
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THE MEN AND THE WOMEN
The sky is as dark as a cup of black coffee and the air is warm like a computer that has been used for several hours. A thumping and...
Joelle McDonald
Jul 21, 2014
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TURKISH MALL, GAMES, AND SOCCER
Today we got up at our leisure and had a nice breakfast in the apartment. We soon realized that we had to be at the movie theater in...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 21, 2014
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GALATA TOWER AND MORE
This morning dad woke up to go and watch people swim across the Bosphorus from Asia to Europe, an event that happens one a year. It is...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 20, 2014
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THE TURKISH LIFE
We woke up this morning to get ready to head to breakfast with the Kepplers and then it began to pour rain. There were rivers flowing...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 19, 2014
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"THESE PEOPLE DRIVE LIKE TURKEYS"
The car rumbles up to the stop light, its hardly functioning brakes straining to obey the red light. As I am nodding off to sleep in the...
Joelle McDonald
Jul 18, 2014
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"SUGAR WON'T HELP"
A sturdy building named Çiya. It looks the same as it did yesterday, today and tomorrow. Nothing changes. People pass by it without...
Joelle McDonald
Jul 18, 2014
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EUROPE, ASIA, AND FRIENDS
We saw so much today in the city that I am not sure I can even remember everything we did. We started our day off to some eggs that we...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 18, 2014
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CATS!
Everywhere you look here there are stray cats and kittens just roaming around. They were around our hotel in Selçuk, downtown, in the...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 17, 2014
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ISTANBUL
We got a little extra sleep this morning, had a wonderful breakfast, packed our bags, and headed off to the airport. Arriving there very...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 17, 2014
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LAUNDRY SOAP?
On our way back from dinner the other night we stopped at the Market to pickup a few things for the apartment. Little did we know how...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 17, 2014
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BEACH DAY!
Today is…Beach Day!! We had a slower start to our morning today, but following a nice breakfast we headed to the beach. We went to a...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 16, 2014
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FISH
As the sun is setting in the sky, my family and I arrive at dinner. I swivel my head in attempt to see the scene unfolding around me. The...
Joelle McDonald
Jul 16, 2014
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BADEMLIK [bod-ehm lik]
There is a street that leads up to our hotel in Selçuk named Bademlik. We used it to get to and from the hotel almost every time. Our dad...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 16, 2014
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EPHESUS
We got up this morning to a Turkish breakfast of an omelet, tomatoes, cheeses, olives, and bread. Then, we headed out to Mother Mary’s...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 15, 2014
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SELÇUK
Just as we thought all of our traveling was behind us for the next two weeks, we boarded yet another plane. Although this one was a short...
Hannah McDonald
Jul 14, 2014
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