Europe
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Easter Sunday in Turkey
Today was supposed to be an easy walking day as compared to yesterday. Yeh right! 15 thousand steps later and that included 2 hours on a boat sitting down. Today turned out to be basically a church day. We are… Continue reading
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We Hit The Ground Running
We left the hotel at 8:00 am. Our guard wanted to be first in line to enter the Hagia Sophia mosque. When Mehmet, our guide, saw a cruise ship in port he was very worried. When we got to the… Continue reading
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Our First Day Alone In Istanbul
Peggy had the entire first day planned out. The main thing that I learned today was to always check at the front desk for assistance. After breakfast we left the hotel and stopped at the ATM to get Turkish Lira.… Continue reading
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Istanbul At Last
Our flight from Dulles to Frankfurt was very nice. I had a glass of champagne even before I got settled in my “room.” Very cosy with all the bells and whistles. I ordered a special vegan meal with the airline… Continue reading
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Travel Is Never Easy
The plan was a 2:00 PM flight from Orlando with a connection in Dulles for our flight to Istanbul. I got up at 6:00 AM with a plan for a leisurely morning with a 10:00 AM pickup from Workman Transportation.… Continue reading
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Snaefellsnes Penninsula
Today we went on an 11 hour tour of the Snaefellsnes Penninsula in western Iceland. We did not see this part of Iceland on our main tour. This part of the country is absolutely beautiful as compared to what we… Continue reading
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Best Day Ever!
I missed posting pictures of our room yesterday. It is definitely worth a look. Back to today. Breakfast at this hotel made me very happy because they had a casserole of only vegetables. The previous hotel was very heavy on… Continue reading
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Hidden People and Elves in Iceland
It is believed that 80% of people in Iceland believe in hidden people and elves. Our guide told us a story where the government wanted to build a new road but there were rocks in the way. They had to… Continue reading
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Waterfalls and Geyser – Oh my!
We checked out of our hotel this morning to a very dreary day. Think Rochester in the winter. We stayed up until almost midnight the night before hoping to see the northern lights because it was relatively clear with stars… Continue reading
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Waterfalls and More Waterfalls
After breakfast this morning the weather looked promising with the sun breaking through the clouds. We said goodbye to our new friend, Helga and took off on the bus. Our plan today was to travel the southern part of the… Continue reading
On The Road With The YaYa's 