Turkey is amazing, fantastic, incredible, unique, and much much more!

Well, we made it here just fine and are having the most incredible time of our lives! We arrived in Istanbul on the 28th were there for 2 days and then on to the Cappadocia region in Central Anatolia. The Turks are overwhelmingly hospitable, friendly, and probably the nicest people I have ever met. We were in Cappadocia for 2 days, left this morning and are now in Selcuk, which is on the Aegean coast. The place we're staying rocks! I'm trying to upload some pictures and will have them up as soon as I can.

Here are a few things we have done so far: visited the Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, and Spice Bazaar in Istanbul. Went on a hot air balloon ride, stayed in a cave hotel, and saw an underground city in Cappadocia, and saw a Turkish dance show with belly dancers and dervishes. And of course, we have been trying the hookahs, wine, and all the cuisine.

Until I figure out how to load the pics, that's all for now. This is the best trip I have ever been on in my life!!!!
-Cara

Okay, here are a few pics: the first is us in Istanbul, second are the rock formations in Pamukkale, and the third is one of the balloons we could see while we were up in our own hot air ballon. Sorry there are so few pics so far, but they take forever to load!! I hope to update again once we are in Greece.


At a restaurant called Metro Polis


Rock formations


Balloon ride