So...I posted a message on the expat forum, "What are those orange things in the sky?" I explained what they looked like, I hoped someone else had seen them or at least know what they are. Here are some replies from some of them:
1. They're coming to take you away *evil face*
2. Weather balloons?
3. Orange moats in your eye
4. Don't worry, that's just David Simpson's bike
5. Saw them, too. They were red. Red hearts
6. Diamonds, asked Lucy?
7. Spaceships, obviously (cue Dr. Who music)
Today the family I am staying with celebrated my birthday with me (since I HAD to see the Whirling Dervishes last night..yesterday was my real birthday), and invited some friends for dinner whom I have met through them and like a lot...and they speak English. It was a feast - tons of food and wine, a birthday cake, and homemade cards from Ece and Defne. Such nice people!! I will write later about the Mevlevis, as I am about to fall asleep.........
Thanks to Mert and Husnu for the free all-day boat trip on the Bosphorus to the Black sea!
When I win the lottery...
Expensive homes on the water
Rumelihisari Castle along the Bosphorus
The non-students at the fish restaurant
Swimming in the Bosphorus - it's SPIDERMAN!
Husnu and me
Relaxing on the boat-VA Tech Study Abroad Students
---------------------------Exterior of shop - cottage industry - Anatolian - Asian side of Istanbul
Craftsman at oven where wood is shaped and dried. He's been doing this since age 13.
Frame made of chestnut
Raw materials - this is what is woven over frame
Finished product
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2 comments:
Happy Belated Birthday! So nice of Nihal and family to plan and prepare such a lovely celebration for you. It not only speaks well of the family, but of you, too. :-)
Hmmm, those answers to the Orange things in the sky were not helpful in the least. LOL LOL
Happy belated Birthday! Wanted to let you know I read your blog daily and love it. camwes from beauty buzz.
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