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Cappadocia by Air!
Originally published on 7 September 2011. Whew! Yesterday was quite a day! Probably our most relaxing yet, actually. We started out with a late breakfast (made to order, included in the hotel stay!) and took to the hills! First stop: Reservations for a hot-air balloon ride! I was the only one who’s really interested in…
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Road Tripping to Goreme
Originally published on 6 September 2011. After quite a bit of complication trying to figure out transportation from Adana to Goreme (long story!), the Turkish Skirmish Travel Team decided to suck it up and rent a car for the drive up! And we’re glad we did! Randi went with us to a bakery a few…
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Adana and the Castles in the Sea!!!
Originally published on 5 September 2011. Day one in Adana was a great success! Randi got us from the airport and showed us around Adana. We got back to her and Dan’s house (her husbands name is Dan, not to be confused with our Dan!) and got the low-down on what to see and do…
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The Day of the Palace Venture
Originally published 4 September 2011. Hey there everyone! Hope everyone’s doing well and enjoying life! =) Andrea, Dan, and I are livin’ it up Turkey-style these days! Friday was our second and last full day in Istanbul, and we decided to go to the Topkapi Palace—boy are we glad we decided to devote the day…
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Turkish Skirmish Travel Team!
Originally published 1 September 2011. Marahaba! (Hey y’all!) I hope everyone’s doing well. I can’t believe how much I miss folks–there are so many cool things here! Dan, Andrea and I have already had quite the adventure! Background info: I know Andrea from church, and she knows Dan from law school at Emory University in…
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Three Fast Days in Switzerland
As usual, three days in Switzerland went by in a flash! Holger, the preacher at the church here, picked me up from the airport Wednesday afternoon and dropped me off with Rosanna, one of the ladies from church. It was so nice to catch up! We made lunch and went for a walk to a…
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Gute Morge!
Originally published 27 August 2011. Gute Morge! (“Goo-ta Mor-ga” for all us non-Swiss German speakers!) Wednesday morning I got up and heard about the earthquake in Richmond/DC, and I’m kind of bummed I missed it! Now comes Irene–not sorry I’m missing that! Thankfully I have a friend checking on my house. Here’s hoping for no…
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Turkey and Swiss
Originally published 23 August 2011 Merhaba, arkadaşlar! (Hello friends!) Here I am in Turkey, having just heard about the earthquake in DC. Sorry I missed it, but praying everyone and everything is safe! So begins my “Turkey and Swiss” adventure. =) Interesting Turkish Hotel tidbit: Saving Electricity So I was having trouble turning on the lights…
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Swiss-German Lessons
Originally Published 30 November 2010. Well hello again! I’m back from my Swift Swiss adventure, but if you’d like to come along, I’d like to take you on the rest of the trip with me (partly because I know a few people who will be very upset if I don’t!). Tuesday morning, Francie and I…
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The Black Forest
Originally published 27 November 2010. Guten Morgen–Good morning! I hope you’ve all had a fabulous Thanksgiving and you are not uncomfortably full two days later. =) Monday was… a Deutschland (Germany) adventure! I was still at Holger and Francie Kock’s home, and I thought it would be cool to go to Germany with them, since…
