Merhaba!

“Just a brief shout out to say I just got back from Istanbul and it was AMAZING!!

I'm running on fumes after an 11 hour flight - it's about 2am Istanbul time....

I will write all about the trip in the next day or so and will have pictures processed by this weekend.

What day is it? Thursday?”

“Just a brief shout out to say I just got back from Istanbul and it was AMAZING!!

I'm running on fumes after an 11 hour flight - it's about 2am Istanbul time....

I will write all about the trip in the next day or so and will have pictures processed by this weekend.

What day is it? Thursday?”

“ECHO, Echo, echo.......

Glad you had a good time. Did you go to a bath house? Is there turkey really better than ours? Why do all men there have moustaches?”

“welcome back tinkle :)”

“Welcome back girl!!!!!!!!!!



8)”

“No hammam for me - the idea of getting naked and scrubbed down by a stranger in a totally foreign country freaked me out. My travel companion however went - twice - and loved it. Guess when I go back to visit some new friends I'll have to make it a must do on my list. :)

You'd think in a place called Turkey you'd be able to get great turkey - but nooooooo - all they had was lamb, lamb, lamb, and more stinky, nasty a$$ tasting lamb. Blech! I learned that I do not like lamb. Other then that the food is delicious!

Check it out - one of the nights there we had a terrific dinner in a 1,000+ year old cistern!

I stood on the edge of Europe - took a ferry across to Asia - wandered so many streets - talked to many friendy Turks - exchanged backpacking laughs with a couple from Frankfurt who are making their way to India via motorcycle! - learned many words and phrases in Turkish - watched The Simpsons with Turkish subtitles - walked along the crumbling battlements of a 500 year old fortress that was built in just 4 months while gazing at the Bosphorous - learned how to talk prices down to less than half of the opening quote - made some fabulous new friends - took so many pictures - saw Viking grafitti in the Haghia Sophia - ...oh, it was simply fantastic.... so much was seen and experienced - I'm still in the dream of it all....”

“welcome back...life will never be the same...you've expereinced something that so many will never realize. way to go.”

“thank gwad you are home.


how much did they offer you for your body???”

“And did you talk them down on that too?”

“Glad you are back safe and sound, Twinks! Welcome home.


Artex, you should be asking why all the women have mustaches?”

“welcome back!! and oh...it's Friday!!”

“Sounds like a good time. Maybe next time you can stay longer.”

“ho hum...back in the city again. It's overcast and I miss me view of Mamara :(

Guees it's motivation to get the film rolls developed.”

“Maybe next time you can stay longer."
Phaedrus
10:46:59 AM
09/26/03

lol. I want to hear more about mapleleaf and bitpushers questions”

“Sometimes a bargain isn't such a bargain. Twinks, did you convert what you paid back to dollars when you bought things? I know it's easy to get caught up in the Mad Money thing.”

“So, how do you say "Bite Me!" in Turkish? <G>”

“Mmmmmmmm, women with mustaches :()”

“Sorry, Omar Sharif never did much for me, LOL”

“Gee Phaedrus, I should have thought about that.

Good thing I packed my brain.”

“Indeed, Twinks. Sorry if I'm being too basic with you, it's hard to tell from your other posts.”

“yeah, foreign money is like monopoly money. i once paid like $100 for a caricature in Paris. d'oh!”

“That was kind of my point, Lyra. I guess Ms. Toes has all bases covered and brain packed, though.”

“Yeah ---- How do you say "D'oh!" in Turkish??”

“i like to leave mine home sometimes, i'm an ultralighter!”

“I find that American money kinda stupid, all the same size and color, and dollar bills, they're worthwhile. ;o)”

“May as well take it. Everyone takes something they never use.


HAHAAAA I'm hilarious!”

“I guess I couldn't even provoke a reaction on this one, guess the money subject isn't too controversial.”

“No, we're all in agreement that everyone wants more of it.”

“The dollar coins are a good idea...


Ynami, I just can't get patriotic about my money, sorry.”

“I usually get the "monopoly" money line about foreign money when I complain about trying to strighten out my final one-dollar bill to try to get the vending machine to accept it.”

“SHUT IT, Sticky!!!”

“you did walk into that one Lyra :o)”

“damn foreigners.”

“Lol, we can always count on the Brits to be our allies!”

“Yeah, especially the "labor" party.... mmmpphhhhhh! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!”

“Labour party Phaed.... Labour..... Ok I know you don't spell it with a 'u' but that's it's name, not Labor!

And you're welcome SW :o)”

“Sorry, but you guys spell it wrong. You'd think you'd have leaned the correct spelling after all these years.”

“Whose language is this anyway?”

“You guys just couldn't cope with all those vowels could ya ;op”

“Don't go getting all high and mighty. You act like you Brits INVENTED English or something.”

“We all know that it was the Germans and the French.”

“Next you'll be claiming credit for the Bill of Rights and the Episcopalian church.

Jeez.”

“lol! good to see my thread disintergrate so quickly!”

“So you had a good time? Are you happy you made the choice to go then?

I can't wait to see pictures!”

“I dropped the photos off today - four rolls - they will be ready Sunday evening - should be up shortly thereafter”