Bye Bye Bologna

No problem getting a taxi from the AirBNB to the airport this morning. Rush hour was just getting started, so we were ahead of the traffic. By 8:15a, we were at BLQ, checking our bag.

When it was time to board the flight to IST, we walked down the terminal steps and out to the tarmac. A crossing guard directed us to the mobile steps at the aircraft and minutes later we were in our seats.

An on-time departure from BLQ. An early arrival at IST, with enough time to replenish our Turkish sim cards before heading to the gate for the flight to İzmir … another uneventful one that arrived early at our final destination.

We were happy to see that the rain that had been falling all day in İzmir had dried up, making it easier to find a cab to take us to the apartment once we arrived at the train station in Alsancak.

Our checked bag is unpacked and everything is put away. With no more side trips scheduled for the remainder of our time in Türkiye, the next time I’ll be packing will be for our return trip home to Colorado.Read more