Welcome to Alsancak, İzmir … Türkiye

Two uneventful flights.

Two meal services … a hot meal on the 2½-hour BLQ-IST flight ; a cheese sandwich on the 45-minute IST-ADB flight.

Two landings … slightly delayed at IST; 25 minutes ahead of schedule at ADB.

One immigration control/passport check … at IST.

One baggage claim and customs checkpoint … at ADB.

One 30-minute train ride on IZBAN — İzmir’s commuter rail system … from the airport station in Gaziemir to the train station in Alsancak … free for us 65+ passengers (got to have a Turkish ID).

One 10-minute taxi ride from the train station to Mui’s sister’s apartment … our base of operations while in İzmir.

Unpacking and settling in can wait until tomorrow!

Oh wait … it’s already tomorrow … midnight struck a few minutes ago!

Oh well, the work can wait until after we have breakfast with Aylin and Murat, and drop in for a quick visit with mom.

But first … we need to get some shuteye!Read more