ТурцияAlsancak İstasyonu38°26’18” N 27°8’42” E 2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We celebrated Mui and my return from our Capitals of Eastern European River Cruise with a busy day of art and sightseeing in İzmir.
Our day started with a traditional “gevrek” breakfast …Читать далее
ТурцияVahap Özaltay Meydanı38°26’8” N 27°8’54” E 2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
“The vibrant tapestry of Türkiye's rich culture will captivate audiences at the upcoming Türkiye Culture Route Festival [the CRF in the title of this footprint] throughout the rest ofЧитать далее
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Interesting symbolism hiding here, which may be more obvious to a person from Turkiye. (no matter what I do I can't get the double dots over the u. I hate the internet sometimes
Two to TravelIf you are on an iPhone, hold down the U key while typing and you should see other options. Then, you just slide your finger up while still holding the key down to tap the one you want … in this case the ü. Android has a similar functionality I believe.
ТурцияKültürpark Fuar Alanı38°25’48” N 27°8’49” E
2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We were on our way to another İzmir Culture Route Festival [CRF] exhibit — this one at a museum in Kültürpark — when we decided to make a quick detour to see if there was anything going on atЧитать далее
ТурцияMontrö Meydanı38°25’36” N 27°8’33” E
2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
This morning’s final stop of the Culture Route Festival [the CRF in the footprint title] was two exhibits at the İzmir Resim ve Heykel Müzesi [Painting and Sculpture Museum].
The beautifulЧитать далее
ТурцияAlacati38°17’5” N 26°22’12” E
2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Anyone who has been a regular reader of my blogs knows that we are huge fans of the Arkas museums … founded by a Levantine family whose roots in İzmir go very deep. Each museum is different. WeЧитать далее
ТурцияAlacati38°16’58” N 26°22’34” E 2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Leaving Arkas Art, we headed to the Alaçatı Pazarı [Market Place] for a stroll.
This open-air market place is billed by some as the “Society Bazaar.” You need something? You will more thanЧитать далее
ПутешественникEvery time you write about Ismir (and post your gorgeous photos) it makes me want to go there!
Турцияİzmir Saat Kulesi38°25’8” N 27°7’43” E
2 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
Returning from our impromptu outing to Alacatı, we all congregated at mom’s for a while. Once night fell, we hopped on the tram and went to Konak … the city center.
İzmir’s iconic clockЧитать далее
ТурцияAdnan Saygun Parkı38°27’26” N 27°5’58” E 3 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Sinope is a ‘mantı evi’ in Bostanlı, a neighborhood of Karşıyaka … across the bay from where we are in Alsancak.
Mui and Deniz discovered this restaurant back in September. Today, they keptЧитать далее
Соединенные ШтатыTown of Monument38°59’27” N 104°47’59” W
10 ноября 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We're still in İzmir. It very rarely snows here. And when it does, it's mostly flurries that don't last long once they hit the ground.
That is not the case back home in Colorado. We do get snow inЧитать далее
ПутешественникLook on the positive side. 1. You are not there; and 2. Great start to ski season in Colorado!!😀
Two to TravelAnd 3. Because there’s more than 3” of snow, the driveway is being cleared by the HOA crew 😉. We keep getting front door camera motion alerts 😀
ПутешественникMo's sister in Denver said it was one of the biggest storms that she can remember.
ТурцияPort Abri38°25’28” N 27°7’58” E
26 ноября 2024 г., Турция ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
We started our day by going to the old Ziraat Bankası [Agriculture Bank] in Konak. Not for banking purposes. But to visit the İzmir Art Museum. As Aylin had visited the museum before, only myЧитать далее
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Looks delicious
ПутешественникLooks so yummy! I wish we had those here!