Sorry for not writing yesterday, by the time Mika and I made it back from the cafe with live Turkish pop music it was late and I needed sleep. One thing I love about Turkey is it has cool places to just hang out. There isn't really good places like that in Egypt. This cafe had a live band, which could be in a bar, but there were old men playing backgammon alongside young couples. It was just a really fun atmosphere.
Yesterday Mika and I also finally visited the palace that we tried to twice with Ted. The guidebook said it was kinda pricey, so we decided we were just going to see one area, but when we showed our student ID's, the price dropped from 20 tyl to 2 tyl. It was amazing...I love being a student. It was well worth the trip. How would you like to live in a house with 286 rooms or a 9000 lb. chandelier? It was pretty spectacular. And there were 2 bear rugs that still had the heads and everything. They were gifts from a Russian tsar. They freaked Mika out and totally did not fit the decor.
Today I spent a fun filled day in the sun. Mika and I took a ferry to the Prince's Islands. I had the freshest shrimp ever for lunch. Just shrimp splashed with lemon juice, and it was AMAZING! I had to force feed it to Mika, because she was scared of its rawness. She liked it of course, because it was by far the best I have ever had. While we were eating lunch, I saw this woman being followed by 7 dogs all in a line. I think she was the pied piper. They followed her everywhere, and when she sat down, they all layed in the sun beside her. It was amusing. Touring the islands was fun, and we climbed the steepest hill ever to visit a Greek Orthodox monastery. It was beautiful.
While I have been staying in my hostel, everyone who was here when I got here has left, now I am alone in a room with 5 guys. The good news is they all seem pretty nice, but one of them is very socially awkward. He is traveling alone. He is from London. Mainly he is just odd. He LOVES to talk, and he loves to get in your personal space. The other guys in my room get really awkward around him, trying to avoid him at all costs. One of the guys pretended to be asleep so he would leave him alone, but he just stood beside his bed talking. Interesting. Sometimes I wonder how someone ends up acting like that; why did they never learn how to act around people?
I think that is all I have for now. My camera is locked up in Mika's room, so I can't give you photos yet, but I promise you will get them soon. Miss you all. Happy Saturday!
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Hi Meagan,This is MaKenna!!! How is it down there? I here you were doin the limbo, was it fun? I bet it was !!!It is my Mom's and Stepdad's aniversiry, so I'm staying the night at my Mamaw Terry's house!!!
Write me back before 2:00 Toodle's!!! :)
Oh no, I think this is too late, MaKenna, but I hope your grandma will at least tell you about it. Limboing was hard because I'm old. It made my back hurt. Turkey is nice and much more relaxed than Egypt or the US. We drink a lot of tea here. Tell your mom and grandma I said hey.
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