(Joni) My parents came in from Kentucky for their first visit to Turkey, and we had a STELLAR time with them! Rather than doing a huge blog series with all the pictures, I thought I'd just do a 2-part overview of the highlights.
We gave them a great overview of life in Turkey, including the delicious Turkish food!
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| We had dinner at our favorite restaurant in our neighborhood, just around the corner from our house. They got the full treatment with several courses and delicious food! |
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| Dad is a coffee-lover, so Justin took him to try Turkish coffee. Wow, that stuff is strong! I think Dad enjoyed the home-brewed coffee from our French press more. |
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| We even discovered a new dessert while they were here! We thought we were ordering plain ice cream, but instead we got Dondurmali Irmik Helvasi. Once we adjusted our expectations, it was tasty! |
And public transportation!
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| They were troopers to stand in the overcrowded mini-buses! |
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| When we all squeezed into a taxi, Elias always wanted to sit on Grandma's lap! |
My Turkish language tutor and a friend of hers offered to take us on a tour of the
city's castle and adjoining
Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Those things were neat, but we had the most fun just visiting with the two Turkish girls!
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| After the tour, we stopped at a cafe, and we had the best time just hanging out together! |
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