Saturday, September 22, 2007

Turkey, how I already miss you ...

oh wow, where can I start ? These last two weeks were amazing, we saw so many things and visited so many beautiful places I don't even know where to begin. We did the ballooning over Cappadocia, snorkelling in Gemiler Beach, tandem paragliding in Oludeniz, hiked in the Ihlara Valley, climbed up to see the Chimera in Olympos, among other unforgettable experiences. Turkey is indeed one of the most wonderful places I've been to and I'm certain this was only the first of many visits to follow ... It also helps that the food was delicious, and the people so friendly. We took a zillion photos, of which I'll share a fragment in Flickr and here when I have the time to sort through them. I also want to post a detailed report of this trip, not so much to bore you all (but you're forewarned that this will be more of a travel blog than a crafting blog during the next days), but for us, because I want to be able to remember it all someday and also to share some tips for those who are considering to visit Turkey in the future. Last year I sort of did that with the Croatia trip but somehow never finished it (Dubrovnik and Zagreb were left out) but this time I promise to do better.
Anyway, we're back and the cats were so excited to see us that we didn't get much sleep last night, especially with Maggie purring on our ears (she's grown so big in two weeks !). Thanks for all the comments + e-mails while we were away, I'll try to reply as soon as possible and come back soon with that trip report, but right now I just need to catch up on some sleep ...

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome! ;)

acordomeuCoração said...

Já tinha saudades, agora já te posso visitar através do meu blog!

Hamarat Anne said...

its really great to read good sentences about your Turkey trip.

just cant wait to read all the adventures :)

sabahnur,istanbul

Unknown said...

Welcome back, i can't wait to read about the Turkey trip and see photos.
:))

Anonymous said...

Olá Mãozinhas de fada,

Tens coisas tão bonitas, costumas fazer feiras?
Podes mandar-me um e-mail?
Rhidia@netcabo.pt
see you
Anabela Oliveira

RicaConta said...

Just to say that your work and blog are great. Welcome back!!

Anonymous said...

welcome back! can't wait to read about the trip. :)

Unknown said...

Q engraçado a minha mãe acabou de chegar ontem da Turquia e tb fez a vioagem de balão e vem realmente maravilhada, é um pais a visitar assim q possível:)

bonecos e tintas said...

Hava a good sleep.
I'm really looking forward your trip report. I've also has such a great time in Turky!
Miss it!...

::n:: said...

It's great to read good stuff about my country... I live in U.S. but miss Istanbul so much!!! ( I visit twice a year) Luckily I'll be visiting next month... Can't wait to see your photos!!!
Welcome back! :)

ps. Oludeniz is one of my favorite places!

::n:: said...

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Anonymous said...

hi Tania,

i just got your message in my blog...sorry i didn't read your email cos after not checking my mailbox for some time while i was in the hospital, something went wrong with the emailing system and now it's piled with thousands of junk mails...i still need time to get through all of them!!

so you are planning to come to HK?? please let me know what info you need =)

i'm sending a message in your flickr as well...hope you see this before you leave town!!

love,
momo

* Alex * said...

Welcome Back T & A!
Beijinhos.
Alex.

fantasma said...

Bem vinda de volta, e só este post já dá vontade de saber mais, parece ter sido fantástico. Conta tudo, claro, e fotos aos milhares :op

Lia said...

Oi, Tânia, tudo bom?
Estou comentando sobre o seu blog no meu... :-)
Por favor, dá uma lida, ok? É o 'nice matters', acho que vc vai gostar...
E obrigada pela inspiração que vc nos passa, viu??

Beijos, bom retorno!

Anonymous said...

Great that you love turkey! i saw your pics on Flickr and it gave me goosepimples: We've been living in Istanbul for 5 years and two of our children were born there. iI was the best time of our family-life and we love love the country and the food and the people. Istanbul is one of the most beautiful cities on earth i think. Glad to hear that you loved it, too. next time you go, please tell me and we'll give you insider tips!
Yvonne

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seray said...

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I saw photos Turkey.
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Thanks