Things to blog home about

I thought this entry could be a more generic, less chronological, attempt to convey a few of our experiences here in Turkey... experiences that one might call the side story to all the main attractions!

1. Hotel bathrooms. Tiny, yes, but that's not the problem. The real issue is how to be small and agile enough to take a shower without flooding the bathroom yet still coming out clean. This is our shower at Erkmez Hotel, in Selchuk...

2. Turkish coins. I think I found Art's new (only?) weakness: he cannot resist spending coin on coin. He exchanged lots of present day moola for four Roman coins. When you see him next, ask to see them (please, it'll make him feel better!)

3. Crowds of shoppers and vendors at a bizarre. Need I say more?

4. Kathy in a mosque. It felt strange to be a non-Muslim tourist visiting a mosque. I did it just once.

5. Pomegranate juice. Quite a punch when it is freshly squeezed and no sugar added. Art did this just once.

6. Art gets a shave. He did this twice (so far). And he added in a mask and head massage. I'm thinking he'll be hitting a Regina spa when we get home.

7. Injuries from hot air ballon flights. It was a windy day and we had quite a bumpy balloon landing. I tweaked my lower back. I'm thinking of suing our pilot, Mustafa.

8. Catching the sunrise from a hot air balloon.

9.$5 cappuccinos. The turkish coffee just isn't my thing. Unfortunatley, expensive cappuccinos are.

10. Ancient church frescos.

11. Art carrying all his belongings in a plastic bag. Hello Pamukkale hot springs! Tee hee.

12. Turkish breakfasts. They're all about fruit (honeydew melon & watermelon) and vegetables (cucumber & tomato), with a side of bread, meat, and (of course) olives!

13. Sacrifices for language translation. It's a long story. One I could not tell in such a short space and do justice to this photo. Suffice it to say, this 'crafty' ankle bracelet was the price I paid for a woman to help us translate the Turkish word for aubergine into english. I just happened to be wearing my roughrider socks to top it all off (what can I say, it was game day!)

Maybe I'll just end with that one... 13 experiences from the 13th (wo)man... :-)

Kathy & Art signing off for now. We are on our way to Ephesus.