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Road Trip around Turkey

Posted by esnodgrass | 14th May 2009

Grab a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a cold one for going through this update - it's long! Nate and I have been on a road trip for the last 3 weeks through Turkey. We are back in Istanbul enjoying the last few days before we fly home to Colorado on May 16. But, let's not get teary-eyed now....we would love to share our last few moments before the sentimentalism sets in.

First stop - Saffranbolu
So, we rented a tiny Peugot from a rental place in Istanbul and cruised out of the city on April 21 around 2:00 pm....not bad with a city of 14 million (Nate, was that fun?) Our first stop in Saffranbolu, a small town known for its excellent restoration of Ottoman houses. We stayed in a great little old Ottoman house/pension and the first morning we were walking around, getting our fix of the local saffron Turkish delight and checking out some of the shops when we ran into two brothers, Mehmet and Ahmet. Well, we were invited to Mehmet and his wife, Semra's house for dinner. What a

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