That's me!

Ha Ha! I often embarrass my daughter by leaving the house with threads all over me!

Turkey

The last stop on our trip is Turkey - a place I've never thought much about, and wouldn't have put on my "most want to see" list. WOW! It is so green and beautiful, the people so friendly and kind! There are amazing things here that I never knew existed.

There are these strange rock formations that people have dug into, and they live in them - yes, still today!


And there are under ground cities where early Christians lived to escape persecution. We went down 4 of the 15 levels.


Thousands of people lived down there! Even with electric lights it was a dark place, I can't imagine what that would have been like.

We also visited the Blue Mosque, an impressive structure built over 400 years ago.



To go inside all women must cover their heads, and every one must remove their shoes - I've never been been in such beautiful place with so many stinky feet!


Some of the new experiences I've had here - seen a whirling Dervish show, taken a cruise on the Bosphorus River, eaten delicious lamb chops and seen how you get silk from silk worm cocoons! It has been very educational. We leave in the morning to come home. I'm anxious to see my family and friends again - there's no place like home!

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Amazing places

Dome of the Rock


Petra, Jordan



Wow, we have seen some awesome sights! Things are going great, my cold is much better, my hair is scary, this world has beautiful places! The people are good and kind wherever we go. One man told us that we would all get along just fine if the rulers of the countries would retire and just let people get along!

And look, I'm using the bag I made!

Just a few more days of adventures left...




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Hello from Jerusalem!

Hot and walking my feet off (and I caught a cold), but I'm having a wonderful time. My favorites - Bethlehem, the garden tomb, and wandering the old city.

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Checking in...

Just wanted to say hello!! We are on a boat on the Sea of Galilee! My hair appliances aren't working, so I have some scary pictures I don't have the nerve to post... I sure hope I can either fix my hair or convince myself that it doesn't matter :)
I hope you have a wonderful day!

Leaving on a jet plane...

We're off to explore the Holy Land!

I might be able to figure out how to use my Ipad and blogpress to post a few times, you never know, miracles happen everyday!

Political tensions are a little strained right now, so pray for world peace, OK?

Monday Smile

I know these don't have anything to do with anything, but they made me smile! I hope you have a wonderful Monday!!





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