Earthquakes and friendships in Turkey
I’m just back from a wonderful trip to Turkey where I visited my husband and met up with some great friends, both old and new. I was there for the earthquake, but I was in Ankara, about 1000 miles from the devastation, so I didn’t even feel the tremors. The aftermath of a disaster like that is always disturbing, but …
Turkish gunsmith
One evening while I was in Turkey, another DoD employee was in town on business, so we met him for dinner and to do a little sightseeing. There’s an ancient neighborhood, way up in the hills, called Samanpazari, that houses some amazing shops, and it’s one of my favorite parts of the city. Here, we found shops selling all the …
Back from Turkey!
I spent a couple of weeks in Ankara, Turkey, visiting my husband who is working there. It wasn’t my first trip to Turkey, so we didn’t do a lot of sightseeing, but I did manage to take a few pictures that you might find interesting. I’m a lousy photographer, and my camera is unsophisticated, so don’t expect great art. But, …
