Popular Cheeks

It is always hard for us to leave Istanbul...but once we check in at our eastern flat we find that our heart has checked in also. We arrived to find that our kitchen door had blown open sometime this winter and several months of dirt, snow and rain had drifted in coating the floors in a layer of grime.

Stanley's Popular Cheeks

Our neighbor brought us dinner and by 4am we had the flat cleaned and we were ready for bed. We were awakened at 8am by a wedding down the street, hundreds of friends and family had gathered and for the next 24 hours the dancing, music, gunshots, and food were in full swing.
We spent the day checking in with friends and neighbors and walking thru town. Sorry for the long delays in postings...we are still mobile and without a regular E link.
Our first impressions...

The Eastern Highlands

Ann & Azize

Azize's Diyarbakir Chow

Tea Time Closes the Street

Soup Delivery Service