i let three days go by and holy cow (thurs night synopsis)

i let three days go by and holy cow, is there a crap load to blog about!! i have had many adventures! and i have taken TONS of pictures.

thursday evening - after the bee sting drama, kristin and i went to dinner in the city, part of the purpose was for me to see the bus route, get acquainted with the surroundings, and see where the bus stops were so i could start to venture out on my own a bit. we had some traditional kebap for dinner, restaurant was called kebap 49, it was fun, we named the fish in the huge tank that we sat by and had a very pleasant time.

this tidbit wont mean much to anyone but is a huge deal for me - kristin got my attn and directed it towards, and i mostly quote.... look at that cute lil baby girl in her pink snowsuit! yup i about died. and then she continued to make cooing noises and point out specific cutenesses of this child. she was cute, and was super over dressed in a head to toe puffy pink snowsuit, kristin and i were in a light jacket and scarf, it wasnt that cold. kristin? noticing a baby/child under 18? im sure the pink sparkles helped catch her attn, but still.... im def not in 'kansas' anymore!

we window shopped a bit, and met up with faruk for dessert. i had a pistachio chocolate cake that was super yumm. pistachios are huge here, in everything and everywhere, which is fine cuz i love them!

is it awful that now (monday evening) i cant remember much else about thursday night?! ugh! this is why i need to journal regularly. pretty sure i was beyond exhausted by the time we got home, prolly even fell asleep on the bus, from the bee sting adrenaline n all that. i did some prep for my friday adventure, got directions from faruk of where to go and how to get home, he wrote the destinations in turkish and english for me so i could have a cab driver just read it, in case they couldnt understand me. i crawled into bed and slept hard, what a great sleep! and woke up with an insanely itchy bee sting! lol