Lake Bled, Slovenia

On Thursday we took off for Slovenia. Unfortunetly none of us checked the weather before we left. We spent the whole weekend in rain. Luckily I threw in my shoes at the last minute because otherwise I would have only had flip flops. Other than that small inconvience we had a great little trip.

View from the castle


Up at the castle


Castle gate


Beautiful Lake Bled


Scarlett enjoying the view :)


We took a row boat out to the island with the church on it. Unfortunetly we got caught in a major down poor on the way back. "Row man Row"


Cyclops


On our way to the island


Sweet accordian player


This is what happens when you spend eight hours in a car


Check out the bass player

Istanbul Day 4

Sunday morning we took a taxi to a city called Ortakoy. It's just north of Istanbul up along the Bosphoros. They had a little market with hand crafted items. We came across some women who were making gozlemes, they are kind of like crepes, who wanted us to buy one from each of them. We split up so they could each make us one.

We are now home trying to figure out where we want to go next. Our apartment has no gas meaning no hot water or stove for another week. I think we are going to rent a car and take off to Lake Bled, Slovenia on Thursday. Poor us :)

World Traveler, sorry Phil, Scarlett has you beat


View from the market


Appeasing the locals


Gozlemes


Scarlett's new doll, Aisha, that we bought at the market


Family Portrait

Istanbul Day 3

On Saturday we checked out one of the underground cisterns and headed back to the Bazaar. Jared also went to a Hamam were he got scrubbed down and beat around :) That night we enjoyed some more of Ramadan with a street festival.

Underground cistern


cistern


Our plate guy


Scarlett's not amused


This kid helped me push Scarlett's stroller


Are any of you suprised that Jared wanted to get this taken?

Istanbul Day 2

On Friday we checked out the Egyptian market, the Aya Sophia, and the Blue Mosque. In Turkey they are celebrating Ramadan, where they fast from sunrise to sunset for a month so dinnertime right now is a big deal. We had some great Ramadan specials.

Egyptian Market


Aya Sophia


Aya Sophia


Aya Sophia


Blue Mosque


Blue Mosque


Dinner


Jared got a Turkish shave

Istanbul Day 1

On Wednesday we flew with our friends Kelvin and Susie to Istanbul. We had an awesome trip. Istanbul was amazing. The food was great, the people friendly and the shopping, well let's just say we didn't come home empty handed. The kids were great, they just hung out in their strollers or bijorns while we carted them all over the city.

The first day we checked out the Tokapi Palace and The Grand Bazaar.

Scarlett the frequent flyer


Inside the Palace's Harem


Lots to look at


Harem door


Taking a break


Where am I now?


Grand Bazaar


Our blanket guy


Back at the hotel after a long day


Look who started laughing...

More fun from Budapest

Lunch Date


The Dads


Simon and Scarlett rocking the same pose

Simon comes to visit

Our friends Kelvin and Susie came into town on Sunday with their kid Simon. He is exactly 1 month older than Scarlett. Please note the size difference. Especially their feet

Sick Day

Scarlett and I are sick. We have a nasty cold. We hope all of you are feeling healthy and strong.

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Is it really September already?

I can't believe it's September already. It's crazy how fast this summer went. Scarlett is almost 4 months old. Sorry I haven't had much to blog about lately. I just have more pictures of Scarlett to share. Her new "tricks" consist of making farting noises and rolling over. Once she gets to her stomach she's not too happy (see video below). She hasn't quite learned how to roll back over. Our friends Susie and Kelvin come into town on Sunday so I'm sure I'll have more to blog about next week. Enjoy!