Raining in Istanbul

After some unusually warm weather here in Istanbul, I think the winter decided to come back and now it's raining and cold here :( Last weekend I stayed in Istanbul and although the weather wasn't so pleasant, I was able to see most of the sights (Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Spice Market, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar). I have established myself as an expert bargainer already :) and bought a beautiful silver bracelet in the bazaar that I wanted to buy in Cappadocia but was too expensive! I am working on the pictures from the weekend and will send out soon.

For all of my tennis buddies, I am happy to say that I found a great hitting partner at least while I am Turkey. Sadly, she is going to Brazil for the next round. We have reserved an indoor court once a week for an hour, and the pro at the hotel (down the street from ours) who I think is bored most of the day said he would hit with us most weeks. We had a great workout on Tuesday and I look forward to playing each week.

We've finally booked all of our weekends in Turkey, and here is the plan:

WE3: Spa outside of Istanbul (supposed to be the nicest spa in Turkey!)
WE4: Izmir/Ephesus, Turkey
WE5: Athens, Greece
WE6: Petra, Jordan

On another note, I didn't realize I had the blog set up that you had to be registered to leave a comment. I have changed this so please leave your comments - I would love to hear from you!

Happy Valentines day to all! Sadly, I will be spending mine with 3 girls at the spa!