We
had a chance to visit with a few other Ankara
alumni during our Turkey tour. Nes joined us in
Ankara and made all the arrangements for our flight
from Ankara to Istanbul.
Neslihan “Nes” Girginkoc 75
Turkey Tour 2006
Recap
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Sue and Maria (pronounced Mariah, as in the wind out west) hosted our dinner cruise on the Bosphorus. Suhendan “Sue” Girginkoc (Onat) 74 |
| Maria Yarbrough (Orhon) 72 |
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Jeff was able to join us on the Bosphorus cruise with his family. Jeff Atchley 67 |
| Isa
was an exceptional guide who made sure we experienced Turkish culture
as we toured his beloved country. We ate only Turkish food, met the people
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Worry Beads Isa always had his worrybeads in his hand. Photo by Wendi Crabill (Felson) 67 |
| We became fond of Mustafa, who kept cold water available for us in the cooler by the back door of the coach. He kept a gentle sense of humor as he maneuvered the bus through traffic, single lane roads and slowly up the mountain passes. If someone in front of us was a bad driver, he would mutter sternly in Turkish. We couldn’t understand all the words, but we got the gist! After lunch, Mustafa would drive wearing his sunglasses so no one could tell he was taking a nap |
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Ticket Collage As you can see from this collage, we visited many sites of interest during our tour of Turkey. Most of the tickets show an image of the site, but a few are plain. |
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Evil Eye Bead At the beginning of our tour when we were all seated in the coach, Isa gave each of us one of these evil eye beads to wear during our journey through Turkey. Notice it has yellow in it, representing the sun disc. |
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