elmadaeu: The next time I mention going someplace where it will be hot, please remind me that vacations in Siberia are more comfortable.

elmadaeu: Doing email and working in Turkey. It’s got to be 30+ out right now, and it’s only 9:30. Yuck!

elmadaeu: Ready both to go tomorrow morning to the wedding, and to go to the game tonight. Go Red and White! Go Turkey! Go! Team! Go!

elmadaeu: exhausted at 20.45 — I’m pathetic.

elmadaeu: my b&b; has one other guest–a Spaniard. He’s watching the game.

elmadaeu: Ä°stanbul is incredibly beautiful. I walked for about six hours today looking here and there.

elmadaeu: about to eat my first Turkish breakfast. It’s good to be in Turkey!

elmadaeu: in Istanbul–turkish men are hot. So is the weather. I’m melting.

elmadaeu: at a coffee shop in Berlin, with free wifi. It’s comfortable and I am awake.

elmadaeu: Caught up on email and my feeds. I’m afraid to imagine what it will look like when I return from Turkey… Two weeks of no email!