Our new crew

Met these guys on the lightrail. Back left is power couple- she's a
district judge in El Paso and he's an anesthesiologist. This is a
famous Turkish meatball restaurant that was very good. It was nice to
have a conversation in English. English is very widely spoken here and
the people are incredibly friendly here.
We spent two hours at a Turkish Spa- let's just say these people are
very comfortable being naked:) No pictures from that.

From Asia with love

We rode the super awesome lightrail across some bridge to the new part
of Istanbul which is considered Asia. While on the train, 6 Americans
got on and we started to talk. They ended up taking us to lunch.

Boos ring

Grand bazaar

I tried really hard to find some gold to buy but none of worked out
for me. Kristy bought a great ring:) we have ten more hours in
Istanbul then we fly to Istanbul

Laundry at its' finest

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Kiev, Ukraine

This is us overlooking the lower half of the city.

Me at our hostel - I hand washed my 'outfit' and it's drying overnight. The beds are bad - I have to sleep not in the middle so I'm busy rotating left to right trying to prevent my body from going numb.

The exchange rate is nearly 8:1 US$ so we are

living like queens! I've only pulled money out once and I still have most of it and have enjoyed luxuries such as cabs and eating out.

Enroute to Kiev

Leaving Paris for Kiev in about 30 minutes. I'll meet my cousin Kristy
in Kiev. At least I tell myself that anyway:)