We visited Manavgat on July 15th and Duden on July 16th. Manavgat trip was a two hours drive from the hotel and Pelin was disappointed that we drove so long just to see that meager waterfall. The bathrooms were miserable…


We visited Manavgat on July 15th and Duden on July 16th. Manavgat trip was a two hours drive from the hotel and Pelin was disappointed that we drove so long just to see that meager waterfall. The bathrooms were miserable…

Emre and Pelin enjoyed feeding pigeons @ Ortakoy.

Emre and Pelin visited Uzum and enjoyed playing with her.
Pelin has to write for fifteen minutes about a subject of her own choice. They are usually great insights into her thinking.

I took Emre and Pelin to Half Moon Bay today. We first stopped by the Lemos Farm on HW 92. Kids rode ponies and watched goats and other animals. We then searched for a beach and came across…

As part of our summer 2012 trip to Turkey we visited Paris for a few days. I planned for this short trip in Spring but kept it as a surprise until I joined the kids. I told Idil in Istanbul…

2012’deki Türkiye tatilimizin bir kısmında Paris’i ziyaret ettik. Bu kısa tatili ilkbaharda planladım ama sürpriz olsun diye çocuklarla buluşuncaya kadar kimseye söylemedim. İdil’e İstanbul’da söyledim ki özellikle görmek istediği bir şey varsa ona göre hazırlık yapabileyim. Emre ile Pelin’e ise…
The art of 1/14 is about balloons.
Emre and Pelin take art classes every Friday evening. Here are their art from last Friday. I’ll try to catch them and explain their art.