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We arrived in Nairobi at about 4:15 AM in the same time zone in which we left Turkey. This was a six hour flight, but we were hopeful that it wouldn’t require too much adjustment, although none of us got much sleep. For the record, it’s the first time anyone on team TimB’Liz has been […]
Read More Now We’re in NairobiHere’s a brief video that Liz shot that helps illustrate something that happens five times per day in between the Hagia Sophia and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (aka Blue Mosque) in Istanbul. Two different Mu’azzin perform in call and response format, which continues for several minutes. Even while these two are dueling, there are dozens […]
Read More Call and ResponseYesterday we bid a fond farewell to Istanbul, at least until our return home, when we have a brief layover at the new airport. Incidentally, this airport is huge — it’s called Istanbul Havalimanı, so I decided to look up who this new airport was named after. Turns out, Havalimanı simply means airport in Turkish. […]
Read More Istanbul in the MirrorI’ll just leave this here. We’re on our way to Nairobi and getting punchy. Might get taken down on Youtube because of the audio, sorry if it does!
Read More Istanbul Airport FunNot much energy left to write, but here are a bunch of pictures. One more day in Istanbul and then on to Nairobi. Finding great food and drink and lots of friendly people.
Read More Istanbul Photo DumpArriving into Turkey was different than Liz and I had remembered and expected. In fact, the airport was almost unrecognizable — in a good way. We breezed through the visa/passport checks and all the terminals and bag claim areas were brand spanking new. Quite a transformation! The best part was that we hoped we would […]
Read More the arrivalToday is one of those lost days that are a necessity for any overseas trip. Technically not on the road until around 2pm, when Ed & Linda showed up to ferry us to the bus stop we’d been gathering our gear all morning. The bus was uneventful, and when we arrived at O’Hare we were […]
Read More The Nearly DepartedI guess it’s a common technique in improvisational comedy to say “yes, and…” when you’re reacting to or accepting the comedic baton from one of your on-stage performers. The idea is that you can keep a better flow going on stage by being positive, taking their ideas and moving forward, rather than starting over from […]
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