When I was a kid, Yalta was my Istanbul every year in March: three weeks of bliss (mixed with some tennis-related tortures). I was conceived in Yalta, too, and there're also a few drops of Mediterranean blood passed to me from both my papa and my mama - so that may explain my nearly total aversion to the northern climate.
And weather, of course, isn't the only thing I love about Istanbul - but right now it's the weather that makes the hugest difference.
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Here's Marta, hanging out at a suzani shop at Grand Bazaar:
And some more stuff from the same day:
Hi Neeka,
ReplyDeleteYour trip sounds like fun. Your weather does not. How is your mom doing ? I know it has been tough for all of you.It is nice that we have seen Marta grow up in the past almost 3 years. She is looking like a young lady. Regards Patrick
In Kiev we probably had 2 blizzards in Feb., but the snow they brough would melt two days later. On other Feb. days it was getting up to +17. March has been around +10, it rained a couple of times but we also had some gorgeous days and evenings, like yesterday. I've seen loads of kids in shorts and t-shirts on bikes all over town. When I look at the CNN weather map, the "cold" boundary keeps sitting somewhere between Kiev in Moscow. Today they posted +12 for Kiev and +5 for Moscow. Come on down here!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful color to life there in Istanbul. So, when is a return to Yalta planned?? Thank you for sharing your thoughts and family with all of us!
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