Tuesday, March 25

Turkey


we love simits


this is for you, Zafirah!
spice market, Istanbul


drinking by the Bosphorous after getting kicked
out of our hostel for bringing in our own wine


sitting on slugs makes stains on your pants.


Blue Mosque and Stephanie, Istanbul


Grand Bazaar purchases - 12 scarves between
the 2 of us


Steph shopping for scarves/towels/tablecloths
in the bazaar


Blue Mosque at night...looks more yellow..


Ephesus Roman Ruins


Ephešus


real live Rodin sculpture


this is how they do it in Istanbul


Basilica Cistern, Istanbul


The Black Sea behind us


windy!

Bosphorus boat tour


mmm...neon pickle snack
Istanbul street food


Eminonu fish sandwich - nothing but fried fish
and raw onions


Istanbul


Inside the Aya Sophia


Grand Bazaar entrance


holding up Roman ruins at Ephesus


a really big theatre at Ephesus


Ephesus


ditto

Athens


Syntagma Square, Athens


uh...the Acropolis


uh....view of the city from the Acropolis


downtown athens


Temple of Zeus - ancient ruins arent meant to be
used as a bench apparently, got yelled at 2 seconds later

Thursday, March 13

Vıetnam


DIY xe oms in Mui Ne beach


fruitshakes!
fruitshake street - our favorite street in hanoi,
we had 4 of these in 4 days.


Temple of Literature, Hanoi


drinks at swanky Q bar in Saigon


...followed by an after the bar snack of street noodles


Romantic dinner, Temple Club, Saigon


Danaes dream come true...drinks in a bag on a xe om


Xe oms in Saıgon. What a deal: a thrilling ride in
ınsane traffıc with a cute boy for less than a dollar


Stephs new career path

Old Quarter, Hanoi


maxxın and relaxın in Halong Bay

Tet bar, Hanoi


Our last night in Mui Ne, at the beachbar Wax



god i love coffee


bizarre toy store street in Hanoı
Old Quarter
Hoam Kiem Lake in Hanoi



Lounging on the deck of our boat in Halong Bay

giant rock formation...haha


Halong Bay... we slept on one of the boats in the background


kayaking on Halong bay and watching the sunset
was incredibly romantic :)


Stephs first and last time singing karaoke.
Had to wrestle the mike away from the Vietnamese
crew singing the national anthem...over and over agaın


heave ho!


Tet bar, Hanoi, again



danae visited the nudie beach. just kidding...
Mui Ne, Vietnam