Visiting the Bosphorus Cymbal factory was one the coolest things I have ever done. The slogan of Bosphorus Cymbals is “Play One & Believe”. I don’t play drums, but I even I believe in Bosphorus cymbals! The trip to the cymbal factory was almost accidental. A few days before we left the USA, we were […]
Our Apartment in Istanbul
I thought I would write about where we are staying in Istanbul and talk about some of the interesting things, well interesting to me, that we have noticed so far. We have rented a two bedroom apartment for a week. There are a number of reasons we went this route versus a hotel room. It […]
Canadian Jihadist or Hipster? Homeland Security Wants to Know
Our son, Parker, made it to Istanbul to meet us on vacation. He had quite a trip, for a variety of reasons. We live in Nashville, TN and Parker lives in Dawson Creek, BC. We don’t get to see him that often, so a few years ago we decided to spend Christmas together someplace in […]