We’re in İzmir

Thursday, 13 June 2019
Alsancak — Izmir, Turkey

An uneventful 11½-hour Turkish Airlines flight from Houston to İstanbul was followed by a quick hop to İzmir.  By 9:30p local time (12:30p MDT) on the 12th, we were at mom’s condo.  Tired … but pleased to have the travel day(s) in the rearview mirror.

Our comfort on the long-haul from Houston to Istanbul was
greatly enhanced by the exit row seats we scored on the B777 that
was our winged-chariot.  To our delight, We were even assigned
the same exit row seats for the short hop to IzmIr.

A good night’s rest and we were up at our usual early hour this morning … no jet lag … yay!  Breakfast with the family … Aylin & Murat, who live in the same condo building, joined us for the morning repast.  Then it was time to take care of errands.

I doubt that we’ll do much that is blog-worthy during this short stay in Turkey.  It’s too hot to be out and about much.  Besides, with a rather active two+ months planned around Europe starting on 19 June, best to use this time with the family for R&R.

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The 2019 Overseas Jaunt Begins

Tuesday, 11 June 2019
United Airlines Lounge @ IAH — Houston, Texas

We’re off to add more stories in our passports.  Turkey first … then a driving trip through parts of Ireland … followed by a cruise to a lot of cool places (literally and figuratively) … and finally back in Turkey again where we will celebrate my nephew’s wedding.

Today is our travel day.  We’ve completed the first leg from Colorado Springs to Houston.  In a couple of hours we will begin the long haul over The Pond.  Due to the 9-hour time difference with Colorado, our trip will end tomorrow … in Izmir, Turkey.

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Iris4U … A Symphony of Color

Monday, 3 June 2019
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Temps: 77F (25C) /49F (9C)

Great day … great outing.  It was actually on the hot side in the sun quite early this morning, but a cold wave brought the temps down as the day progressed.  Luckily, the afternoon thunderstorms that come through on a regular basis this time of the year held off until after we got home, so we had a really lovely day.

Friends and Family

Saturday, 2 June 2019
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Temps: Hi 73F (23C) / Lo 45F (7C)

We have just over a week to go before we head off on our jaunt across The Pond.  The basics of settling into our home are completed … decorating to be finished when we return.  The arrangements for keeping our home safe in our absence … well, let’s just say that they are taken care of as well.  The accoutrements for my nephew’s wedding are checked off the shopping list … except perhaps for shoes.  The trip planning is done … mostly.  We know what we want to see and do but how much we accomplish in that regard will depend on whether we can speed up our “quality over quantity pace.”  Somehow, I think the former is going to win out … again.  But that’s OK … it’s the memories we make that count.