midterm break: izmir, turkey!

turkish lyra.

one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

baptistery.

a turkish column & myself.

taxi.

mother mary's house.

you can't take pictures inside, so this is an image of
what it looks like inside the house.

if you drink from the fountain, you'll have good health.

the wishing wall. people write down a wish and then tie
it onto the wall.

while on the tour, this british man asked our tour guide
if there were any turkeys in turkey. i immediately thought of
this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw
**adam, i know you'll definitely appreciate this.**

izmir.

mary.

stop.

midterm break: athens, greece!

has anyone ever seen "my big fat greek wedding"? do
you remember the crazy grandma? this is her twin. this
greek woman who spoke no english became our tour guide.
it was definitely an interesting experience.

the bus schedule is only in greek. we took it & somehow
found our way to the acropolis. it's a miracle really.

in athens looking up at the acropolis.

akwardly posing at an overlook of athens.

more awkward posing & athens.

amphitheater.

as woj joked, "i'm not sure which one is bigger." haha,
ahh the joys of having a big burns head.

the parthenon!

it has been under construction for the past 26 years.

i thought this was a cool picture of the new & old.

midterm break: olympia, greece!

our cruise ship.

as you can see, there really isn't much in olympia.

midterm break: monaco & monte carlo!

monaco!

oceanography museum.

princess caroline & princess stephanie's houses.

saint nicholas cathedral where grace kelly was married & is buried.

inside.

grace kelly's grave.

pictures like this one are all over monaco
celebrating grace kelly's life.

royal castle of monaco.

changing of the guards.

being classy & eating a baquette in the streets of monaco.

monte carlo.

the onassis family built that hotel.

the monte carlo casino.

that night on the ship practicing in case of an emergency.

with my cabin-mate holly!

**more pictures will be added to all of my midterm break
posts bc i am still waiting on pictures from the other girls
i traveled with!**