A bad travel joke

What does a Southern Californian cow and Thanksgiving have in common...

Is-tan-bul, Turkey! And it where we're going for the break! Time to check another city off of the list.

Although maybe not all the way off. We're leaving Sofia by train on Wednesday night to arrive in Istanbul (not Constantinople; "Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks...") on Thursday morning, and we'll be there until Saturday night when we take the train back. The only problem is that we might not get to see all of the sights we want. Turns out that our break coincides with Eid, one of the high holy days of Islam. Down side: many things will probably not be open, like the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market. Up side: while it's not quite like going to Jerusalem for Rosh Hashana, or the Vatican at Christmas, you can't beat going to a major destination site for a major religious holiday in terms of cultural exposure! Eid marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting in the Islamic calendar, so it holds a special significants for it's adherents. This should be quite the adventure, and I promise pictures and stories for everyone that reads this blog! So, tell a friend.

Nazdrave!