Once upon a time, way back in 2009, in an office in Sunny Florida, there was a girl (me) whose job at the time revolved around the internet. She also loved anything photography related, so when she heard there was a new search engine being launched (bing.com) AND that it was having a photography contest, it was only natural that she go check it out. The picture of the day at bing.com was similar to this one:
Too amazing not to share, right? So after some ohhs and ahhs by her and her office friends, things went back to normal, with everyone in agreement that the pretty pools in the picture were beautiful and would be a wonderful place to visit someday.
Three years pass...
In all that time, I haven't thought about those pretty pools (or bing.com for that matter, ha)...
Until now...
It turns out the next big adventure the Air Force will be sending us on is about a 10 hour drive from those pools. Any guesses where that will be?
How about some more pictures to help?
I already foresee us spending a lot of time checking out places like these.
And seeing these guys. (And maybe even going for a ride!)
I can't wait to be able to buy some of these.
And eat some yumminess like this.
Come for a visit and we'll all take a weekend trip here!
Or if you'd rather, we'll go climb around in here.
Any guesses yet?
Here's one more.
We'll be living near this, the Sabancı Merkez Camii; the largest mosque in the country.
How about now, have you figured it out?
OK, OK, for those of you who haven't got it yet, our next assignment will be...
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Incirlik, Turkey!
Wow, huh?!
We've had a few days since finding out to research and learn about Turkey, and I have to say it's a little unreal. It is amazing how much there will be for us to do and see! The list is huge, and we're already thinking the 2 years we'll be there won't be enough time to take it all in.
On the flip side, it is going to be a HUGE change from what we are used to now. No Chick-fil-a or Super Target down the street, that's for sure! (From what I've read, there are McDonald's and Burger Kings and even a Krispy Kreme in some areas, though.) I've already got some cultural and travel books on order from Amazon, and I plan on learning as much Turkish as I can before we get there.
Thankfully, we won't be moving until closer to the end of the year. We've found it's pretty hard even in the early stages of planning a move when you are 7754 miles apart. Jason can't really do anything or find out too much information until he gets back here. So in the meantime, we are just trying to learn as much as we can.
So how about you? Anybody traveled to Turkey or been stationed at Incirlik? I'd love to hear from you.
I was wondering if you had orders to Turkey with all the pinterest pins lately. Congratulations! I've never been but my boss at the Skills Center at Tyndall had been there and loved it, so did his family, and he eventually got a GS job there. When we got orders to Japan, orders to Japan was something that I had never even concidered, but it was the most amazing place (we hardly missed Target or Chick Fil A because of all the wonderful local attractions). Turkey seems like a great place for an adventure~:0)
ReplyDeleteI've never been but I've heard from friends that they loved it! As long as you go in looking for an adventure and not expecting mini-America you'll do fine! I LOVE living overseas!
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