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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Kusadasi to Istanbul
Saturday, April 25, 2010
Kusadasi to Istanbul
That 4:00 am wake up call came mighty early this morning. We all appeared quite bleary eyed for a sparse breakfast of boiled eggs, bread, a few vegetables and fruits, juice and coffee. Our driver picked us up at 5:00 am for our flight to Istanbul.
We all said our goodbyes to Mary Anne and Steve as we left the airplane in Istanbul. They headed off for their connection back to the states, while we went down to claim our bags and meet our transport to the ship.
We were dropped off at the pier and had been led to believe we would be able to board the ship right away to drop off our bags and then go into the city for some individual sight seeing. But instead we were told we couldn’t get on until 2:00. Did I mention we arrived at 10:00 am?
Joanne, who can’t sit still, went outside to bargain with the cab drivers on the street. She came back and announced that she had found one who would take up to 4 people on a 5 hour tour for 90 Euros. That’s about $120 US, He would keep their bags in his truck and drop them off wherever they wanted to go, wait for them, and go on to the next stop. Shelli was the only taker. We knew there would be a good story to come out of this, and Augie and I predicted that he would drop them off and take off with their luggage. But Joanne must have thought of that too, because she made the driver give her his drivers’ license to hold so that he wouldn’t run away. The funny part of the story is that she forgot to give it back to him. So the poor guy is without his license until we return six days from now.
The rest of us passed the time looking for a pharmacy (Mary Ann has now passed her cough to Rhonda), Brian and I went off to find a cafι for lunch, and Augie read a book. Finally, at 2:00, as promised, we were allow onto the ship. We went to our rooms and got settled in, then took a quick run around the ship. It’s much nicer than we expected, although it is an older vessel. There are no balcony cabins, but we all have ocean views, with big picture windows.
Most everyone stayed on the ship, but Augie and I walked around the city. We found some charming little areas around the water tower, and walked across the bridge to the Spice Market. It was extremely crowded, much more so than when we were here before. I guess because it was a Saturday. We tried to make it to the Grand Bazaar, but we got tired of fighting the crowds and gave up. We made our way back to the ship and decided to see if we could smuggle on some Cokes and water. They charge an arm and a leg on the ship for these things. Most cruise ships won’t let you bring anything on board, but no one seemed to care here. Hopefully, in Mykanos tomorrow we can find some booze!
They have a set dinner time here (7:30) and assigned seating, so we all met at our places -- all except Mary Ann and Rhonda, who are still not feeling too well. Karen and Dave joined us and we heard all about how they spent their two days while we were in Kusadasi. Sounds like they had a nice relaxing time, with leisurely strolls around the city, nice restaurants, massages, etc.
Joanne and I were the only two interested in tonight/s entertainment of Broadway show tunes. The guys because, well….it was BROADWAY SHOW TUNES. Everyone else was just too tired from our 4:00 am wake up call. The show was interesting. The singers and dancers were all from the Eastern Block, singing American show tunes with their accents. The two male singers looked like they belonged in the Russian Army, not singing on a stage. But the music was good and they were pretty talented.
Tomorrow we will arrive in Mykonos.
Kusadasi to Istanbul
That 4:00 am wake up call came mighty early this morning. We all appeared quite bleary eyed for a sparse breakfast of boiled eggs, bread, a few vegetables and fruits, juice and coffee. Our driver picked us up at 5:00 am for our flight to Istanbul.
We all said our goodbyes to Mary Anne and Steve as we left the airplane in Istanbul. They headed off for their connection back to the states, while we went down to claim our bags and meet our transport to the ship.
We were dropped off at the pier and had been led to believe we would be able to board the ship right away to drop off our bags and then go into the city for some individual sight seeing. But instead we were told we couldn’t get on until 2:00. Did I mention we arrived at 10:00 am?
Joanne, who can’t sit still, went outside to bargain with the cab drivers on the street. She came back and announced that she had found one who would take up to 4 people on a 5 hour tour for 90 Euros. That’s about $120 US, He would keep their bags in his truck and drop them off wherever they wanted to go, wait for them, and go on to the next stop. Shelli was the only taker. We knew there would be a good story to come out of this, and Augie and I predicted that he would drop them off and take off with their luggage. But Joanne must have thought of that too, because she made the driver give her his drivers’ license to hold so that he wouldn’t run away. The funny part of the story is that she forgot to give it back to him. So the poor guy is without his license until we return six days from now.
The rest of us passed the time looking for a pharmacy (Mary Ann has now passed her cough to Rhonda), Brian and I went off to find a cafι for lunch, and Augie read a book. Finally, at 2:00, as promised, we were allow onto the ship. We went to our rooms and got settled in, then took a quick run around the ship. It’s much nicer than we expected, although it is an older vessel. There are no balcony cabins, but we all have ocean views, with big picture windows.
Most everyone stayed on the ship, but Augie and I walked around the city. We found some charming little areas around the water tower, and walked across the bridge to the Spice Market. It was extremely crowded, much more so than when we were here before. I guess because it was a Saturday. We tried to make it to the Grand Bazaar, but we got tired of fighting the crowds and gave up. We made our way back to the ship and decided to see if we could smuggle on some Cokes and water. They charge an arm and a leg on the ship for these things. Most cruise ships won’t let you bring anything on board, but no one seemed to care here. Hopefully, in Mykanos tomorrow we can find some booze!
They have a set dinner time here (7:30) and assigned seating, so we all met at our places -- all except Mary Ann and Rhonda, who are still not feeling too well. Karen and Dave joined us and we heard all about how they spent their two days while we were in Kusadasi. Sounds like they had a nice relaxing time, with leisurely strolls around the city, nice restaurants, massages, etc.
Joanne and I were the only two interested in tonight/s entertainment of Broadway show tunes. The guys because, well….it was BROADWAY SHOW TUNES. Everyone else was just too tired from our 4:00 am wake up call. The show was interesting. The singers and dancers were all from the Eastern Block, singing American show tunes with their accents. The two male singers looked like they belonged in the Russian Army, not singing on a stage. But the music was good and they were pretty talented.
Tomorrow we will arrive in Mykonos.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Kusadasi and Ephesus Turkey
Friday, April 23, 2010
The food at this hotel is wonderful, and breakfast was no exception. After our leisurely meal, we were met by our guide for our tour of Ephesus. We were first taken to see the Virgin Mary’s house, in a very quite, serene setting at the top of a hill. Getting there was a long and winding road, to a nose bleed altitude. It’s clear Mary didn’t just trot over to the grocery store for groceries.
It is believed that St. John the Evangelist brought Mary here so she could have some peace at the end of her life. It doesn’t get more peaceful or isolated than this place. This isn’t necessarily historical fact, but enough people believe it to make it a place of pilgrimage. One thing we’ve learned in Turkey is that historical provenance is often in the eye of the beholder, i.e., Moses’ red sea parting staff, and Noah’s cooking pot. But it’s fun anyway.
Next, we slalomed down hill to Ephesus. When I was here last, it was pouring rain so we were not able to appreciate all that this place represents. This time, the weather was as good as it gets -- warm and sunny, but not too hot, as it must be in the summertime. As you walk through this wondrous place, you can easily envision the men in togas and sandaled feet congregating in the meeting halls and public toilets, and the chariots rolling down the wide, marble covered streets.
We were able to explore the excavations at the terraced houses, another part of the area that was unavailable the last time we were here. This was truly amazing. They have uncovered seven homes that are each about 900 square meters, each with a courtyard in the middle, surrounded by several rooms, and the whole complex is under a custom made plastic and aluminum shed.
The floors are covered in intricate mosaics and the walls in beautiful, incredibly preserved mosaics or frescos. Many of the rooms were filled with stacks and stacks of boxes which were filled with the tiny pieces of marble and tiles that the workers are piecing together to restore this place. It is considered the biggest jigsaw puzzle in the world.
We of course stopped and had our pictures taken at the iconic sight of Ephesus, the Library. The façade is beautifully preserved, but alas, the books disappeared to no one knows where.
When we left Ephesus, we were taken to a quaint little Greek village (in Turkey, yes) for our lunch. Turkey and Greece have had numerous exchanges of citizens over the centuries. We walked the steep, winding, cobbled streets, running the gauntlet of shops until we finally came to the restaurant the guide had chosen for us. We watched them preparing the stuffed pancakes that would become our lunch. Ya, ya, we know, Turkish, pancakes, in a Greek village -- It doesn’t have to make sense, it just is. The pancakes were like giant tortillas, hand made before our very eyes, and were tasty and very affordable.. A full lunch with drinks for about $5. Best deal in Turkey.
We made our way back through the winding walkways and the shops and found our way back to the bus. Shopping in group has slowed somewhat, because everyone seems to have bought all the souvenirs they’re going to, and the shopping stalls are all starting to look alike. Mo did fall for a tablecloth and parted with some hard earned turk lira.
Next stop was St. John’s Basilica, where St John’s (the evangelist, not the headless one, who purportedly took care of Jesus‘ mom) tomb is situated right in the center of the ruins of the cross shaped church.
As we were leaving and making our way single filed through the turnstiles, Steve took a fall and injured his shoulder. We took him directly to an emergency center, where we learned he had suffered a severe break. Mary Anne spent the remainder of the day on the phone with Medjet arranging for them to be transported home as soon as possible so the operation to repair the shoulder could be done in LA. We’re sorry to see them leave, they will miss our Three Continents cruise.
When we returned to our hotel, Shelli, Joanne and I went for a swim in the pool and the Aegean Sea, and Joanne treated herself to a massage. Augie went off into Kusadasi to find a geo cache. We all met for another fabulous dinner at 7:30. Tomorrow morning we have a 4 am wake up call for our flight back to Istanbul.
The food at this hotel is wonderful, and breakfast was no exception. After our leisurely meal, we were met by our guide for our tour of Ephesus. We were first taken to see the Virgin Mary’s house, in a very quite, serene setting at the top of a hill. Getting there was a long and winding road, to a nose bleed altitude. It’s clear Mary didn’t just trot over to the grocery store for groceries.
It is believed that St. John the Evangelist brought Mary here so she could have some peace at the end of her life. It doesn’t get more peaceful or isolated than this place. This isn’t necessarily historical fact, but enough people believe it to make it a place of pilgrimage. One thing we’ve learned in Turkey is that historical provenance is often in the eye of the beholder, i.e., Moses’ red sea parting staff, and Noah’s cooking pot. But it’s fun anyway.
Next, we slalomed down hill to Ephesus. When I was here last, it was pouring rain so we were not able to appreciate all that this place represents. This time, the weather was as good as it gets -- warm and sunny, but not too hot, as it must be in the summertime. As you walk through this wondrous place, you can easily envision the men in togas and sandaled feet congregating in the meeting halls and public toilets, and the chariots rolling down the wide, marble covered streets.
We were able to explore the excavations at the terraced houses, another part of the area that was unavailable the last time we were here. This was truly amazing. They have uncovered seven homes that are each about 900 square meters, each with a courtyard in the middle, surrounded by several rooms, and the whole complex is under a custom made plastic and aluminum shed.
The floors are covered in intricate mosaics and the walls in beautiful, incredibly preserved mosaics or frescos. Many of the rooms were filled with stacks and stacks of boxes which were filled with the tiny pieces of marble and tiles that the workers are piecing together to restore this place. It is considered the biggest jigsaw puzzle in the world.
We of course stopped and had our pictures taken at the iconic sight of Ephesus, the Library. The façade is beautifully preserved, but alas, the books disappeared to no one knows where.
When we left Ephesus, we were taken to a quaint little Greek village (in Turkey, yes) for our lunch. Turkey and Greece have had numerous exchanges of citizens over the centuries. We walked the steep, winding, cobbled streets, running the gauntlet of shops until we finally came to the restaurant the guide had chosen for us. We watched them preparing the stuffed pancakes that would become our lunch. Ya, ya, we know, Turkish, pancakes, in a Greek village -- It doesn’t have to make sense, it just is. The pancakes were like giant tortillas, hand made before our very eyes, and were tasty and very affordable.. A full lunch with drinks for about $5. Best deal in Turkey.
We made our way back through the winding walkways and the shops and found our way back to the bus. Shopping in group has slowed somewhat, because everyone seems to have bought all the souvenirs they’re going to, and the shopping stalls are all starting to look alike. Mo did fall for a tablecloth and parted with some hard earned turk lira.
Next stop was St. John’s Basilica, where St John’s (the evangelist, not the headless one, who purportedly took care of Jesus‘ mom) tomb is situated right in the center of the ruins of the cross shaped church.
As we were leaving and making our way single filed through the turnstiles, Steve took a fall and injured his shoulder. We took him directly to an emergency center, where we learned he had suffered a severe break. Mary Anne spent the remainder of the day on the phone with Medjet arranging for them to be transported home as soon as possible so the operation to repair the shoulder could be done in LA. We’re sorry to see them leave, they will miss our Three Continents cruise.
When we returned to our hotel, Shelli, Joanne and I went for a swim in the pool and the Aegean Sea, and Joanne treated herself to a massage. Augie went off into Kusadasi to find a geo cache. We all met for another fabulous dinner at 7:30. Tomorrow morning we have a 4 am wake up call for our flight back to Istanbul.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Istanbul, Turkey and off to Ephesus
Thursday, April 22, 2010
This morning was the last of the free tours we had to choose from. The buses left from the Convention Center at 9:30. Mary Ann stayed in with her cough giving her trouble last night, so I accompanied Jerry and the Hellmans on the Turkish Cuisine Course. Augie went with Mary Anne Hegedus (Steve was also not feeling well), Joanne and Shelli to the Istanbul Archeology Museums.
They loaded up two buses for the Cuisine Course and took us all to one restaurant on the Bosphorus. Standing in front of a map of the 17th century Ottoman Empire, the chef gave us a history of Turkish cuisine, followed by a demonstration of how to prepare an eggplant dish (all of the eggplant dishes we have experienced here in Turkey have been awesome!), how to use grape leaves to make dolmas, fried or baked pockets made with filo dough, and another type made with semolina flour. The waiters came around with samples for us to try.
Next we were taken to the Spice Bazaar, where all of your senses are on overload as you try to take in all the sights, sounds, smells, and colors of the market. All of the vendors offered us samples of the nuts, Turkish Delight, teas, and spices. We also sampled the brazed lamb and flat breads, and bought a few samples to take home.
We made it back to our hotel with just enough time to gather together our bags and head back down to the lobby to meet our transfers to the airport for our flight to Kusadasi and Ephesus. On our drive from the airport to our hotel, we all remarked on how similar the countryside here is to Southern California.
In a short time, we arrived at our hotel for the next two nights, the Charisma Kusadasi. What a sight! This is a beautiful hotel right on the coast, with a huge infinity pool and lounge chairs and umbrellas lining the coast. We arrived just in time for sunset and the first thing you see when you walk in the front entrance is the panoramic ocean view in front of you. We were offered a welcome drink and sat down to enjoy the sunset. Rhonda and Brian were enticed to put on their suits and go for a swim, even though the water was pretty cold.
Breakfast and dinner is included in our stay, and dinner was served at 7:00 pm. Even though we had eaten on the plane, we couldn’t resist the tempting array of dishes they offered in their buffet. My favorite part of every meal here is the salads and vegetables. There are so many different combinations of vegetables, grains, and beans that we never seem to encounter the same dish twice. Mary Ann favors the meat dishes and Augie is always drawn to the breads and desserts.
They offer free internet here, so we ended the evening by checking our email and catching up on the blog.
This morning was the last of the free tours we had to choose from. The buses left from the Convention Center at 9:30. Mary Ann stayed in with her cough giving her trouble last night, so I accompanied Jerry and the Hellmans on the Turkish Cuisine Course. Augie went with Mary Anne Hegedus (Steve was also not feeling well), Joanne and Shelli to the Istanbul Archeology Museums.
They loaded up two buses for the Cuisine Course and took us all to one restaurant on the Bosphorus. Standing in front of a map of the 17th century Ottoman Empire, the chef gave us a history of Turkish cuisine, followed by a demonstration of how to prepare an eggplant dish (all of the eggplant dishes we have experienced here in Turkey have been awesome!), how to use grape leaves to make dolmas, fried or baked pockets made with filo dough, and another type made with semolina flour. The waiters came around with samples for us to try.
Next we were taken to the Spice Bazaar, where all of your senses are on overload as you try to take in all the sights, sounds, smells, and colors of the market. All of the vendors offered us samples of the nuts, Turkish Delight, teas, and spices. We also sampled the brazed lamb and flat breads, and bought a few samples to take home.
We made it back to our hotel with just enough time to gather together our bags and head back down to the lobby to meet our transfers to the airport for our flight to Kusadasi and Ephesus. On our drive from the airport to our hotel, we all remarked on how similar the countryside here is to Southern California.
In a short time, we arrived at our hotel for the next two nights, the Charisma Kusadasi. What a sight! This is a beautiful hotel right on the coast, with a huge infinity pool and lounge chairs and umbrellas lining the coast. We arrived just in time for sunset and the first thing you see when you walk in the front entrance is the panoramic ocean view in front of you. We were offered a welcome drink and sat down to enjoy the sunset. Rhonda and Brian were enticed to put on their suits and go for a swim, even though the water was pretty cold.
Breakfast and dinner is included in our stay, and dinner was served at 7:00 pm. Even though we had eaten on the plane, we couldn’t resist the tempting array of dishes they offered in their buffet. My favorite part of every meal here is the salads and vegetables. There are so many different combinations of vegetables, grains, and beans that we never seem to encounter the same dish twice. Mary Ann favors the meat dishes and Augie is always drawn to the breads and desserts.
They offer free internet here, so we ended the evening by checking our email and catching up on the blog.
Istanbul - day 3
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Istanbul - day 3
Today we continue our convention seminars. We have a late wake up call and meet for breakfast before heading off to our first seminar of the morning.
Augie, Jerry and Brian went to the military history museum for a few hours. The museum is next to the convention center, and has a huge collection of black powder canons, swords, armor, and paintings. Many of the artifacts have links to major historical figures, including Atilla the Hun.
We spend another hour with the vendors in the exhibit hall, attend another seminar, and head back to our hotel for a little rest before the evening’s closing ceremonies.
At 6:00 pm we meet again to take cabs to the Conrad Hotel for the NACTA function at one of the smaller cisterns in the city. Then their buses carry us to the Four Seasons on the Bosphorus for the final event sponsored by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, who is hosting next year’s ASTA event. The food and the music tonight was Puerto Rican.
Istanbul - day 3
Today we continue our convention seminars. We have a late wake up call and meet for breakfast before heading off to our first seminar of the morning.
Augie, Jerry and Brian went to the military history museum for a few hours. The museum is next to the convention center, and has a huge collection of black powder canons, swords, armor, and paintings. Many of the artifacts have links to major historical figures, including Atilla the Hun.
We spend another hour with the vendors in the exhibit hall, attend another seminar, and head back to our hotel for a little rest before the evening’s closing ceremonies.
At 6:00 pm we meet again to take cabs to the Conrad Hotel for the NACTA function at one of the smaller cisterns in the city. Then their buses carry us to the Four Seasons on the Bosphorus for the final event sponsored by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, who is hosting next year’s ASTA event. The food and the music tonight was Puerto Rican.
Istanbul -- On the streets.
Tuesday, April 20
Istanbul -- On the streets.
This morning we all made our way to the convention center the best sway we could - some walking, some by cab, and some by shuttle. We met up at registration around 8 am and debated about where to go for breakfast. Augie was growing restless, so we followed him to a coffee house down the street. Augie and I arrived first and ordered our breakfast, trying to communicate with a waiter and waitress who understood zero English. I pointed to Augie with one finger and indicated one coffee, and pointed to myself to indicate one tea. The waitress arrived with one coffee for each of us and one tea for me, just as Rhonda and Brian were arriving. So Brian took our extra coffee. Rhonda and Brian ordered their breakfast.
Within minutes, they delivered Augie’s club sandwich. The three of us sat and watched him eat as we waited for our own orders, while local after local came in, ordered, ate their breakfast, paid and left. Finally, Mary Ann, Jerry, the Hegaduses and the Hellmans all showed up and ordered their breakfast. Several of them ordered the same breakfast as me and I watched as they were all paraded past me while I sat and waited. Rhonda waited 45 minutes for them to deliver her bottled water. I really think they were having fun messing with the tourists.
After at least an hour, we finally all got our breakfasts and headed back to the convention center to catch the last part of the first session. There was a second session after, and then we all had a couple of hours to relax or have lunch beforethe trade show at 2 pm.
Augie took a walking tour of the area around the convention center and discovered that Istanbul is one of those places that "you can't get there from here." Thousands of years of building up and down hills have created a traffic and road monster. Looking for a park that was only about a mile away as the crow flies turned into an over 5 mile hike, uphill both ways -- literally. Streets turned on themselves, thousands of yards of buildings with no cross streets, 30 degree (really) sloped streets, it goes on and on. Feral cats and dogs everywhere. People everywhere. Traffic that would make LA blush in shame. But terrific views of the Bosphorus from the hill side whenever you could see between or over a building.
After taking 3 miles to get to the park that was one mile away, Augie ran into a wall that surrounded the park. Completely. And there was only one entrance, you guessed it, a half a mile away.
After a nice walk through the park to log into a geocache (geocache.com), he took the short cut, just an easy mile and a 3/4, to get back to the center that was only a mile away.
From two until around four p.m., we all made our way to the various vendors who were supporting our program. The highlight for us was meeting with the vendor from Iran. We are all very excited about the possibility of visiting Iran one day soon. We were told the Iranian people love Americans, and would love to have us come visit. If anyone is interested in joining us, let us know.
Augie and I hung around until after 3:30 when they had wine tasting and cuisine samples. Then we all headed back to our hotels for relaxation until the evening welcoming event held in a 1700 year old cistern. The buses picked us up at our hotel at 6:30 and took us to the event, where we were served a 4 course Turkish meal in this incredible venue and entertained by some of the local talent.
On the way back to our hotel, we all made plans to meet later in the morning to have breakfast together and make it to the conference at a later hour.
Istanbul -- On the streets.
This morning we all made our way to the convention center the best sway we could - some walking, some by cab, and some by shuttle. We met up at registration around 8 am and debated about where to go for breakfast. Augie was growing restless, so we followed him to a coffee house down the street. Augie and I arrived first and ordered our breakfast, trying to communicate with a waiter and waitress who understood zero English. I pointed to Augie with one finger and indicated one coffee, and pointed to myself to indicate one tea. The waitress arrived with one coffee for each of us and one tea for me, just as Rhonda and Brian were arriving. So Brian took our extra coffee. Rhonda and Brian ordered their breakfast.
Within minutes, they delivered Augie’s club sandwich. The three of us sat and watched him eat as we waited for our own orders, while local after local came in, ordered, ate their breakfast, paid and left. Finally, Mary Ann, Jerry, the Hegaduses and the Hellmans all showed up and ordered their breakfast. Several of them ordered the same breakfast as me and I watched as they were all paraded past me while I sat and waited. Rhonda waited 45 minutes for them to deliver her bottled water. I really think they were having fun messing with the tourists.
After at least an hour, we finally all got our breakfasts and headed back to the convention center to catch the last part of the first session. There was a second session after, and then we all had a couple of hours to relax or have lunch beforethe trade show at 2 pm.
Augie took a walking tour of the area around the convention center and discovered that Istanbul is one of those places that "you can't get there from here." Thousands of years of building up and down hills have created a traffic and road monster. Looking for a park that was only about a mile away as the crow flies turned into an over 5 mile hike, uphill both ways -- literally. Streets turned on themselves, thousands of yards of buildings with no cross streets, 30 degree (really) sloped streets, it goes on and on. Feral cats and dogs everywhere. People everywhere. Traffic that would make LA blush in shame. But terrific views of the Bosphorus from the hill side whenever you could see between or over a building.
After taking 3 miles to get to the park that was one mile away, Augie ran into a wall that surrounded the park. Completely. And there was only one entrance, you guessed it, a half a mile away.
After a nice walk through the park to log into a geocache (geocache.com), he took the short cut, just an easy mile and a 3/4, to get back to the center that was only a mile away.
From two until around four p.m., we all made our way to the various vendors who were supporting our program. The highlight for us was meeting with the vendor from Iran. We are all very excited about the possibility of visiting Iran one day soon. We were told the Iranian people love Americans, and would love to have us come visit. If anyone is interested in joining us, let us know.
Augie and I hung around until after 3:30 when they had wine tasting and cuisine samples. Then we all headed back to our hotels for relaxation until the evening welcoming event held in a 1700 year old cistern. The buses picked us up at our hotel at 6:30 and took us to the event, where we were served a 4 course Turkish meal in this incredible venue and entertained by some of the local talent.
On the way back to our hotel, we all made plans to meet later in the morning to have breakfast together and make it to the conference at a later hour.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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