Austin pretty much explained in his video...but we went on a week long trip with the Price and Kacher family and explored the country of OMAN. It was absolutely amazing, all of the hikes, the culture, the GOATS, camping, thousand year old tombs, Sloppy joes, camp fires, Sea turtles and beautiful beaches...it was so unbelievable and so unforgettable.
GOATS everywhere...and I mean EVERYWHERE! They make me laugh...crazy goats
we were wandering through a small mountain town and this lady walked by....I love that picture
This hike was amazing...so beautiful and nothing like I expected Oman to be like
I loved this sign...you see it as your leaving the Abu Dhabi boarder into Oman
So here is our Oman Trip... It was unbelievable! We initially only planned to be in Abu Dhabi for a couple days, but then we got invited on a trip to Oman that we couldn't turn down. So we changed our flights (the benefit of having no plans) It was epic...
While we were in Oman we got to go watch sea turtles come on the beach and lay eggs... planet earth style. Anyway, you'll see in the clip a little guy..."Tyson." He was special to us because the stat is that like 1 out of 1000 baby green sea turtles survive. They give strict rules and regulations to make sure you do not interfere with nature, as it might disrupt the natural process of things. Anyway, so Tyson was among his hundreds of other brothers and sisters fleeing from the sand to the water. Well a bunch of stupid tourists kept flashing their camera lights into his eyes and he got confused and starting running the wrong way... The guide simply said that we had to leave him, because it was nature and the turtle would just get eaten by the birds or crabs. Well, as I'm sure you can all imagine, Sara was not about to accept that. Her argument was that nature doesn't flash point and shoot cameras in turtles eyes that throw off their bearings! So she pretty much coached this little turtle to victory. She'd smooth out the sand and build walls to guide it. It was pretty funny....
Anyway, we spent about a week roaming Oman with the Price and Kacher Families and had a blast. The food was awesome, the scenery was awesome, the company was even better, and we had soooo much fun! Thanks guys!!
Alright this is the LAST Istanbul post and it is bitter sweet... Here are just a few pictures at random
One of the most famous things to see is the Blue Mosque, it is pretty awesome inside...
The Blue Mosque from the water....it is so massive!
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This was the street where our hostel was....I just loved it, cobblestones and all
some food on the go....how neat is the boat restaurant....they just made fish sandwiches and then sold them to the people on the dock
the next few are some rainy day pics....oh how I LOVE rainy days
Trolley in town and steamed milk by the water...
This Mosque is right across from the Blue Mosque...they are like sisters....this one is the Hagia Sophia its a Muslim Mosque that was converted into a Catholic Church and then into a museum...
At night on the Bosphorus
....the beautiful skyline of Istanbul!
OH and did I tell you we got to celebrate Halloween there? We stayed with an American Family and they set up a good ole American trick or treat with a BUNCH of other families! Me and Austin stayed behind and passed out candy....dont you just love our costumes ha ha we raided their kids' dress up box....notice Austins peg leg and parrot (hand made by me) and my sweet Napoleon dynamite hair and 80's tennis outfit? pretty snazzy!
All I have to say is that we LOVED Istanbul, it was unbelievable! Thanks to the food, the Markets, our new Friends( the most fantastic family) , the People, the sites and just every single memory. I miss it all! I will most definitely go back one day!!
