Friday, November 29, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Pictures!
I thought I would be posting regularly about my big vacation adventures here but, it is very difficult.
On the days that I am mostly driving, I get exhausted and do not feel like posting. During the days when I am visiting with friends, we have such a great time that I again get exhausted during the day and do not even open the cover of the laptop.
Well, after I left upstate NY, I stayed one night at Winchester VA, one night in Roanoke VA and two nights in Savannah, GA. The first two days, I basically drove and rested whenever I made it to my destination.
I had a very good time in Savannah. I got on a trolley tour and saw all the historic sites and enjoyed the beautiful day. Then I left for Florida to see a long lost friend that I had not seen in 27 years.
He and I worked together in NY and he was my mentor for a while. Before the days of cell phones and Facebook, we lost track of each other but, I never forgot him. About 7 years ago, I found his daughter on Facebook and sent her a message but, never received an answer back. Almost a year ago, she reached out to me saying that she never saw my message since, she was taking care of her new baby at the time and my message got buried under a pile of other messages. She was so sorry but, I told her that the important thing was that we found each other and I wanted to get in touch with her father.
Since then we talked to each other every week over Whatsapp. When I told him about my intended big vacation, he wanted to know if I would go down as far as Florida to see him. How could I not?
So, I am here in Florida on my fourth day. I will be leaving here on Monday and I spent a good deal of time with my friend, his wife and nephew. It was nice to catch up on several years worth of life events.
As I type this, I am doing laundry at the hotel. Lol! Finally, I was able to get my act together to post.
So, here are the pictures I mentioned in my post heading:
On the days that I am mostly driving, I get exhausted and do not feel like posting. During the days when I am visiting with friends, we have such a great time that I again get exhausted during the day and do not even open the cover of the laptop.
Well, after I left upstate NY, I stayed one night at Winchester VA, one night in Roanoke VA and two nights in Savannah, GA. The first two days, I basically drove and rested whenever I made it to my destination.
I had a very good time in Savannah. I got on a trolley tour and saw all the historic sites and enjoyed the beautiful day. Then I left for Florida to see a long lost friend that I had not seen in 27 years.
He and I worked together in NY and he was my mentor for a while. Before the days of cell phones and Facebook, we lost track of each other but, I never forgot him. About 7 years ago, I found his daughter on Facebook and sent her a message but, never received an answer back. Almost a year ago, she reached out to me saying that she never saw my message since, she was taking care of her new baby at the time and my message got buried under a pile of other messages. She was so sorry but, I told her that the important thing was that we found each other and I wanted to get in touch with her father.
Since then we talked to each other every week over Whatsapp. When I told him about my intended big vacation, he wanted to know if I would go down as far as Florida to see him. How could I not?
So, I am here in Florida on my fourth day. I will be leaving here on Monday and I spent a good deal of time with my friend, his wife and nephew. It was nice to catch up on several years worth of life events.
As I type this, I am doing laundry at the hotel. Lol! Finally, I was able to get my act together to post.
So, here are the pictures I mentioned in my post heading:
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| Roanoke, VA |
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| A library on wheels from Virginia Museum of Transportation |
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| The Detroit Electric Car Virginia Museum of Transportation |
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| Dining in style on a train |
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| Savannah, GA |
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| Golden dome of Savannah City Hall |
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Traced my footsteps
Yesterday, I have decided to visit my old neighborhoods and the places I liked to go. It has been very nice to just drive around to try to figure out what has changed, what has stayed the same. Although the weather was not great, I still had a good time.
I am upset that many stores I used to shop at are closing. I liked JC Penney and Dress Barn and was always able to find reasonable stuff in my size. So, yesterday I decided to go to Dress Barn and found out that all stores will be closing very soon. I spent a good deal of time but did not find anything that I liked except for a nice soft sweater. The quality used to be a lot better. I really wanted to buy jeans but, could not find any that I liked.
Talking about pants, can someone please tell me what is the point of jeggings and skinny pants in sizes 18 and up? Anything I grabbed turned to be either of those and I am a size 20 with long legs and a big butt. Why on earth would I need pants that will stick everything out that I want to keep to myself?
One of these days I will go to JC Penney and see what they have available.
As I do some consulting work for textile companies, I know how little their costs are. So, paying USD 29.99-49.99 for what can be called a basic T-Shirt makes me cringe. The per unit cost is usually not more than USD 5 even for things that have beads and trims. I ma trying to spend as little on clothing as possible. It is such a waste. I would rather spend my money on travel.
Last Sunday, my BFF and I went down to NYC to see the Vessel. It was not very cold that day so, we had a good time taking many pictures. I will share them in another post.
Today I am not feeling 100%. I feel like I am coming down with a cold which is bad because I need to leave for my road trip this Saturday. So, I just took something to help with how I feel and I am thinking chcken soup. I am also taking Vitamin C.
Spoke to my family yesterday. Mom is moving to my sister's apartment which is a very large and comfortable 4 bedroom unit. She and my uncle will be better of there. Mom was tired of her own place. When I get back to Turkey, we will put her place up for sale and try to buy a new place for my sister and BIL. We are not in a rush since they are living in Izmir due to work for the time being and I do not see them going back to Ankara any time soon.
I am upset that many stores I used to shop at are closing. I liked JC Penney and Dress Barn and was always able to find reasonable stuff in my size. So, yesterday I decided to go to Dress Barn and found out that all stores will be closing very soon. I spent a good deal of time but did not find anything that I liked except for a nice soft sweater. The quality used to be a lot better. I really wanted to buy jeans but, could not find any that I liked.
Talking about pants, can someone please tell me what is the point of jeggings and skinny pants in sizes 18 and up? Anything I grabbed turned to be either of those and I am a size 20 with long legs and a big butt. Why on earth would I need pants that will stick everything out that I want to keep to myself?
One of these days I will go to JC Penney and see what they have available.
As I do some consulting work for textile companies, I know how little their costs are. So, paying USD 29.99-49.99 for what can be called a basic T-Shirt makes me cringe. The per unit cost is usually not more than USD 5 even for things that have beads and trims. I ma trying to spend as little on clothing as possible. It is such a waste. I would rather spend my money on travel.
Last Sunday, my BFF and I went down to NYC to see the Vessel. It was not very cold that day so, we had a good time taking many pictures. I will share them in another post.
Today I am not feeling 100%. I feel like I am coming down with a cold which is bad because I need to leave for my road trip this Saturday. So, I just took something to help with how I feel and I am thinking chcken soup. I am also taking Vitamin C.
Spoke to my family yesterday. Mom is moving to my sister's apartment which is a very large and comfortable 4 bedroom unit. She and my uncle will be better of there. Mom was tired of her own place. When I get back to Turkey, we will put her place up for sale and try to buy a new place for my sister and BIL. We are not in a rush since they are living in Izmir due to work for the time being and I do not see them going back to Ankara any time soon.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pictures from Upstate NY
I am having a real good time doing some shopping and sightseeing these days. We may be headed to the Woodbury Commons Outlet this afternoon with my BFF and her daughter.
Today I did my laundry and folded and put them away. It is getting seriously chilly and my hosts have this pretty cool pellet burning appliance installed in place of the fireplace.
Last night we were watching TV snuggled up in throw blankets while the pellets were burning when we realized we were getting the first snow of the season! It did not stay on the ground for very long but, it was pretty coming down.
Here are some pictures I have taken:
Last weekend we went to Bear Mountain and had lunch over there. We also walked around the lake and enjoyed the beautiful Fall day.
Today I did my laundry and folded and put them away. It is getting seriously chilly and my hosts have this pretty cool pellet burning appliance installed in place of the fireplace.
Last night we were watching TV snuggled up in throw blankets while the pellets were burning when we realized we were getting the first snow of the season! It did not stay on the ground for very long but, it was pretty coming down.
Here are some pictures I have taken:
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| Bear Mountain |
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| Bear Mountain |
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| Bear Mountain Hike around the Lake |
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| Love the trees turning red |
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| On the way home |
Monday, November 4, 2019
Moved Upstate
I am no longer in NYC. I have moved to upstate NY on Friday. After dinner we went out with one of her neighbors. We just had one drink each and listened to som elive music at a local pub.
We also had a nice day with my BFF on Saturday just hanging out and doing a little bit of shopping. On Sunday, her family, her sister and BIL with whom I have stayed and I all went to Bear Mountain and had lunch there. We also walked around the lake and made the best of the beautiful day. It is getting cold every single day now and the wind on Friday took away most of the remaining leaves. It still looks very pretty out here.
This morning I drove my BFF's daughter to a job interview with one of their cars and now waiting for my BFF to come back from work to take me to the airport for me to pick up my rental car.
In this area, I cannot do much without a car.
I cooked a few things yesterday and today. I like to lift of some of the weight off my friend's shoulders while I am here.
Will soon be posting some pictures from the weekend. Hope everone is enjoying the Fall as much as I do.
We also had a nice day with my BFF on Saturday just hanging out and doing a little bit of shopping. On Sunday, her family, her sister and BIL with whom I have stayed and I all went to Bear Mountain and had lunch there. We also walked around the lake and made the best of the beautiful day. It is getting cold every single day now and the wind on Friday took away most of the remaining leaves. It still looks very pretty out here.
This morning I drove my BFF's daughter to a job interview with one of their cars and now waiting for my BFF to come back from work to take me to the airport for me to pick up my rental car.
In this area, I cannot do much without a car.
I cooked a few things yesterday and today. I like to lift of some of the weight off my friend's shoulders while I am here.
Will soon be posting some pictures from the weekend. Hope everone is enjoying the Fall as much as I do.
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