good news

my camera works half of the time now, so i will be able to take pictures :)

so I got my itinerary:

Today:
heading to Istanbul
staying in I-House, a hostel in Beyoglu

Saturday:
Tour of the major sites: Hippodrome, Yerebatan, Saray, Sultanahmet Camii, Aya Sofya, Topkapi Sarayi

Sunday:
Tour of Dolmabahce Sarayi
Bus to Emnonu
Cruise on the Bosphorus

Monday:
Bus to Fener
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Eyup Camii

Tuesday:
Bus to Canakkale
Staying in Akol Hotel

Wedsnesday:
Tour of Gallipoli

Thursday:
Troy and Assos
Head to Ayvalik for the night - staying at Ayvalik Beach Hotel

Friday:
Bergama (Pergamom)
Head to Selcuk for the night - staying in Cenka Hotel

Saturday:
Efes

Sunday:
Return to Ankara?
Some of us are thinking about sticking around another day or two since we dont have class till wedsnesday - so I will be back sometime that week :)

I am not taking my computer with me so dont expect posts.

Hope you have a good work week back there in the states (or wherever you are) :-p