Today has been the most relaxing day on this trip thus far. Ellie and I slept in till 9 (yes, that's late) and then ate a leisurely breakfast. I had two cups of coffee. We took advantage of our free time to catch up on homework and emails. The day has been kinda slow since Linh is sick and we don't really feel like venturing out without her. Ellie and I entertained ourselves by randomly walking down the hall and knocking on Ben and David's door. What a productive day.
Around 1 pm we ventured out in search of lunch and stumbled upon a cafe with good-looking food in the window. We each got a Turkish pizza, water, and we split dessert. All for about 3 lira. Now that's the best deal we've discovered yet!
Later we went out to the park in Izmir and found a Turkish amusement park. The locals were amused at out presence and convinced us to try out some rides with them. Oh man, there was this one ride called kamikaze that hung us upside down 50 feet in the air. That was an adrenaline rush. After the amusement park we went for a walk along the water and then went back to the hotel.
Why would anyone want to venture without Linh?? You guys made a good decision.
ReplyDeleteI miss our turkish friends! They absolutely loved us! I think Izmir doesn't have a large tourist crowd so it was fun for them to test out their english and interact with us.