Another thing in Eskisehir is called the Midas Monument. It's outside the city, but near enough for it to be a day trip. I have a friend that I made last year whom I offered to pay to rent a car and drive us to this location. I can't wait to see this monument in person. There's other parts to it in addition to the one photo I am sharing, which comes from the link that I am sharing.
Here's part of the Midas Monument
One of the biggest things in Eskisehir is the Glass Making. It's quite famous for that. They have an annual show worldwide for it. Unfortunately, it is not in the summertime, so I don't get to see it. I would love to go one year though.
So one thing you need to get to Eskisehir from Istanbul is to take the "High Speed" train. Though I am very bored, lol, three hours is FOREVER to me. But, Eskisehir is very small so a train it is. It costs about $40usd. So travel is very cheap in Turkiye. They don't have 1st class, it's business class (which I take for the larger seat sizes) and economy.
Happy Thursday. Welcome to another happy day in Turkiye. I can't believe it's already been a week and a half! WOW. Time sure does fly by. I am so very thankful to be able to come here for my summer vacation. One of the places I will be going this trip is Eskisehir. I will be sharing places that I will go see there with you over the next couple days. I went to Eskisehir last year as well. It's a wonderful little town filled with great artists and craftsmen. I just love it. There are tons of museums and lots of little nooks filled with art.
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday this year. May it be filled with many crafty goodies. Cheers, Holley
Wishing my father a very Happy Birthday from Turkiye. I hope you have a wonderful day. Huge hugs from Holley
And, just like that, we are in June. WOW, I have been in Turkiye for a week already. Now that it's a regular weekday and I am starting to get normal, I will go to Eminonu where some of the typical lace stores that I shop at are and visit some friends.
I remembered yesterday that I could goto Ortakoy sometime today and they have lovely things to see and a pretty craft market. Kind of high end but still fun to look at. So yesterday I could goto the pazaar (a pazaar is a weekly set up of a bazaar in a neighborhood. Pazaars are temporary, Bazaars are permanent structures). Each day of the week a different neighborhood has a pazaar. Wed is the Fatih Pazaar which is a great place to find some laces. Saturday is Barkirkoy near the textile district. it goes on and on as there are TONS of districts. I have been to lots of neighborhood pazaars, but not found a lot of lace at any other than a few tables. But every once in a while you get really lucky so it's worth it to go and look.
WOW, first Saturday of the trip, should I go to the street pazaar at Barkirkoy or Ortakoy? Hmmm, both? I think both is a bit optimistic for me today. I am still way tired so I am bound to have a nap at some point. I guess we will just get on the tram and see where it takes us, lol!
So while I was looking at my Instagram I saw this amazing handmade lace. Then, there was just like 20-30 more ladies with amazing lace too. This city is called Gonen it's about 3.5 hours from Istanbul and has a weekly pazaar just for LACE!! Can you believe this? All I can say is I must GO THERE!! I am hoping to arrange such a trip next week!
Today feels like my first day in Turkiye for real. But I am sure that I am just dead tired, so I won't be out for very long before I go back to Aksaray the area Istanbul where I am staying
Let me thank my dear hubby for the amazing plane ticket that is got me to Turkiye and back home. I love you to the moon and back. I can't imagine life without you. I will miss you SO much. Thank you dear. huge kisses.
Arrived in Türkiye yesterday early evening. SO happy to be here. Still tired, but NOTHING like my usual 24+ hours that it usually takes. I still have gone more than a day without sleep but still saved by 10 hours and found it hard to sleep It's a problem of both excitement plus being in a strange location without the DH. I'll be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow looking for something to do, lol. Problem is it's Eid here in Türkiye starting today so most everything will be closed. I am thankful to have come in a little early so I could buy some food and drink.
Happy Memorial Day to all my friends in the USA, especially those with family members who are deceased military. Huge thanks to all they gave and all you gave as family of those who served. We salute all of you.
Thankful to be arriving in Istanbul today. I will get there at 5:30pm Istanbul time.
Finally, the day has arrived. It's time to catch the plane in Dallas this evening and just 14 hours later I will arrive in Istanbul! WOW. I am super excited to be flying business class with Turkish Airlines. They are quite well known for their service and most especially their food. YUM. Their business class is considered super great, like only behind Qatar and Singapore airlines. I hope this trip goes well.
Happy Saturday. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I can't believe I am done with the school year and on the cusp of my trip. WOW. It's been a LONG countdown this year. I am so ready to go to Dallas with my sister.
Today is my last day of school for the year. WOW, I can't believe it's actually here. 2 days to Turkiye. I originally would have only worked on Wednesday next week so i bought my ticket and planned to take one day off (Monday is a holiday). Later my schedule moved to Tue-Fri so WHOOPS, I told my boss I was so sorry that I had already purchased the ticket.
Today is the school picnic, so it's very fitting to be my last day to be with the kiddos.
WOW, just two days left at work. I can hardly wait. I must say being in just one place this year was so nice. I saw so much growth in these kids across the school year. I will totally miss them. I hope at least some of them will be coming back to the school next year so I can see them in their next class. Hugs kids, you are my sunshine.
Happy Hump day everyone. are you having a great week? I can't believe it's getting so close now. Here's a fun card today. Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I really appreciate that. Just three more days with the kiddos.
Happy Tuesday. It's the beginning of my four-day week, the last week of class for me this year. 4 days to Türkiye now. Gonna miss the kiddos and really realizing how much I am going to miss the DH. My first week or two I have the hardest time sleeping by myself in a strange location. The one thing that happened last week is that my hostess cancelled on me, so I have changed my location near Idealtepe and moved back to where I stayed before in Aksaray.
The store will close on Wednesday, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
Happy Monday, it's the last week of school for me. I am thankful to have today off, it will be time to get my luggage ready and finalized as by next weekend we will be leaving for Dallas early to spend some time and flying out on Sunday evening, just 5 days and counting.
The store will close this wednesday, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
Sharing this awesome creation from Karin of KarinArtScrap. What a gorgeous project using a prize she got. I just love her work. Be sure and check out her awesome blog.
Last week, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
Happy Saturday. Time to work on packing and making a final check list. I am also going through some travel websites and looking at tours or classes that would be fun to take while in Istanbul. Any recommendations? things that have caught my eye on this trip--making Turkish Delights, jewelry workshop, cooking.
The store will close on FRIDAY, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
Happy Friday everyone! What do y'all have planned for the weekend? I hope it's something nice. I am looking forward to spending time with the DH. Relaxing and packing materials plus just hanging out at home with him. Gonna miss him so much. My goodness this weekend is a week from the trip! NOW I REALLY have a lot to do.
The store will close in a week, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
Happy Thursday, just 6 more days of school for me. 6 Geese a laying--lol I'll take GOLD eggs or chocolate eggs. Mind you I said Chocolate, not chocolate looking. (are y'all sick of the 12 days of Christmas theme yet?) I sure am going to miss these kids. I will have to take some extra photos to upload into the classroom cloud for everyone to see. I wish I could share them here, but it's strictly forbidden. I love the hot air balloon here; it makes me think of Cappadocia.
The store will close in just about a week, so please put in those last minute orders. Then I will reopen in August will lots of new wonderful laces :) check out the store here, https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com
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