(Istanbul: Part Two) …Our adventure continues: While enjoying the sights and sounds of Istanbul, we also toured the massive and gorgeous Topkapi Palace – called Seraglio – with Canan relaying every fact and answering all our many questions. Topkapi is a large palace that was the main residence of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years of their…
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Turkey: Touring Istanbul, part 1
(Istanbul: Part One) Our ten days in Turkey were nothing short of extraordinary. I will not dally: We loved Turkey. We loved the people, the food, the history, the architecture, the culture, the climate. We will never forget the things we saw, tasted, learned; the people we met and old friends with whom we spent quality…
Travel School 2015 – so far, so good!
So far this fall our Travel School has been spectacular. We started September 1st with two weeks of homeschool at home. Then, the field trips began! Here is a partial list of where we have been so far this school year: Sophia and Oliver’s Travel School 2015 “Locations of Study” (as of 11/1/15) Portugal Centro…
Adventures in Alicante and Valencia
Post Granada we drove North and East through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Alicante. First of all, did you know there is a Sierra-Nevada Mountain range in the west coast of the US and also a Sierra-Nevada Mountain range in Andalucia, Spain? Until this trip, I am certain I thought they were one and the same….
Granada, Spain
After Seville, we pressed on to Granada, in particular, to see the Alhambra. We loved Granada. The city was impressive with an obvious and prevalent culture of family. People were out day and night together and enjoying family time. It was one of the most social Spanish cities we have seen and we loved it there. Below is…
Spanish Adventure: Seville
Our journey to Spain this time began with an industrious few days of sightseeing and Flamenco in Seville. The city is vibrant and young, while its history is old, gorgeous, heavy. The interior roads of Seville are forbidden to cars (though some parts were open to taxis or horse-drawn carriages) so arriving to our apartment was…
More Portugal…
I can’t help myself. Portugal was really beautiful. Portugal was rustic and proud. To watch the Atlantic roar and thunder from the “other side” was awe-inspiring. Did I mention we had never seen the Atlantic from the east before? Funny thought. I know it is a great big ocean, but there was something familiar and…
Exploring Portugal
(Sophia’s mini-research project on Portugal has been quite helpful over the last 10 days over here) Woa. Portugal is beautiful. We landed in the evening to meet Tony after a day of racing and our first adventure of this school year has officially begun! We were greeted by wild peacocks and friendly locals and loved the…
Summer Reading and Back to School
Summer is our favorite time to catch up on personal reading. Sophia and Oliver read a great deal this summer snuggled on the porch cushions or sprawled out at the beach… I’m happy to share their reading lists, as it always helps me to know what other kids their ages are reading… we have received some great book…
Giving Back, Summer 2015
Tony and I feel strongly about the importance of community service. A philanthropic nature is one that is learned and teaching our kids to give back is one of the most important lessons we can give them. In the past, we have volunteered for different local organizations whose missions we felt in harmony, but this year as part of…
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