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Montréal/Québec City Vacation Part 2

Missed Part 1? Bonjour mes amies! I will be taking a mini hiatus from Tasty Thursday to wrap up my Montréal and Québec City recaps.   The first few days in Montréal were spent exploring the historic city center.  Afterwards we traveled a bit outside of the city to explore the Jean-Talon Public Market, the Olympic Stadium (the city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics), the Botanical Gardens, the Biodome, and Mount Royal Park. Below is a cute sign that was in…

Turkish/Georgian Vacation Recap – Part 6

Missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5?  And Episode VI begins…yes I love Star Wars…and unlike the Star Wars franchise this will be the final episode. Before arriving in Georgia I had no idea what to expect in terms of culture, food, architecture and landscape (ok maybe a little bit… after all we live in a world of social media).  My last few days in Georgia were spent hiking in Tbilisi and Kazbegi, and it…

Turkish/Georgian Vacation Recap – Part 3

Missed Part 1, and Part 2? Days 2 and 3 were spent touring Istanbul.  After a yummy breakfast (more food pics from my trip here) Ali and I headed to the Galata Tower where there were magnificent views of the city. Afterwards we hopped onto a tram towards  Old City and visited the Basilica Cistern - so stunning. This was built in the 5th century during the Byzantine Empire. We rented walking audio guides - well worth the $5. Next was…

Turkish/Georgian Vacation Recap – Part 2

Missed Part 1? After spending a fun afternoon in New York City, I headed back to JFK Airport for my overnight flight to Turkey.  I settled in my nice window seat, watched some good movies (Rio and the Butler), and fell asleep.  I am pretty lucky when it comes to long haul flights - I can sleep the entire plane ride! Before I knew it, I landed in Istanbul a little after 10:00am.  I went through customs (note - US…