[21-23 August, Tanju] We were hearing the roar of the ocean waves when we arrived at our apartment around midnight on the 20th. But when we opened the curtains on the morning of the 21st and saw the Santa Monica…
Route 1
[20 August, Tanju] The final leg of our long-distance driving was the familiar Route 1 in California, hugging the Pacific coast. Both Zehra and I had driven many times before on this road both north to south and south to…
San Francisco, campuses and friends
[19 August, Tanju] We arrived at Nuri’s house in Sausalito around 9:30 pm. Nuri’s valet parking service, Selin’s warm embraces at the door, and Janna’s sumptuous dinner table made us forget our tiredness. We could not get up as early as…
Yosemite (finally)
[18 August, Tanju] “Finally” because I haven’t/couldn’t visit this most famous of the California national parks while I lived in Los Angeles for seven years and frequently visited California afterwards. Now, we had planned to visit Yosemite for at least…