So got home on Wednesday night. Istanbul was amazing! If a little hot and I was a little ill. The tram was an experience, definitely! Saw the Aya Sofia from the outside, went in the Blue Mosque, bought presents in the Grand Bazaar, went to Top Kapi Palace, and had a ferry ride on the Bosphorus (sp?). We went to the pudding shop, a fish restaurant called Tres recommended by Alasdair, and a nice terrace restaurant - twice! Saw some whirling dervishes and heard about a terrorist attack near the US embassy on the news...
On Thursday we travelled up to Necastle for my graduation via Shrewsbury for lunch and to pick up Grandma and Grandpa. Met up with Anna and Mary, had the school reception, the ceremony and the general reception, posed in my gown, had the formal photo taken and lunch in the Courtyard cafe. Picked up my parchment and had a fancy dinner with Mum and Dad at the Malmaison. Salmon for starter, rabbit for main and Creme Brulee for dessert. Took us most of yesterday to get back down here, stopped off at the house again yesterday morning to drop off presents for Anna and Steve (had been there on Friday evening to help dye Anna's hair among other things!) Sorting stuff out today and tomorrow (CV updating, clearing room out, sorting through paperwork, getting photos developed, writing letters and cards and making a few important phonecalls, registering with the PROFEX system and booking Trini's train tickets!)
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