It’s 1630 hrs, GMT +2. I’m sitting in the lobby of the final hotel on the itinerary while my 90+ travel kakis go berserk at the Grand Bazaar.

Mr Ho (whose daughter is reading this.. HI!) said it’s a sign of my reluctance to return home. The girls on Bus A volunteered to show me their portable pharmacy, “你不要不好意思，我們什麼藥都有！”

Very nice of them… But I don’t know what to take!

I’m having this “warm and chilly” sensation in my stomach… Uncomfortable enough to make me take a US$7 cab ride back to the hotel on my own. Thank goodness for the free wifi in the lobby cos I’ve to wait for the entire entourage to arrive before checking in.

Argh.

this is the bestest fren crashing on blog woohoo again

mr cruzteng was threatened with a boohoo post last night if we still dont get to see more interesting posts & photos on his turkey trip(esp photos of the handsome turkish tour guides x2!!)

stories abt how he nearly choked on fishbones or how he’s freaking cold is simply n-o-t enough to keep u readers coming back isnt it~~Isnt there anything abt any “yan-yu” with sexy turkish ladies.. or encounters with burly turkey men at the infamous turkey bath etc etc!@!?

and the most impt thing is:

WE(I) DEMAND PHOTOS OF THE HAM-SOME TURKEY GUIDES!

Although I am shivering every now and then, developed rashes from wearing the long john under my jeans and was nearly choked to death by two miserable fish bones, I’m beginning to contemplate hiding my passport in an obscure corner of Turkey so that I don’t have to return home (that soon).

It has been a great trip so far. The sheer size of the country meant that we had to spend a considerable amount of time on the roads. However, each destination was breathtaking. Totally enough to ignore any discomfort and the inconvenience of switching hotels four times in a week.

I was especially fascinated with Ephesus. Marble structures from 2,000 years ago (parts of it anyway), were standing tall and proud. There were stories and legends to be told at every turn and every corner. It was at the Library of Celcius- the most spectacular part of Ephesus that I received the congratulatory SMSes and took that thank you video. I’m surely going to remember that place for a very long time.

We’ll be taking a four hour ride to Ankara on Tuesday. And if I get my way (*winks at Chan Brothers), I might just be able to spend one more day in Turkey and return on Saturday, instead of Friday as planned. Wheet! And my handsome Turkish guides mentioned that it might snow on Tuesday night! Woohoo!