Hanging with Mo

Mo and I met up in Union Square. We knew we wanted yogurt but Mo wanted to check out some of the food trucks.

We ordered some delicious yogurt, walked around Union Square and then went to a Mediterranean restaurant, Nanoosh for some delicious food.

PS Happy Birthday Alicia

9/7 Bike riding in Central Park with Roxy

Well we actually rode on the back of a bicycle

Just kidding, we did both

Today's Mission: Go to Governer's Island

Arsenal vs liverpool on fsc right now

JFK to Vienna

I arrived at JFK, checked in with no problems; the customer service agent advised that I would have to pick up my bag in Vienna and then check it in again for my flight to Istanbul. When it was time to select seats, the agent told me that she was giving me an entire row to myself. Sweet! I get to lay flat and sleep on the four seats I have to myself!

Before take off, I have two visitors on each side, the lady on my right asks me if she could sit beside me. And this guy was on the far left. So now I have one empty seat beside me. Despite my ambitious plans to read, write and learn a new language on my flight from New York to Vienna, Austria; I sleep and wake up just in time to eat and then back to sleep. A few hours into the flight, I start talking to Nicholaus. We had such an amazing conversation and learn about so much we have in common. I told him that I have a few hours layover in Vienna but not enough time to sightsee and get back to the airport for my next flight. He informs me that there is a train from the airport to the city that takes 15 minutes!

We bid each other farewell after the flight and I run to grab my luggage with plans to check in or store my luggage and go explore the city. A few minutes later my bags still havent arrived, Rosie don't wait for bags. Rosie's bags are always there when she gets there. I go to lost and found and they advise me that my bags were sent directly to Turkey. I respond "Sweet" and rush over to buy tickets to go to Vienna and start my exploration.

Arrived Vienna in 15

Then I went to Weinerbaud since

En route to Sonia

En route to Sonia

 Austrian Airlines ~ Vienna to Istanbul

 Time for landing

 The view from the airplane ~ The World Trade Center

 So based on Sonia's crazy map, I am supposed to take the airport bus to Taksim. You'd think that I fly 16 hours to see her, she would pick me up, right? I was actually up to the challenge of figuring out how to get there considering I speak zero Turkish!

 He said: Where is your friend?
I said: She's probably at home sleeping waiting for me to get there, she's lazy
Then he said: Is this your first time here? I said yes, then he said "Yup, she's lazy"

 Views from the bus to Taksim

 As soon as I got off the bus, Ali asked me if I needed a taxi. He helped me with my bags. I told him to turn on the meter and he said "no problem" and didn't turn it on. Then he kissed me on my hand and I pulled away. He asked "problem?" I responded "yea, big problem". He apologized. 

 He kept telling me how beautiful I was, after getting tired of hearing it, I said "where's your wife"; he promptly advised me that he didn't speak English lol. I said "girlfriend?" He motioned to his ring finger and said "girlfriend, no". That didn't work, we finally get to Sonia's house (it was supposed to take 5 mins but he seemed to take the scenic route) and he asks me if I am staying alone, I was like "nope 5 people" lol. 

I asked him for the price ready to start negotiating since he refused to turn on the meter, he said "no problem" and then informed me that the ride was free.

 Finally, I get to see Sonia!!!