Snow!

So it's still been snowing here in Istanbul. On Saturday we got 2-3 inches that stuck on the ground and my classes were cancelled for the weekend. A bit melted on Sunday, but there was still plenty. Today it's snowing even more! It's crazy, and very beautiful.

We've occasionally had to deal with blackouts. İsmail tells me this is because everyone has electric heaters so when it gets cold people crank them up. We had three blackouts in two days. They only lasted an hour to each time. So we had some candlelit hearts games and wine, and got to know each other better. Kar çok seviyorum çünkü o güzel, ve çünkü şimdi sokaklar konuşmuyor.

Last night I wandered around a little taking pictures. There were only a few cars and people on the streets. I was blown away, since Istanbul is normally so crowded. It was wonderfully quiet. You can click on either of these pictures to bring you to our flickr page, where there are 20 more. The video is of the Blue Mosque during the last call to prayer (adhan) of the night. We also have some new roomates: a Spanish guy and a French girl, so Eleanor can brush up on her Spanish and je peux pratiquer le français avec elle.