With a 13 hour layover in Istanbul, it was pretty obvious that we needed to see as much of the city as possible. We planned very carefully the places to see in such a short amount of time. We had three different printouts of descriptions. What we didn’t have was a map, or any information…

Our trip began with a stop in New Jersey. First, was a visit with Andy’s grandmother and aunt near the Jersey shore. Then, we went to Bradley Beach and saw his grandparent’s old house, where his father lived, and walked along the beach. Last stop was his Aunt Sue’s house, where we also left the…