City alarm clock?

We were awoken this morning by a siren that was very similar to one of those bomb scare sirens you often hear in movies.  All the hotel patrons were panicking while the street sweepers just went on with their day, unaffected.  A city-wide alarm clock, perhaps?  Scary shit.

I was on the phone with Verizon last night trying to reconcile some of my roaming charges and FELL ASLEEP on the phone.  I woke up to my mom nudging me while I was cuddling a pillow on the floor with one hand and my cell phone in the other.  The saga still continues tonight but in the meantime, off to explore the touristy sites of Istanbul.

$600 data overage charges = less immediate blogging

Bad news bears guys.  Verizon is being a douche and no longer offers unlimited global data plans.  I was just informed that my data overage charge is at around $600.  Um, no thanks.  So I've turned off my internet on my phone and will be blogging hopefully every night after I get back to my hotel.  Verizon: I hate you.

In other news, I am not near the earthquake that just hit today in Eastern Turkey.  Thank you all for your concern.  I can't believe they've been hit again just 2 weeks after the 7.2 earthquake.  Now we're trying to decide whether to make our way to Eastern Turkey or not...yikes.