Cliff R. - Boston
October 22, 2002

Hi Rina and Süleyman,

Although it is long overdue, I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you what a wonderful time I had in Turkey. I spent the first several weeks back getting caught up on my missed work and sharing my pictures and stories of my travels. Turkey was definitely much better than Greece and Gerry (who traveled with me and is very hard to impress) told everyone it was the "trip of a lifetime." For that alone, thank you for making the impossible possible!

Through my bragging and enlarged photos on my office walls, I found out that one of my employer's vice presidents was just about to leave for Turkey and that another coworker was also going. As you know, she got swept up in my tales/pictures and followed my footsteps (somewhat) with your help. I saw her today and she just loved everything. Thank you so much for making her trip as memorable (or more) as mine. She even had the same guides I did for Cappadocia (Mehmet) and Mt. Nemrut (Pinar).

There's an article in the current edition of National Geographic on Istanbul. In case you haven't seen it, I've scanned text portion in the attached Word document for your reading pleasure.

Again, thank you for a perfect vacation.

Take care,
Cliff