Claire's Here!

Claire finally made it!  After much deliberating on the issue, she just decided to fly in, rather than take the long way via train, so she got in on Monday evening.  I don't really have any pictures to show you guys of that.. but I'm sure we'll be doing something noteworthy soon.  We've just been eating really good food. I've been working, she's been getting job stuff sorted out... it's been great, but ya know, everyday life.

 Varna, Bulgaria

I know... I didn't get to come home last week on my holiday, thanks to the Storm That Wasn't Really As Bad For New York City As They Thought It Would Be But Was Really Bad For The Catskills, but I still had to take a trip out of the country for visa purposes.  I decided to go to Varna, Bulgaria, a small beach/resort town on the Black Sea coast.  It was about a 7 hour bus ride from Istanbul.  It was kind of like Prague 2.0... They had beer and beer gardens...

... but they also have awesome seafood that you can each at a beachfront restaurant...

 ... There's one drawback, though.  The Cyrillic alphabet (which, apparently, the Bulgarians invented).

I had a great time on the trip, but it definitely wasn't as nice as taking a trip home.  I've got a long break in January and a lot of credit with Delta, so I'll see all you guys then!