A Week of Jet Lag

Posted on October 20, 2023 by vanbraman

This week has seemed very long as I am still a bit jet lagged. One rule of thumb is that you need a day for each time zone crossed to recover from jet lag. If that is the case, I still am only half way back to normal.

Bangkok, SFO, Hotel, 787, 777, flying, airportLast Saturday I took two flights to cross ten time zones. It was a 34 Hour Day by the time it was over.

Bangkok, SFO, Hotel, 787, 777, flying, airportOn top of that it has been a very busy week at work with multiple meetings and teaching a short course yesterday.

Hotel Room in Seoul - Seoul Grand Hilton - Seoul - South KoreaBeing at home in my own bed instead of a hotel room has helped some, but I have not been able to sleep through the night until last night.

Zeiss Innovation Center, dublin, california, construction, new building, zeissSpending a lot of time in the office this week has been good as I have been able to get caught up on things from the trip, but the commute has not been fun while a bit jet lagged.

Bangkok, flower market, temples, big swing, reclining buddhaI am sure that I will be back in the swing of things soon as I will get some rest over the weekend. The swing of things makes me think of the Giant Swing in Bangkok. Perhaps I will write about it sometime this weekend. Can you imagine swinging from this structure? They used to as part of a ritual, but it was discontinued since it was so dangerous.

Steven

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Turkey Memories

Posted on October 19, 2023 by vanbraman

This week several of my friends are on a tour in Turkey. This is bringing back some memories of my trip to Turkey in May of 2014. It is hard to believe that it has been nine years ago.

Red Hills of Turkey - Turkish countryside - Red Hills - Trip to HattushaThis part of Turkey reminded me of where I grew up in Kansas. We were surrounded by Red Hills.

Lion Gate - Hattusha - Ancient Hittite Capital - Ruins of HattushaIt was really cool to see the Lion Gate in the ancient capital of the Hittites.

Goreme Open Aire Museum - Rock churches - Cappadocia - Picture of meVisiting the Goreme Open Air Museum in Cappadocia was another interesting experience.

Kapadokya Balloons - Cappadocian Balloon Flight - Hot Air BalloonI also saw this area from the air as some of use took a ride in a hot air balloon.

Bee on Thistle - Pollen covered bee - thistle - beeI took some great flora and fauna pictures on the trip.

Snow Covered Mountains - Lake - Central TurkeyWe spent a lot of time on the bus as we covered long distances, but had some great views.Perge, Turkey - Perge Ruins - Paul's Missionary Journeys - ArchaeologyWe saw some great ruins, like these at Perge.

Hagia Sofia - Church, Mosque, Museum, Istanbul, TurkeyThe trip ended in Constantinople, oops I mean Istanbul, where one of the highlights was touring the Hagia Sofia.

Someday I would like to go back to Turkey and see the area where the seven churches of Asia were.

Do you want to see more pictures of my Turkey trip? Visit my Turkey page which has links to more posts full of pictures and information.

Steven

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