International travel during Omicron has been full of unforeseeable events: After our Saudi Arabia visa fell through, we changed our plan to instead visit two other Middle Eastern countries: Oman and Bahrain. All our flights, rental car, and accommodations were all set ready to go. Then the morning when we were scheduled to depart the US, my PCR test result came back positive, which was not expected since I had been working from home and travel had been kept to a minimal. Because of the test result I scrambled to cancel everything last minute and began my quarantine at home.
After experiencing only mild symptoms and completing my quarantine, we resumed travel and arrived in Istanbul and Cappadocia safe and sound. Although we came to Turkey during its coldest month of the year, avoiding the Christmas and New Year crowds appeared to be a smart choice and we were able to truly enjoy snowy Turkey during its low season.
在疫情期間旅行注定充滿著無法預料的事情：當我們得悉無法拿到沙特阿拉伯簽證後，我們改變計劃，轉而計劃到訪另外兩個中東國家 ：阿曼和巴林。我們所有的航班、租車和住宿都已準備就緒。然而，在離開美國那天的早上，我的新冠檢測結果呈陽性。這絕對是出乎意料的，因為我一直居家工作並且最近沒有怎麼外出。在別無他法在的情況下我臨時取消一切旅行計劃，居家隔離。
在僅出現輕微症狀並完成隔離後，我們恢復旅行計劃並安全抵達伊斯坦堡和卡帕多西亞。雖然我們在一年中最冷的月份來到土耳其，但避開了聖誕和新年的人群似乎是一個明智的選擇，讓我們能夠真正享受在淡季中白雪皚皚的土耳其。
加拉他塔。
加拉他塔。
加拉他塔。
奧斯曼頭巾的演變。
品嚐果仁蜜餅
品嚐果仁蜜餅
品嚐果仁蜜餅
最好吃的烤肉串和扁豆湯，我們回到那裡吃了三次
最好吃的烤肉串和扁豆湯，我們回到那裡吃了三次
卡米利卡清真寺，土耳其最大的清真寺
卡米利卡清真寺，土耳其最大的清真寺
蘇萊曼清真寺。
每天乘坐渡輪。
蘇丹馬哈茂德二世王位。
艾琳聖殿堂是伊斯坦堡為數不多沒有被改建為清真寺的教堂之一。
托卡帕宮。
每日都喝土耳其咖啡和茶。
每日都喝土耳其咖啡和茶。
藍色清真寺。
聖索菲亞大教堂。
加拉他塔。