Chuck the chicken-duck

I made a new friend! His name is Chuck. He's a chicken-duck. Yep. He's a chicken-duck. Are you prepared to face the ultimate power of chicken-ducks! Good, because he's pretty awesome. Chuck has a red eye and his feathers are a brownish black. The first time we saw him, we thought he was a chicken. The next time we saw him, we discovered that he was a duck. That is how he got his name.

We went to the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments. I play the cello. I guess the cello isn't exactly a folk instrument. I guessed this because it wasn't there in the museum. On the museum's first floor, each set of instrument cases had head phones. We got to hear the instruments play! I saw a skinny violin. To play it, you put the bottom of the violin in your lap and pluck or use the bow. It was made out of wood.

Istanbul not Constantinople

So, I have seen a lot in Turkey so far. I was surprised when I learned that Istanbul used to be called Constantinople. I always thought that Constantinople was the name of a famous Italian pizza diner in Europe. I am so disappointed! But our next stop is Greece and I can't wait! I love Greek mythology. Some of my best buddies love Greek mythology as well. One of those friends went back to Poland for a month. She will return to the States while I am on this trip. I haven't seen her since her last day of school! I miss my friends and extended family so much! I have finished a mini-goal here in Turkey: to eat Turkish delight. Yay! I, having been here for 4 days, strongly feel that the drivers here in Istanbul, Turkey should take driving lessons!!!!!!! I am very glad that my home in the U.S.A. is safe.

Why are we eating beef but not Turkey?

We are in Istanbul, Turkey today. I want to celebrate this by eating everything in sight. Sadly, that's not going to happen. I ate a lahmacun, so in understandable text, a turkish pizza. To eat this pizza you receive a pizza crust, that looks like a quesadilla, with beef in it. B-b-beef in it, not turkey, beef! Then you put salad and fresh squeezed lemon inside of the pizza. Finally you roll it up and eat it! I don't get it, but I loved it.