Istanbul

<p>The stories of the women in my family have always fascinated me. And so, this summer, I travelled to Istanbul to learn more about my grandmother, Alexandra, and great-grandmother Evgenia.</p> <p>It all began exactly one hundred years ago when, on her wedding night, Evgenia discovered that her brand-new husband Stefan had deceived her. After the elaborate ceremony, all the excitement, the pictures, and the presents, the newlyweds were finally alone. She was sitting on their wedding bed, dressed in an embroidered nightgown. Before he touched or even looked at her, Stefan told her he was a widower and had children in Bulgaria from his first marriage.</p> <p><a href="https://gloriaandisabel.medium.com/istanbul-41b25652c76e"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>