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May 10th 26th installment
May 10th 26th installment Happy Mother's Day After a tranquil 7 hour flight we arrive in Istanbul at 930AM on Sunday morning. We wade thru the Immigration desk, the baggage claim and carried with us the carefully filled out "Swine Flu" questionnaires. (Like the departure tax, these forms were never collected). We cleared customs and, luggage in …
May 11th 27th installment
May 11th 27th installment We wake up at 5 AM to the morning call to prayer. It is quite eerie this announcement--you can hear the closest minaret as though it was in the room with you. The voice is a sing-song announcement, in Arabic for the faithful followers of Mohamed to start their morning prayers. From our room you can hear calls from 4 or 5 …
May 12th, 28th Installment
May 12th 28th installment This morning we decide to take a power walk along the water front. At 6:30 in the morning the sun is already above the horizon and so we leave the hotel, and take the road to the sea. It was a good idea and it felt wonderful to take a brisk walk and breathe the fresh sea breeze along the wharf. There were a lot of other …
May 13th, 29th installment
May 13th 29th installment Another beautiful day dawns in Istanbul. The muezzin of the morning call to prayer needs to check his watch, or perhaps he is intentionally cruel and gives us his wake-up call at 4:40 in the AM. . I didn't complain when he started at 5 AM but really, 4:40 AM, that is too early. OK, now that I am awake, and can't seem to …
May 14th, 30th installment --Istanbul
May 14th 30th Installment This morning, after a predictable breakfast on the terrace we get an early start. So far, we have seen the major highlights that we wanted to see in Istanbul, except one. Our goal today, the Topkapi Palace, which was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans, from 1465 to 1853. Initial …