Kordon Otel Istanbul

... familiar to me, I find I need assistance more and am remarkably getting it!

So, for a little blip on the map overshadowed by the larger center Izmir, I think we did quite well for a few days. And for being sick, nothing beats warm blankets, hot shower and toilet nearby. Hopefully we'll be able to set out tomorrow, although it may be by bus. Nice weather on the days we're sick, and now it's raining when we feel better. Of course!

... riot police were near us. (Really, riot police were there, with helmets, batons and big shields. I didn't think our reputation was all that bad!) The Turkish crowd seemed filled with a lot of young lads, female footballers and fans. They penned us in very quickly, with a group of what sounded and looked like big supporters of the game behind us, and a group of young lads who wanted to talk to us and share their sunflower seeds with us - they were very giggly throughout the first half. It ...

Hello

Well, we made it to Izmir, but for a while we didn't think it was going to happen.

Let me take you through it one bit at a time. So get yourself a cup of tea and maybe a biscuit or two, get comfy and let's begin.

Wednesday 25th started like every other working day. Up at 6.30am and out by 8am. By 8.40am I was teaching and Lisa was working. 4pm comes round and here's were normal Wednesday starts to change. Lisa picks me up early from work ...

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Sleeping under a giant tent on the roof of the Mavis Guest House in one of twenty seven beds stacked in twos and threes, I found myself living in a sleeping station; people coming and going at all times of the night, a continual chorus of snoring and snuffling, bag packing and unpacking, zipping and unzipping, a hive of human pre-sleep, sleep and post-sleep activity with rivers of drawl pouring down the stairs. I slept well there ...

... we were chased by the priests and the nuns of the institute. I'm only joking. We left quietly, taking a look at pope Jon the 13th's statue outside, and carried on to Taksim.

We have taken a liking to backgammon in a big way, and since once again, we have run out of money, and we wanted to try a boiled corn on the cob from one of the sellers of which there were many, along with fried chestnuts, hazelnuts, fresh fruit and Turkish pretzels. For this, we had to exchange a ...

... read many times the discourse
between two characters that I was able to find on a google search, and
quote it to Kristen all the time...much to her dismay...she hates when
I repeat things...and after 3 months of being together she has to put
up with a lot of that.







Anyway, the discourse goes as follows:

"I don't know anyone
who could get through the day without two or three juicy
rationalizations. They're more ...