Fish, Flesh and Fowl
Trip Start
Nov 05, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 25, 2008
Istanbul,
Turkey
Friday, November 7, 2008
Fish Restaurants on Galata Bridge
The Young in one another's armsThe salmon falls, the mackerel-crowded seasFish, Flesh and Fowl commend all summer longWhatever is beggoten, born and dies......These are the opneing lines of one of my favorite Yeats poems. The relevant section comes later when the poet says:
And so I have sailed the seven seas and comeTo the holy City of Byzantium.
Mosque across from Galata Bridge
Mind-blowing to be here. Not becuase it's fantastic (which it is) but because this is one of those mythic plasces in the world and to be here is an achievement of sorts.
View of Topapki at night
Like the first time you got to Paris. You keep saying to yourself, "Oh My God, I"m in Paris. Paris, France." Well, Hugo said it yesterday, "We're in Istanbul".
Sweets stores everywhere
Comments
Hey Guys!!!!
oooohhhh! I am so excited to read more travel blogs from Denis and Hugo!!!!! I love them!!! And I am glad to see you stayed in town for the big Obama win! A once in a lifetime moment. I am in Canada for A Chorus Line tour and it was hard to be away...but you get to see the world celebrating along with us.
Anyway, keep the blogs coming!!! Have wonderful and safe travels.
xoxoxo Shannon
Hi bros!!!!
So glad you two made it to Turkey. I was hoping you would blog again. In fact, I plan to have my High School students follow your travels (don't worry I will read them before they will!!!) Have a great time and keep the wonderful, creative, and descriptive blogs coming. We all feel like we are traveling with you! My love, PAM
I was just there!
Hey guys -- I was there in Istanbul just a couple of weeks ago, and from there did a tour of Classical Turkey with the Archaeological Institute of America, led by the man who's been excavating at Troy for 18 years! Fabulous. I had a Turkish bath at one of the oldest hammams, Cemberlitas (sp). Of course you will see Tokapi (and I hope see the Archaeological Museum in the Topkapi grounds), and the cistern and Hagia Sophia, and some beautiful mosques -- and the Bazaar, and spice bazaar. So much. Boat on the Bosphorus. Enjoy!!!!!
Love, Dana
Hola from beautiful Buenos Aires
Hola Guys, We just received your e-mail with the TravelPod links. So, we are onboard to enjoy your adventure. We are trying to send a personal message to your: hugoanddenis@earthlink.net -- e-mail address but our e-mals are being returned. ?????
Michael and Virginia, Buenos Aires
weepy happy
I'm still weepy from the election results. Weepy in the good way. So glad you were here for that. Much love to you both. The photos are gorgeous. Keep 'em coming.
xo
Linda
You're At it again and a short story
Hi Denis and Hugo, Good for you two...at it again. The pictures are wonderful and the story line even better.
Enjoy, love from Cousin Judy
Short story you might enjoy: One of our 'playful sorts'on the south side of Chicago saw a long line of black cars and decided to run between them for fun, maybe they wanted their windshields washed??? The poor guy was immediately stopped by a couple of men who were 'really big and had guns', so says the guy. Morale of story...until January 20th, leave all long lines of black cars alone in Chicago! J
Hey Shannon - nice to hear from you -
Glad you enjoy this - we never know.......also glad you're working..YAY! Always a good thing....my love to mark
Re: I was just there!
Yes, I remember that..really love this place. We'll have to go to Egypt like you someday.