Cruise on the Bosphorus

Yesterday Senol and I took a cruise on the Bosphorus which was great. We saw where all of the rich people live which is an interesting contrast to the rest of Istanbul. It looked like it was the hollywood hills with an old castle thrown in for good measure. Senol and I drove to Ortakoy and had some fantastic dessert then took the boat in the evening as the sun was about to set, after the cruise we went up to Taxim to meet Emrey and his wife Sarah for dinner and more dessert. There are entire stores dedicated to turkish delights :). It makes me happy. Hmm, on Friday I was in a bookstore and a 23 year old boy looked over to me and said, "that book is hard?" meaning a long book and difficult to read and I laughed...then of course he asked me why I was reading a book in Istanbul and would I like to have tea. Reading for entertainment by a tourist is just not done I guess? Anyway I had to insist that I like to be alone which is sorta true but sorta not...I miss you all. I'll be back in eight days! Love
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