Saturday, July 10, 2010
Istanbul October 2009
Arrived safely. Beautiful old city with modern efficiency, it's culture and charm intact. Hotel is in an old historic quarter of wooden townhouses with verandas and cobbled streets. Lots and lots and lots of cafes with lots and lots of cigarettes.. Turkish Blend. Food is incredible... fresh fruits and vegetables abound... the flavours are out of this world.. cucumbers so tasty and fragrant that I've been eating them for breakfast!
Juice carts blend all manner of fruits ... I've been drinking pomegranate with orange juice as well as cucumber and lemon. Figs are in season, plum and ripe they are eaten with a knife and fork with a soft cheese on the side. The figs are so amazing that we've made up an ode to them and Sarah has immortalized them in her watercolours.
After a busy day of sightseeing, shopping and soaking up the atmosphere we retire to the hotel roof top... sofas with thick white cushions, surrounded by grapevines, dove grey sky as the call to prayer sounds for the faithful. At sea the fishing boats bob as huge container ships glide by. The full moon appears in a window frame of clouds. East meets West in the most pleasant of ways.
Juice carts blend all manner of fruits ... I've been drinking pomegranate with orange juice as well as cucumber and lemon. Figs are in season, plum and ripe they are eaten with a knife and fork with a soft cheese on the side. The figs are so amazing that we've made up an ode to them and Sarah has immortalized them in her watercolours.
After a busy day of sightseeing, shopping and soaking up the atmosphere we retire to the hotel roof top... sofas with thick white cushions, surrounded by grapevines, dove grey sky as the call to prayer sounds for the faithful. At sea the fishing boats bob as huge container ships glide by. The full moon appears in a window frame of clouds. East meets West in the most pleasant of ways.
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