Wow! What an experience! I didn’t believe I would go to Istanbul this trip-it was a spur of the moment thing plus some encouragement from Bella (who’s travelled with me for more than a week now.) Istanbul is unlike anything in Europe—I would say it’s the Middle East. The city, which is very large by the way, is full of mosques, street vendors, busy tourists and locals. The ice cream is excellent (Dondurma) as with the Turkish coffee and tea.
What did I do? I visited the Princes Islands and took a swim in nasty water, went to a Turkish bath—ahhh, words can’t describe how great I felt after that, they scrub away all of your dead skin! I saw a Whirling Derviches show which was pretty beautiful, smoked hookah, and played (learned to play) backgammon, just like a local. I am feeling a bit of a money squeeze, especially now since I have to pay for Bella until she can pay me back. I probably need to cut Switzerland and Ireland from the remainder of my trip. C’est la vie!
Anyway, I had a cool group of people to hang out with in Istanbul and we slept on a rooftop in the hostel for €9 a night. It doesn’t get any better than that. Now, Bulgaria with Bella to visit my friend, Boris.
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