Just try and imagine this: I am sitting in the hotel’s rooftop restaurant (the 8th floor) drinking herbal tea and looking out over the historic section of Istabul. It is lightly snowing and there is a rotund seagull perched on the ledge staring at me. Just beyond him is the Blue Mosque. To the left is the Aghia Sophia Mosque. Farther in the distance are the towers of the Sultan’s palace. The Marmara Sea is full of cargo ships and the line between the sea and the sky is blurred because of the snow clouds. It is a gray blue. It looks cold, but not fierce. It is 8 in the morning on Sunday so the city is fairly quiet. It’s too incredible to believe that I am in Istabul, in the heart of the historic district.
We won’t leave the hotel until 1:30 this afternoon, at which point Gulin will take us around the city. I can’t remember exactly what we are doing today, but I need to layer up. It is very cold here. As always, I let you know what I’ve been up to.
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