LaLa Land

A shout-out to all my peeps to wish you the most delicious of years in 2006! My New Year's Eve was a great night, beginning with a surprise visit from Selman! He managed to get back from his work in Iraq to celebrate the New Year with us. We met at Amelia's and Emre's house and then went over to miss the count-down at Ebru's get-together. The view of the Bosphorus and Sultanahmet from her window was especially lovely with the New Year's fireworks. Later Bob, Selman, and I hit some bars and met with friends. We strolled along Istiklal Caddesi and enjoyed the festive night. It was a great way to bring in the new year!
















Yesterday afternoon Selman and I took a nice stroll to Yedikule to enjoy the water and another section of the old city walls that I haven't seen. A "kule" is a large lookout tower and Yedikule boasts seven (yedi) of these towers in the walls.












Leaving this wonderful place is just so hard to do, so I've postponed the inevitable for two more weeks and delayed my departure until January 15! Mwah ha ha!!!! That puts me here for the Muslim holiday, Kurban Bayram, during which many people sacrifice animals. I'm not looking forward to the amateur butchering jobs and blood in the streets but I'm trying to keep an open mind.