Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Hello From Istanbul

Vacation in Turkey has started with a wet, cold, rainy day.  A fun ferry ride, nice lunch, visit to the spice market, and then to the one of the Ottoman palaces built in the late 19th century as the Ottoman empire was in decline (their response to the decline in power--start building palaces, the more ornate the better!).  At least I can prepared for the weather.  By that, I mean I brought clothes.  Oh well.  

Trying to figure out how to get to a recommended jazz club tonight or tomorrow night. 

1 comment:

Martha Endicott said...

And "Hi from Carmi!"
Too bad about the rain, but remember when we were in London and just tucked the 'brellas under our arms and off we went. It was great fun whether we were wet or not. Hope you found a good club to visit. I'll bet they have some interesting bands over there. Keep the blogs coming if possible. They make great reading!