Istanbul One

Thanks to a classic combination of busyness and laziness, I tend to ignore my blog. I usually remember that I even have a blog whenever I’m travelling. I guess that makes me a hit-and-miss blogger. Though I’d like to get more regular at it, the fact that I’m slack doesn’t keep me awake at night.

Not yet anyway. As I continue to swirl deeper and thicker into writing, I am sure I’ll feel the tug of blogging more responsibly.

For now, though, my mom and I are in Istanbul, Turkey for a week’s holiday, and so I remembered the blog and decided to post at the end of each day a little postcard to our loved ones. Today was our first day, and we spent it wandering around Beyoglu and area. We walked along the water, drank a Turkish coffee, had a beer across from Galata Tower overlooking the city, strolled up the Istiklal shopping street and had a mezes dinner.

Our approximate route:

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