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But that might be why it's tempting. It's also one of the reasons their cute blue striped number plates lack that little gold ring of stars.
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Which is dangerous, as it's illegal here to criticize the state, or the nation, or the culture, or the Prophet, or Mustafa Kemal.
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Something about this place seems to inspire poetry, or at least florid prose. It also inspires me to slag the Turks in myriad witty ways.
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Alright, I'm making the call: these are no ordinary shivers, but a fever-chill. So on the off-chance it's a bug, I'm on the levofloxacin.
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What can I say about Istanbul? It is massive, grand, gleaming, growing, crumbling, teeming with rogues and scoundrels of every description.
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Right. Off to see the city. And get some good Turkish food. And no rugs.
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Apparently, we just missed the first snow of the season in Sofia.
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Of course, gazing out on it, I can only think, "you will never find such a wretched hive of scum and villany." No, wait, that was Bucharest.
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Arriving in istanbul. The tenth country of the trip (not counting our quick czech xsit) and the largest city by far.
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night. For an hour.
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Getting across the border only took 3 hrs. No harassment, just disorder. And the police put everyones passports in a grocery bag and wal ...
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No TMBG jokes, now!
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On the train. Even got some use out of my phrasebook. And barring any border hassles, should be in the former constantinople by morning.
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Train seems to be delayed coming in from belgrade. Would be more sanguine if the tracks here were numbered...
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I think I have a bit of a fever too. Not sure if this is a bug or a virus, but if it gets any worse I might try those antibiotics I brought.
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Suffered a "close defeat." Not bad for my first time out. And considering I'm largely pushing buttons at random to find out what they do.
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Taking refuge from the weather in the internet cafe. Noah wants to play Rome: Total War, so I'm indulging him. Beats getting wet.
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I seem to be fighting off my second illness of the trip. How annoying. Perhaps I shouldn't have been drinking the water in Bulgaria.
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My laundry was *almost* dry last night. It's on a rack in front of the AC now, but I fear I'll be carrying a bag of wet clothes to Turkey...
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@lowinchen: In NYC? Probably depends whether you're walking up/down or cross-town. But the park just a bit less than three miles long. :-)
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