A decent night's sleep, a shower and a fine breakfast and I'm feeling
very content. My cough is still there but isn't too irritating just yet. I've
run out of lozenges and throat spray so it might be a trying day. Nadia is
calling at 1pm today - can't wait to speak to my darling love. Being separated
from her like this just makes so clear to me how much I love her, cherish
her, value her. She is my whole life, she fills my heart and my soul.
I walked to Ayasofya last night before dinner,
down along the length of the old hippodrome. What a place. All of my senses
were more alive and alert than they've been for years. Past the great Blue
Mosque and finally to the venerable seat of wisdom herself. It was once again
quite overwhelming. A man walked beside me and spoke Turkish but when
I apologised for my lack of understanding, he laughed and said he thought
I was Turkish because of my facial hair. We chatted for a few minutes before he
heading back to the new town - wishing me welcome in Istanbul.
Right now I'm once
again alone here, gazing out on the Sea of Marmara as the ferries ply their way
to and fro. Hundreds of gulls circle overhead, squawking at each other.
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