Adventure Stage 5 - Istanbul

Rambo!  Look...Rambo!!! 

Rambo! Rambo! Rambo! Rambo!  Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

This is what I heard.....2 hours ago.  It was a group of Turkish people.  I’m wearing a sleeveless shirt.....so I guess that’s why they called me Rambo. 

I should have turned on them with my machine gun and made one of those Sylvester Stallone faces.....but I didn’t.

Istanbul has been good to me.  Today....the last day here....has been cool.  I got up...had a nice breakfast.  Then, I had a great quiet time w/ God at a nearby coffee shop.  Later, I went for a run along the seaside.  Quite a view that was – here’s a few highlights of the time by the seaside:

• Hot air balloon floating along on the opposite shoreline

• Hundreds of ships zipping around in the harbor

• A little boy and his friend were playing in the water.  He tried out his English on me and yelled, ‘Hello!  Thank you very much!!’  (I didn’t really know how to respond to that....so just smiled at him).

• A HUGE capsized ship (that appears to have capsized years ago but they seem to have left it there as a tourist attraction).

It’s been a good day....and a good time in Istanbul. 

I will be on the bus to Ephesus in 30 minutes.

Did I mention that my hotel offers belly dancing lessons?  I went to those lessons last night.  More details in the next letter.