Monthly Archives: April 2015

Istanbul — here we come

Travel

Istanbul, the city of minarets and and Turkish delight.   We arrive at the airport, gather our luggage and meet our private car to the hotel — The Mara Pera.  After a thirteen-hour flight plus half as many hours in travel to and from airports, it was a long 18 hours.

My impression so far is one of intrigue. After dinner in the hotel — salmon on gnocchi with a broccoli soup — we took a short walk down a popular pedestrian cobblestone street. A feast for the eyes, the pastry shops are cause for Weight-Watcher suicide!  The artistry in each confection highlights the passion of the pastry chefs. Who knew there were dozens of flavored of Turkish delight? The rose-petal cubes of yummyness are a must-try.

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Cat: Yeah, like I’m the idiot…

Philosophy, Ramblings

So I walk in to the room to find my cat staring at a blank wall.  I ask it “Hey…what’s up?”

Slowly she turns her head and gives me the look — the “Are you kidding me?” look.

“What?” I ask.  “I’m just being friendly — trying to start a conversation.” I say.

Again she gives me that “You’re an idiot, right?” look.

“Fine.” I say “Never mind.  I’ll just move along.”

At which point she slowly turns her head back toward the wall and resumes intently staring at that every-so-interesting-nothingness that is the blank wall.