Amazing Istanbul
March 31st, 2002
Istanbul. Tasting The Orient
Amazing city with historic monuments, fun people, and a taste of oriental culture.
When we arrived at the Greek-Turkish border we first turned over our passports into a basket and waited a half hour. Then we proceeded over a river that divides the two countries. In Turkey I immediately saw military enforcement and a lower standard of development. At the passport control office in Turkey I had to scheme up 45 US dollars for the visa fee. This was the first time since September I’ve held USD in my hand. Meantime, the inspectors emptied all the bags out of the storage compartments to search for any large quantities of items that could be resold in Turkey.
Welcome to my site and I hope you enjoy it. When I first travelled to Europe while I was in college I really had the time of my life seeing the many different types of cultures. The flavors of the food, the welcome of the people, the love shared across the world was so much greater than living in the United States ... 
