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Tom G. Palmer

March 11, 2006

Constantinople/Istanbul

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I’m off today to Istanbul, on my way to Tbilisi. I’ve not been in Turkey before and I’ve got so much work to do on my laptop that I may not see as much as I’d like during my short stay, but such is life. (If there are any WiFi connected cafes, however, that’s got to be nicer than a hotel room.) I’ll get in to Tbilisi at 3:30 am.

Posted by Tom Palmer at March 11, 2006 4:48 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Enjoy your trip in Istanbul Tom. I have not been there for 15 years.

Posted by: Orhan at March 11, 2006 6:39 PM

Thank you, Orhan. It's really a beautiful city. The flight over the city in the early evening was breathtaking. (And, yes, I had to spend a little time after dinner doing business with a Turkish rug merchant; after looking at hundreds of rugs I bought -- after offering 4/7 of his asking price -- a beautiful little one for my brother and sister-in-law for only, um....2 or 3 times what a Turk would have paid.)

Posted by: Tom G. Palmer at March 11, 2006 8:20 PM