Istanbul was Constantinople
Grumpus and I arrived in Istanbul at 4:30 local time today, after much drama, traffic in two continents, an almost-missed flight connection, bad food and lack of sleep. No matter. The hotel is beautiful and we have - count them - TWO BATHROOMS in our room!
Here’s the first picture of me in Istanbul:
Yes, our hotel is right on the water. We even have a cozy sitting area right outside our room
And here’s a gorgeous shot Grumpus took before he went to bed tonight. My body still doesn’t know what time zone I’m in, so I’m wide awake at 2 a.m. local time. It’s 7 p.m. in New York right now, and 7 a.m. in Hong Kong. So I can be forgiven for blogging while my husband is deep in slumber upstairs. Yup… our room has an upstairs and a downstairs! Yay!
That bridge in the background connects Asia and Europe. How cool is that?
Hokay. More later.