Istanbul days

istanbul transport sign

I’m in Istanbul. Today I took a ferry across the Bosphorus river to another part of Istanbul… the part that is in Asia.

It was my first time on the Asian continent. Super exciting.

Pictures of the trip start here.

When I am not traipsing back and forth between continents, I am blogging about bookish stuff in Istanbul for Jacket Copy at the LA Times, on bookstores and a Q&A about Orhan Pamuk.

I tried to go see some music last night but the band didn’t show. No problem — the beer was cheap and plentiful, and cheerful people arrived in waves. Tonight, after getting caught in the rain at the Spice Bazaar, my marvelous host friends and I stayed in and watched the final episode of The Wire. (Almost as exciting as going to Asia).

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