Onwards to İstanbul
October 9th 2009 This whole trip has been exciting, but this morning I had breakfast (typically Turkish) on the Eceabat hostel's fifth floor balcony, in the full morning sun, overlooking the Dardanelles. Overlooking the Dardanelles! The Hellespont! Once I could gaze over the straits into The East the vibe of my trip seemed to shift up a gear. My next destination was İstanbul, Constantinople, Stamboul, Byzantium,
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