Sanity… is for the Weak

I do not apologise for my earlier rant, save to the innocent part of the world whom I have directed my curses.

Today, a dream of mine has died. A beacon of light that has guided me in dark and storm-tossed sea of life for the last twelve years has been extinguished.

But this time, I am not alone; I will stand, and my loving wife stands with me until a new goal is found.

“I Still Live!”

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*&^%$#@!!!!

-bleep-

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I am seriously, seriously, pissed. And I think I need a strong drink, probably several.

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As promised, some (about two-thirds or so) of the pictures we took in Istanbul are up on flickr, and here are some highlights:

Food there was not cheap, but it was quite good. We tended to go to this little bakery near the hotel for breakfast; it had the most wonderful cheese-and-olive stuffed bread covered in sesame seeds that went really well with the super strong Turkish Tea served in dinky little glass teacups. Lunch and dinner were usually at an eatery that would not look out of place in a Singaporean food court serving “Economy Rice”, as that’s what it basically is ~ go to the counter, pick the dishes you like and have it served with rice or couscous. We really loved the lentil soups served there.

The dessert lovers would enjoy Turkey. Of all the famous sweets, Turkish Delight is probably the best known. Lesser known but sweeter is Baklava, a traditional Ottoman pastry drenched, nay, drowning! in syrup ~ it’s a sweet lover’s heaven, but instant calorie hell…

Case in point, check out the dessert junkie drooling at a pastry shop window:

More seriously though, Istanbul is a historic and culture-rich place. We really loved going through the historic monuments and museums.

The other hightlight of Istanbul would of course be the Bazaars, the Grand Bazaar being the most famous:

That’s it for now ~ I’ll upload the rest soon, but do surf by the flickr page for more.