Sitting on the rooftop in Istanbul. Sun shining down drinking a beer (Efes, which isn't half bad I guess). The view is amazing and takes in much of Istanbul with a view over the Bospherus. Across the river the city keeps sprawling and is littered with thousands if buildings, mostly all old and with down. Towering above them, the Galata Tower. Amazing and impressive considering it was constructed in 1348 and is still completely intact today. On this side of the city, the skyline is littered with buildings new and old but all have the one same strange similarity. Satellite dishes. So strange how some buildings were built before anyone dreamed of satellite TV but now they all have the ugly things pointing out from them. Some rusty, some long broken and forgotten. Can't describe this view without talking about the mosques and minarets. They are everywhere, even if you can't see the mosque you can see its minarets. Amazing to think this city was the centre if Christianity for a long while and now all you see ate minarets. Its the crossroads of east and west, literally. One side if the Bospherus is Europe and the other Asia. You can feel it looking at it. I can't explain it. The way the clouds rush by and explode upwards, the way boats are constantly going in and out and even the way the birds all hover and patrol over the river. Very cool view. Now, my beer is almost finished and the sun is behind clouds. Its still an amazing view.
Update: I just ordered another beer.
Update: I just ordered another beer.
