Istanbul, Turkey

No, I haven't been kidnapped and working the Russian prostitute circuit here, though the way that the men look at me you'd think I was a porn star, perhaps when all else fails I'll make my debut. I've been in Istanbul for 10 days, I met Julie here, we are staying with her cousin and his wife and children. Turkey is really cool, mostly due to the way I've got to experience it through a locals view point. My favorite part is the hamam, or Turkish bath. Below is the link the the first one we went to in the Old City, yeah been to more than one.

www.cemberlitashamami.com.tr

Other highlights include a day at the Black Sea, I won't post any pictures from there because I look like a beached whale. Actually was feeling pretty good about myself after the hamam, its filled with women of all shapes and sizes then Julie and I swapped pictures, there is something about a swimsuit pic with no tan that screams, OH NO!!

Below is a pic of me at the Blue Mosque, which I thought was way cool, perhaps its cuz its the first mosque that I've ever been in pretty good for a my first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque

The other fascination for me was the harem at the palace for a pious place there is a whole lot of debauchery and the men aren't modest about hiding their dirty thoughts.