LEFT TO RIGHT: Kate Pietro, Linda Holman, Heidi Makela, Peggy Sloan, Diane Hartt, and Sue Selden
Last Friday (April 25, 2014), while Heidi was hosting a Braemar Road Ladies Lunch, Lee wandered out to Eton Square for lunch at the Original Pancake House and a bit of browsing at Barnes and Noble. At the bookstore he happened across (and bought) ISTANBUL:THE COLLECTED TRAVELER - AN INSPIRED COMPANION GUIDE, edited by Barrie Kerper.
This turned out to be an inspired purchase. The volume is made up of a wide-ranging selection of essays and excerpts from observations written by numerous travelers over the centuries who have visited and been inspired by their sojourns in various parts of Turkey (not just Istanbul). Already Lee (somewhat numbed by his ongoing slog through modern Turkish history) has read entertaining rifts on Topkapi Palace and the Chora Church which have heightened his anticipation of our upcoming visits to both. (Worthy quotations to be incorporated into this blog have also been copied out for safe keeping!)
At nearly 600 pages - and with references to additional online resources -- the anthology is likely to add a great deal of pleasurable reading on our travels and to our understanding and appreciation of sites visited.
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