There is hardly a week that goes by when we don't think about the ship, the friends we met on board and in port, and it has helped my sociology immensely. In addition, it has provoked me to pursue additional international travel. Our hearts are in Vietnam, where we have met so many people that are now part of our extended family. Perhaps the port which lingers most vividly in my mind's eye is Istanbul. The city's landscape of the Bosphorus carves a border dividing Asia from Europe.
Minarets rise over the city as the call to prayer beckons the faithful.
I came across this wonderful travel piece on Istanbul so excited by it that Istanbul was the port for which I waited with most anticipation. We arrived in Istanbul at dawn, steaming through the Bosphorous. Thanks for visiting here. Created May 12, 1995. Last modified February 18, 2000.