Istanbul

Back in Istanbul after a marvelous tour of the western half of Turkey. A couple more days to soak in the sights before we head home.

Yesterday, the agenda included a tour of the Topkapi Place, and it is well worth a visit. I love the idea of relics. Are things holy because they just are, or because we assign holiness to them? Some of the wonderful items on dlisplay include the rod that Moses parted the Red Sea with, the beard of the prophet, bones of St. John, etc. Fab.

I have so much to digest and process. Have been journaling through-out the trip, and I do believe that journaling helps me absorb what I am seeing, feeling, experiencing. Thank goodness - otherwise, I might just explode!