September
5
The entire group agreed that today was so far the
best day of the entire abroad. The day started off with our usual breakfast on
the terrace. We then proceeded to walk to the Grand Bizaar, which is a more
giant and confusing version of a swap meet. While there I bought some puffy
pants and some other things which I cannot tell you all about :) The best part
of it was meeting and bartering with people AND I didn't get lost!!!
After that we had lunch and walked to the
Bosphorous Straight where all of the boats are docked. We hopped on a boat and
began the greatest adventure yet. We took tons of photos and danced during the
one hour boat ride through the straight. The view was unlike anything I have
ever seen before. There were so many mosques, some of them right near the
water; absolutely breathtaking. Our captain docked the boat on a buoy in
the middle of the straight and we jumped off of the boat. I am so excited
because my go pro took amazing videos of the group! I am so glad I bought it
for this trip. We did front flips and back flips off of the front of the boat,
which was my favorite. We stayed there for an hour or so and on the way back
our usually hyper group used the boat as a bed. Just about everyone fell asleep
in the sunshine. It was so peaceful. Instances like this show that you can find
pieces of home no matter where you are. I am so grateful for this group and
this day. I will try to post more photos when I have a better wifi connection.
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