Slowing Down..
Last night I watched the 2002 Turkish movie, "Distant" (Uzak)", which had its setting in a wintery Istanbul. Of the three times I've been to the city, I've never seen snow, but now I hope that will change..the city looked amazing in this film! The characters seemed genuine and made me miss some of those crazy Turks I know..except Digs of course.
It didn't move as fast as anything coming out of Hollywood, but that's exactly what I enjoyed about it..after having watched it I felt a sense of calm come over me...a resigned relaxation that I haven't felt in months...it reminded me of my first time walking the streets of Istanbul alone...that kind of quiet soul-searching/lonliness/ isolation sensation you feel when you're far away from home and all by yourself. Once in awhile it's good to be a nobody in a city nobody back home really knows about.
En Buyuk Istanbul.
2 Comments:
Yeah Istanbul is the greatest ever... pity the price of beer though is not what it used to be.
The guy in the picture looks like a real man... can't wait to move myself to a place closer to the roots where the men are men again.
9:11 PM
Hey, what are you trying to say about Chinese men, Digs?
They are probably just too manly fo you! ;)
6:52 PM
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