Buyukcekmece

Spelt wrong.

A few quick impressions:

This city is crowded with traffic during the day. Turkish drivers have to be the most aggressive ever met. The buildings are all very tall, as if the builders where in competition.

At night, this little city is absolutely beautiful. The streets are thin and cobbled, there's a beautiful park with a cobbled stone wood bridge, and the bay sparkles with the glowing lights of the lamp posts.

The Turks are all very nice, but I still feel like an outsider. But I no longer feel afraid. Maybe a bit overwhelmed, but starting to understand what Giscombe said about never being so conscious as when you're in a new place.

The hotel is less than impressive, but functional.

I'm tired, and I have to be up at 6 am tomorrow to catch the bus for my first day at the University.