Arrived

I arrived in Istanbul this afternoon. The flights in were fine. Uneventful. I slept most of the time because KLM doesn't have a movie selection. There was the expected long line to clear immigration and a bit of a hassle finding my bag, but it's all good. I found the shuttle driver for the hostel. As we were waiting for another passenger, we saw six policemen arrest a guy and drag him back through a security checkpoint with news crews following the whole thing. I have no idea what it was about, but I guess it'll be on the news.

There's snow on the ground outside, just a thin layer that fell this morning. The tree trunks are highlighted by snow where the wind has piled it up. I wish I could have gotten a better look at some of the drive in, but the drivers here are actually more aggressive than Houston. From what I have seen there are just so many layers of history here. New apartments next to medieval city walls. A children's slide shaped like a castle next to a castle. I'll write more about my impressions later. Right about now I need to shower and round up some dinner. Getting from the plane to the hostel was a 3 hour ordeal.