I Should have posted this along time ago...

Everything must come to an end, and so does this, Day 5.

Having had purchased a handful of tackiness, I was thankful for the extra backpack tugged in my suitcase. I landed with my luggage at the reception, were I left them to tour the Sultan Ahmed area one last time.

I cannot believe I haven’t mentioned their Kebab yet, it’s true, everything they tell you about Turkish Kebab is true, that is if, and only if, you know where to eat.

Having the image of an outdated fast-food chain, the Pudding shop’s front does not do it justice; they offer the best treatment of Kebab along the Sultan Ahmad street, go for their lunch specialty, which consists of extremely thin layers of kebab meat layered on top of each other, and some toasted bread, heavenly!

Turning away and back to the guesthouse, I had an hour or so to pass, I walked down the road and appreciated the marvelous views of the Blue Mosque one last time, which surprisingly is what am going to miss most about Istanbul…

*****

Having traveled with as few of expectations as I could foster, I now believe in guesthouses as a viable alternative to fancy ass hotels, I also believe that traveling alone can be a pleasure of its own, you are not obliged to keep up with anyone’s schedule, OR, have the burden of having someone run by yours, it showed me that there is a big difference between Being Alone, and Being Lonely, thankfully I only got to experience the first.

Thinking of it, and of how busy our lives can be, we have lost the grips of being alone with our own selves, my advice to you, dear reader (if any), is to take the time and enjoy the company of your own self, you never know who you would end up with, but you are going to be your own companion till that last breath escapes you…

Love

Ahmad

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