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Trip of a life time

 I am going to Istanbul, Turkey. I will be there for 7 days, and two days flying time.  I have wanted to go to the Middle East since I was a kid. Their architecture fascinates me. The Ottoman dynasty thrills me. The history intrigues me. I have read many a romance novel where the heroine was captured and placed in a harem only to fall in love with the Sultan. Needless to say, I am thrilled.  I know I won’t be there long but I want to say the right things and do the right stuff. I started doing my research on what to do, what to wear, how to act, and even a few words to get me by in the bazaar. I will learn until I go! That is what I do, I learn and I know things! I am so excited! I am going by myself. I wish I had someone to go with me but that doesn’t seem to be my way of doing things. If I wait for others, I would never get to go anywhere. So, I go alone.  When I booked the tickets, I almost had a panic attack. My heart about beat out of my chest. This was due to e...