Istanbul Sights and Sounds on a Saturday Afternoon

It was another beautiful day in Turkey! Sunny and 65.

Today I spent a fair amount of time reading and studying. I am still wanting to learn more about Ephesus and how it figures in with the biblical narrative. I’ll have more to say about all that when I get back.

This afternoon I went for a long walk; probably 6-7 miles, maybe 8. I walked over to the Galata Tower and the trendy area of Istanbul. Wow! It is quite different from Old Istanbul where I am staying. I hope to worship with an international English speaking church over there tomorrow. I really desire to gather with a group to worship. I found this church on the internet and have had a couple of email correspondences. There are no Churches of Christ in Turkey, at least none that I know of. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so this may keep me away. I don’t think I want to walk 3-4 miles in a cold rain. We’ll see...

I tried to capture some interesting and informative video for you today. I hope I captured just a little of what it is like to walk around here. I have included two videos below. The first one is just some random scenes, and the second is a trio of musicians performing in the trendy area. I enjoyed listening to them.

Istanbul Sights and Sounds



Istanbul Street Musicians