Uhambo lwami lokuqala lokuya e-Istanbul lwenzeka eminyakeni eminingi edlule, kodwa amakhosazana esiqhingi futhi ngakwazi ukuvakashela kuphela ehlobo lika-2015. Ungafika lapho emkhunjini ovela kumamarins ahlukene, sasilula kakhulu ukuhamba ngomkhumbi engxenyeni yaseYurophu yedolobha nge-Eminon (lapho ungafika ku-turemus kusuka ku-teatim owaziwa ngakunye noma uthathe ibhasi). Ngaphezu kwezindleko zethikithi lebhodi yomkhumbi, ayikho imali eyengeziwe edingekayo esiqhingini, lena charm yakhe ekhethekile! Cha, kunjalo, ungahle ufune ukudla (ukudla lapho, njengakuyo yonke indawo eTurkey, okuhle kakhulu), noma uthenge u-ayisikhilimu (ikakhulukazi okumnandi eziqhingini eziphrintiwe), noma ukugibela amahhashi, futhi kunjalo, akunjalo Mahhala! Kepha izivakashi ezomnotho kakhulu zizokwenza okuthile. Isibonelo, ungabheka ulwandle oluhle kakhulu, oluhlanzekile futhi, ukuthi ukwanda kwePort Istanbul:
Futhi eziqhingini uqobo, kwanele ukuhambisa nje umthunzi, ikakhulukazi ihlobo elishisayo, futhi ujabulele ukuthula nomoya ovuthayo walezi zindawo. Ngokuvamile, imifino lapha igqamile kakhulu, i-emerald eqondile, ngoba ijabulisa iso lomhlali wamadolobha wanamuhla:
Kuzo zonke iziqhingi, ngincoma iningi lazo zonke ukuvakashela i-burea yesihogo, elikhulu futhi lithakazelisa. Kuhle ngokwanele ukuzwa umoya wamaGrikhi, ngoba amaGrikhi ayehlala kulezi zindawo. Nawa amabhishi ajwayelekile, lapho ephumula ngokuphelele ehlobo. Kubantwana besiqhingi, ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, futhi, bazobe futhi bazoba ngale ndlela elandelayo, ungaqasha amabhayisekili kuwo wonke umndeni bese uhlela usuku lwezemidlalo. Futhi ungahlangana nje ubheke ukushona kwelanga:
Ngokuvamile, konke ukuvakashela i-Istanbul kuncoma ukufika eziqhingini. Le ndawo ayikwazi nje ukuyithanda! Ikakhulu, ngicabanga ukuthi kuzokwaziswa yimibhangqwana: uthando olunjalo kwezinye izindawo kusadingeka, bese kulungile ngaphansi kohlangothi nangentengo efinyelelekayo.