Travelogue 4

Turkey! The capital of which is Ankara ( Not the one that is had for Christmas) I wonder if the two are linked in some way and one has got the name because of the other. Anyway, when we landed in Istanbul on our way to Hamburg, couldn’t help thinking of Gurukant Desai, (from Mani Ratnam’s movie GURU), who went to Istanbul to work with an oil company. The interiors of the lounge at the Istanbul airport transported me to the sand dunes, moonlight and music of the romantic Arabian Nights…..

For me, Turkey has always meant Surahis, Bakhlava and Belly dancing. One day I am going to buy one of those beautiful Surahis to adorn some corner of my house. Bakhlava , I had the opportunity to gorge on right here in Hamburg( it is like a dryfruit stuffed Khari biscuit dipped in sugar syrup) and as far as Belly dancing is concerned, I am just fine with Mallika Sherawat in “Mayya”.