Street Life

The independent, concurrent stories that are the streets of Istanbul are always worth watching, especially on a beautifully sunny February day.  I am here this afternoon for the regular but fortunately infrequent meeting of all Besiktas district High School Department Heads.  Not as dire as it sounds for my Turkish colleagues always dispatch the agenda with a speed and proficiency to be admired, so that in little more than 60 minutes I was on the road back home to settle at Bizim Tepe with friends for the usual Tuesday meet.