sultanahmet diaries

uefa finals

ok, well tonight is the "uefa champion league final," which is a soccer
match between liverpool & milan --- which is being held here in istanbul.
ohhhh boy. walking home last night was an interesting experience,
passing tons of drunk italians and brits on the street.... all wearing their
team colors, crazy hats, and singing cheers as they walked around.

supposedly, most of the italians are here in sultanahmet and most
of the british people are in taksim. they tried to separate the fans
to prevent mass mayhem, but i am a little worried about the aftermath
of the game. i received a warning from the american consulate saying
"don't go to sultanahmet or taksim!!" which i think is pretty good
advice. i finish work and will be home by the time the match starts,
so i should be OK. i will definitely not be walking around tonight,
however. the last thing i need to is to be caught up between drunk
italians and british futball fans! uh...no! i will be at home, thanks!

my brother left for germany yesterday with his girlfriend. have no
idea what they are doing or where they will be, but i'm sure they will
have fun. i can't believe they're not coming to turkey, but whatever,
to each their own.

posted by camille @ 12:18 PM