"Postcard from Laura: Istanbul trip worth wait
By Laura C. Johnson
Special to the Register Star
Ever so slowly, I pulled back the curtain covering my cabin porthole to peer out into the harbor.
Since my undergraduate days at NIU in the mid-1980s, I had dreamed of arriving here. A thick fog and a steady, fine mist impeded my view, and I would need to go out on deck. Still in my pajamas, I dressed for the day’s tour without rushing since it was only about 5 a.m."
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