This is for you, Patti

Just seeing if you get this. I have to write more to make it publishable. It's coming down to the wire. We leave next Friday for Prague and then on to Istanbul. We added Istanbul because we are visiting friends. The oldest is in her late 80s; the youngest is the one-year-old daughter of a good friend. We are also meeting some of my former colleagues for dinner. I look forward to being in Istanbul again. It is one of my favourite cities. If you are ever going there, make sure you contact me.

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