live from istanbul

the momentous occasion of the pope's visit to turkey, his first to muslim country....the first papal visit To the country in 30 years...blah blah.....well for a snapshot of what it's REALLY like for the foot soldiers of journalism...look no further than this.

FIRST PHOTO: trecking 2 km on the highway toward istanbul airport because of over-zealous security
SECOND PHOTO: where i filed my stories from
THIRD PHOTO: 4 a.m. arrival to ankara airport, which was prematurely completed and sported an unshakeable WHIFF of cat piss