the bottom line seems to be that if sarai was killed in that location because she was there, it simply could be that she was on foot trying to find her way around solo and simply got lost. many a tourist around the world have run into trouble that way. if she went there on purpose because some told her "meet me there" is odd at best, but deserves inquiry. the possibility she was killed somewhere else and dumped there(which i dont believe) is even more odd.
I totally get tourist wondering around scenario. As a matter of fact one of my absolute favorite things to do when visiting a new city is to simply walk around and get lost. I sort of hate just sticking to the strictly touristy areas, because in those areas, all you ever run into are tourist, and people trying to sell stuff to tourists. I call it, getting a feel for the city. You always find the best little hiden gems of cafes and shops that way.
The thing I find weird however about where Sarai would have just wondered too, is that she wondered to a place where there isn't much of anything. No shops, no places to get food, no people really. I mean she basically wandered down a highway.
Yes I understand there is the Bosphorous there, but it really isn't the best view of the Bosphorous. It's where the Bosphorous meets the golden horn, and the Sea of Marmara. It doesn't typically have the beautiful teal torquises color you see along other parts of the Bosphorous. Looking out across in a y direction you just see buildings and big cargo ships, there really isn't even a good skyline view of much at that point. And yes there are the walls, but in that area they are the equivalent to under bridges (homeless burrows) . The road on the seaside would be loud, with cars wizzing by.
Even a wandering tourist, I just can't see the appeal of that walk. I can't imagine it would feel relaxing. And there wouldn't be anything to "window shop" at. I'm not saying she couldn't have just wandered there....it's just difficult for me to believe that there wasnt something more specific bringing her to that spot. .... Kind of like we all kind of feel that there was something more specific which brought her to Istanbul in the first place.
It's like, how its not out of the question for a female to travel solo....but when you start adding other factors in; she left her kids, and her husband, she was going for 3 weeks, she had never been out if the country, she chose a less common destination, they didn't have a lot of money....you take anyone of those no biggie...but when you start putting them all together....you just start to question motive....I guess that's how I feel about her "choice" to go to the wall that day....I just feel there had to be something else to it.
