Paradox

I am in Athens now, at my sisters' place, just for the weekend - a bit of fun, a bit of shopping, a lot of seeing friends :)

I was just thinking while driving here of a paradox. I am currently stationed in Alexandroupoli which is just a couple of hours away fron Istanbul - I always wanted to visit that city btw - but I cannot go out of the country. My sister lives more than 1000 km away from Istanbul - in Athens - and she's going on a business trip there for a week's time, starting Tuesday. Isn't it ironic?