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Istanbul Slideshow
Istanbul
Travel Blogs from Istanbul, Turkey
How Bazaar, how Bazaar
... fair to assume that there are going to be hoards of like minded people wanting to soak up some of the amazing things Istanbul has to offer. I still wasn't prepared for the sheer bus loads (double-decker busloads) of tour groups spilling into the sights, ...
merhaba den turkiye
... started the day in Africa, landed in Europe, and sailed to Asia all in 24 hours! Our favorite part of Istanbul was the nightly festival around the Blue Mosque. Observant Muslims fast during daylight (no water either) during Ramadan. ...
Day 268 - Istanbul Eats
... into the winding side streets, past specialty shops and family owned markets, no intention of really arriving anywhere special. Istanbul had one more surprise in store for us however, and that’s exactly where we ended up - somewhere ...
Turkish Delight
... food.Another highlight was a meal overlooking the Bosphorus at sunset where we were joined by Carl's cousin Yasemin who also lives in istanbul. All too soon our time in istanbul came to an end and we made the 12 hour bus trip to our next destination ...
A colourful city
Jess and I flew to Istanbul today. Our plane was delayed and we felt a bit bad because we had organised a transfer and the poor guy had been waiting at the airport for us for a few hours! Anyway, he dropped us off at our hostel in the backpacker district. ...
Feeling fraudulent in Istanbul
August 30th - Istanbul, Turkey Sat in our room at the Almina Hotel feeling a little fraudulent. After hours of self-justification we emerged from a travel agent this morning clutching two one-way air tickets for Delhi in ten days time. So much for ...
On my own
I am slowly catching up on lost sleep after going to Gallipoli. Had a great sleep in this morning. In the afternoon I treated myself to a big lunch of grilled salmon and an iced coffee- was one of the greatest meals I have had for a while. A few ...
Take Two
... he can never sleep on overnight buses, because the ones he uses normally crash! Time for a second Valium. I arrived in Istanbul in one piece and had a day to relax before meeting Renee at the airport. Now for those of you who know ...
East Meets West
I caught the train from Thessaloniki to Istanbul at 7:30pm. Quickly met a really nice couple named Billy and Becca from England. Met another guy who offered to give me a ride to Cappadocia Turkey (but his wife ended up vetoing it the next morning). Before ...
Sultanahmet Square, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia
I am dedicating this section of the blog to everything I do and everything that happens in Istanbul's most famously historic area, Sultanahmet Square, home of Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque (Camii Sultanahmet), the Hypodrome, and an old Egyptian obelisk. ...