Armagrandi Spina Istanbul
Utangac Sok. 19 Istanbul, 34400, Turkey
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Cruising: Ironmonger style
... each and that night at dinner Shaun had 2 entrees, 1 1/2 mains and 3 desserts. It was well worth his while borrowing a shirt for this formal evening. I told you the people on our table gave us good tips, one being, if you can't decide on which meal to have, order 2, in Shaun's case 3.
So enough said about our over indulging in food, we were loving the cruise, especially when we got the chance to do some touring of Israel, Athens and ...
MM=magnificent mosaics
hey so hows it going
sorry i did not blog yesterday i fell asleep before i could
yesterday i went to the spice market and grand bazaar
Grand bazaar
ok so we went to the grand bazaar and went shopping my brother wanted to buy a sword but it was to much money so we skipped that i was going to buy a hat but again to much money.
Spice market
i was going to buy tea cups so that i could invite my friends over for tea. it was so ...
Discovering Turkish Delights
... there the next 3 nights. The bartender was friendly (I didn't get his name but we'll forever call him "Mr. Banana" as the Dutch group we met there referred to him as that. But I'm getting ahead of myself.) On this night there were some drunk Americans and Canadians who provided entertainment while we had our drinks.
Feeling quite relaxed, we left Cheers and made it to the end of the block where we ended up having dinner at ...
First Impressions
... at all.
Evening in Ortakoy Sunday Market
We decided to move on to Ortakoy as per our earlier plan (had read about the market on sundays there below the Bosphorus bridge and it had sounded charming). We took the tram to Kabatas, and caught a bus to Ortakoy from there. It was all very smooth and we didnt have to wait anywhere.
Met a Korean girl on the bus who was in Turkey studying turkish with ...
Istanbul, Act II
... and dressed western style, no more call to prayer five times a day, familiar road signs (well they are Cyrillic!), shops and services in expected places and campsites with full services. The next few months will be easier, but we will miss the challenges and excitement of the Middle East.
From here we make our way across northern Greece, then ferry to Italy, and progress north toward our house sit in central ...
This boutique hotel was formerly known as: Armagrandi Spina


