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Boy am I tired!
... to give you the evil eye. Not a story for the blog I'm afraid. We got directions to the expo but something was lost in translation and we ended up taking a crowded tram ride, walked a few blocks to catch a crowded metro and landed in the complete opposite end of town. Try again tomorrow! Finished a great seafood dinner and off to bed. Computer woes so wait for pics ...
Day 231 - Feeling at Home in Turkey
... t leave the apartment.
This may seem incredible but travelling can be exhausting and we needed a day to recover, recharge our batteries, catch up on communication and figure out the details of what we are – specifically – going to do here in Istanbul. We resolved early on in this trip to do away with any feelings of ‘travelers guilt’ resigned to the fact that we could spend 6 months in any of the countries ...
Exited for the day to come!
... on the deck
4-Aug: Arrival to Bari, rushing to Amalfi coast
5-Aug: Amalfi - Pompeii - Napoli - Rome
6-Aug: Rome
7-Aug: Rome-Perugia
8-Aug: Perugia
9-Aug: Bologna - Ferrara
10-Aug: Venezia
11-Aug: Venezia
12-Aug: Venezia-Patras by Ferry
13-Aug: Arrival to Patras and moving to Pirea
14-Aug: Pirea - Mitylene by Ferry
15-Aug: Mytilene - Ayvalik by Ferry
16-Aug: Ayvalik
17-Aug: ...
Day 102 - Istanbul
... we were finally shopped out and really hungry. We headed back to the hotel to drop off our purchases before heading out for a late lunch of pide (Turkish pizza).
When we had finished lunch, we headed to the spice market for our second encounter with the crowds. This bazaar was opened in 1660 and is the centre for spice trade in Istanbul. Spices, dried fruit, nuts, Turkish delight etc are on sale, although shops selling rugs, jewellery etc have ...
Back in Istanbul..One Year Later
... become fairly opinionated on voice quality and other elements of the chanting. Respectfully opinionated of course.
And baklava...Jan can discern between 'perfectly runny' baklava from 'not runny enough' baklava.....hence the excessive number of pictures of street food from Istanbul. And don't even get us started on 'Turkish Delight' or the current men's hairstyles in this country......
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