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Istanbul
We arrived on Sun, Oct 2 on a sleeper car train- great way to travel while sleeping and only $40-great buys over here-Amtrak's sleepers are expensive! We toured the Hagia sophia, Topkopi palace and rode the metro to other shopping districts other than the main tourist areas. Crossed the Bosphorus by ferry several times. View from our hostel of Blue …
Istanbul- love at first sight.
Loved, loved, loved Turkey. Istanbul, formerly named Constantinople is the only city on 2 continents: Asia and Europe. It is a fantastic city rich in history, architecutre and art. The beautiful infusion of Asian and European cultures creates a mystical fantasy experience and the remnants of conquring religions lingure on the cobblestone streets of …
Our first real stop...
We arrived after two long bus journeys in Istanbul and started looking for a hostel at 7 in the morning.
We found a place where Heli immediately made friends with two Japanese girls - the daughters of the great master Hattori Hanzo. He kept dreaming weird stuff about their boyfriends and Manuel. On the second day, Helmut met an American …
Istanbul
. Upon arrival in back in Istanbul, we caught
the ferry from the Asian side to Sultanahmet.
While trying to find our way to the hostel, we happened to wander
through the spice market, so we checked that off the list. Then we were on to the Haggia Sophia. I have been waiting years to see this
church/mosque/museum, and it was amazing …
Between continents in Istanbul
I was a little underwhelmed by Istanbul, but maybe that was just down to the blanket of snow and freezıng wınds. After all, how can you fail to like a country where the word for "one" is "beer" and the word for "no" sounds like you are about to karate chop someone (hiyah).
We visited the grand bazaar, where men tried to sell us …