World House Istanbul

... 8220;I am so sorry that I forgot our appointment but when I came home I remembered immediately as soon as I saw your name on my door.”

Samarkand stories:

All the bread we were served was usually this round bread with a flat part in the middle. This flat part was caused by bread stamps. We all were enamored with them and I think I ended up purchasing 5 but have already given one away and ...

... chess (which were quite balanced, but i could manage to win *g*) it was aroud 5 pm. So i arrived there at the hamam, but also wanted to participate the CS-soccer event. I skipped the hamam and went to the soccer event. It took me 2 hours with public transport to get there (thats e.g. why i dont like Istanbul). Afterwards we went together to the weekly CS-Istanbul meeting, where i met loads ...

... and I think I am going to
stick with it. Interestingly enough, at the airport you see the
various Visa prices for different nationalities. It is $15 US for
Americans, but $45 US for Canadians. Take that Canada!


Back at the Grand Bazaar, I did buy some knock off Burbury and Polo
shirts. They are just so cheap here, and are sold everywhere, that I
practically have a new wardrobe of nice clothes...or rather nice
looking clothes...after going 3 ...

... water almost as the door was closing, quite close to take off. This precluded any "seconds" that NWA was kind to offer. The seating was a little different with compartments built into the middle seat rest for a bottle of water, noise canceling headphones and an amenity packet. One nice difference in the packet was a nice sized shoe bag that I could close up my smelly shoes as it is usually my first order of business to separate myself from my shoes for the ...

... outfit, being driven around in a car with horns beeping, sort of like a wedding party. He was pumping his arms in the air. We talked about circumcision with Nazif, and he said that this was the first step towards becoming 'manly' for a Turkish male. When I thought back to the young boy in the car pumping his arms in the air, it made me wonder if he had already been circumcised and if not, if he knew of the pain he was about to endure, or maybe he had already had it done, and ...

... while ago and i am pooped. my feet are sore and my fingers feel grimy. that is the one thing about big cities - no matter where you go, the air quality isnt the best and at the end of the day, you come back feeling incredibly dirty. oh well, thats what showers are for, right?? now, i am going to post some pictures for your viewing pleasure and then read a little bit. i got a book in english to read... finally... ive been starving for some good fiction. until tomorrow my friends, ashley

... Gallipoli, taking a quick ferry on the way an eventually camping in Ecebat. The 'campsite' wasn't really a highlight - it was pretty much a bar with some grass at the side of a road - but the atmosphere was great as there were about 5 different overland trips and tours which were staying there in preparation for ANZAC day. We had a tour visiting some of the important sites such as ANZAC cove, the trenches and some of the cemeteries. At about 7.30pm that night we made our ...

... our way out of the Bazaar, we stopped for a lunch of mixed kabobs and Turkish coffee, then let Suzel go back to the Bazaar by herself while Aili, Gisela and I walked back past the Blue Mosque and dead-ended into the old palace walls which now have strangely out-of-place new homes butting against them. We found the main gate to the palace grounds and meandered through the shady plaza to the National Archeological Museum ...

... a looong walk back to the train station, only to find out the line to Greece is flooded. Great. So we (after a bought map, grudging taxi ride and short walk) manage to get back to the hotel. Boxhead and James are asleep, and Dadīs in his undies, ready to go to sleep. We were starving, so we went around the corner to a nice place. We almost fell asleep in our food. We finish, walk back, and so the first day comes to an end. I wonīt upload my photos here, the cafe is ...

... My feeling is that if you know that you are a snorer - and most snorers know - you shouldn't sleep in a dorm. It sounds harsh but otherwise you are just being inconsiderate to everyone else in the room. Anyway. We spend a couple of leisurely days in Istanbul without doing anything too exciting. Unfortunately, the high cost of travelling here in Turkey has completely blown our budget and we are looking for low cost activities. We are struck by how modern ...