Artemis Istanbul
Kugukayasofya Cad. Gayiroglu Istanbul, 34400, Turkey
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Fethiye
We have moved onto the lovely city of Fethiye. It is tucked into a broad bay and is a very old town. Unfortunately, a major earthquake in 1958 levelled most of it and left only tombs from 400 BC. It's an incredibly relaxed place and we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves. We have been here 3 days now, and have walked along the inner bay - a natural …
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Turkish Delight
... your dirty minds (sort of). Harem actually means "private place", and was where the royal family would live. They would, however, share it with hundreds of concubines... The armory contains tonnes of weaponry from all over the world, dating back centuries. The treasury had by far the longest line up for entry, and took me 45 minutes just to get in the door. Was it ever worth it, though!! The jewellery, thrones and general riches it contained must be absolutely ...
Turkey!
... the ride. He and his wife were just about to get off the bus when he told me I should just come with them and stay at their house until morning. I jumped at the invitation without thinking twice! They let me sleep on the couch in their very nice town house. Ali played his Greek guitar for me at about 3:30 in the morning and then we decided it was time for bed. Tuba which is Ali's wife and her friend Sarmin cooked a wonderful Turkish breakfast for us the next morning then Ali took ...
Days 253 to 254 - Princes' Island(s) et al...
... 8217;s place.
After a late night, we slept in the next day before venturing over to Istanbul’s European side in the afternoon for a tour of the Bazzars, picking up a few last minute souvenirs. Since we sent our last package home to Canada with our friends in Bangkok, we have been slowly accumulating more. If we had been on a ‘vacation’ we would have picked up a lot more stuff but we did our best to maintain ...
Turkey Smells Foul...But We’ll Have Seconds
... it is called here. Looking at our watches though and conscious of the 4AM wake-up call looming over us, we decided instead to pick up some food supplies for tomorrow morning and then head back to our hotel. Oh well…there will be more opportunities for a Turkish bath at other points on our Turkey trip. When we arrive back at the hotel, we find out that the staff never moved our luggage to the new room and it’s all still sitting in the bedbug-infested room. Awesome. We end ...



