Artemis Istanbul

... ni se trag toate relele care ne guverneaza civilizatia prezentului.

Apropos, ati fost in Fanar? Poate macar la vreun meci de cupa Steaua-Fenerbahce. Dar pe strazile din Fanar ati fost vreodata? Eu am fost acolo. Si mi-a placut, ar fi sincer sa va spun.

Cartierul istoric este unul din cele mai frumoase din cele ce am vazut. Zona are o pozitie pitoreasca pe malul european al orasului si este strajuit de golful Cornul de Aur ...

Damien! DAMIEN! Oh yeah we have the big D-star in our midst at last and we're in Istanbul! After picking him up we made our way for the city centre which is a daunting prospect in itself in a van with the steering wheel on the wrong side but my confidence was knocked even further by heading down the wrong ...

... was still in good shape. We had gone a long way together... The sliding doors opened. My Mum and Step Father were anxiously waiting for me. Mum hadn't had much sleep the previous night. She couldn't stop making up stories about my plane being hi-jacked. The past 100 days had been ******* her. I would like to apologize for that. But believe me, it had been tough on me too. I was carrying my tortoise shell for the last time: large backpack on the back and the ...

... you have been, and where you are going. Today is an important milestone for us for two reasons. First, it marks the one-year anniversary since our last day of work. Second, it is our first full day in Istanbul, a significant goal for our bicycle tour. So that is where we are. And it seems altogether fitting and proper to take a few moments to reflect on where we have been and where we are going. When I close my eyes to look back on ...

... what felt like every single Baklava shop in town, checking out the amazing palace, walking to the new side of town where the boys climbed a tower at sunset (that was Alex's favourite bit) and going for a traditional turkish bath (not an experience I'll forget anytime soon!) It's absolutely revolting how much skin they rub off you and like the lonely planet says, afterwards you'll never feel so clean again!

... its about 30 minutes away by bus so it should be interesting. Also i get my student ID tomorrow and find out where the buildings are for my classes. I'm excited for classes to start and to meet new people and for those new people to take me around! the school is situated in a very rich part of istanbul so I've been spending a lot of money on stupid things like linens and food. but i think that once we have everything that we need that we will be spending less $$$$ ok so I'm out! later!

... architectural technical terms. Here“s just a brief overview. This structure was and still is a symbol of Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, and of course the current Republic of Turkey. It stood as the world“s largest cathedral for 1000 years and was converted by Ottoman Empire around 1500 to become a mosque. Even though the central dome was under renovation when we visited, the volume of space once you pass through the gate will just simply take your breath ...

I got up early to try and catch the AFL grand final. Due to me not packing a watch or an alarm of any type (Doh!), I slept in a little late and by the time I checked the score at half time I was shocked - 51 points Port were losing by! I thought I would hang around for the 3rd quarter to see if a late comeback was possible. Nope - 90 something points down at ¾ time. Therefore myself and a whole group of ...

... getting a visa for Iran seeing as we didn't have time to sort this out before we left. Just for a simple transit visa we would be looking at up to a three week wait while it was processed, Michelle would have to have pictures submitted taken whilst wearing at the very least a headscarf, we may have to get letters of recommendation from both of our embassies and 'employers' and it costs a fair bit of money. They may even ask for us to find a sponsor in Iran to vouch for us, unemployed ...