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East Meets West
So in the matter of hours, we moved from a third world country (Uganda), to a developing country. And boy was there a difference. My first few hours of being in Istanbul resulted in reverse culture shock. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was almost like being back home as we drove along the highway from the large, clean, advanced airport.< …
Turkish Delights
Fooooooooooooooooood!
Baklava, Turkish delight, Adana kebab, fresh grilled trout, fresh tomatoes, yogurt, cheese, and did I mention baklava?
Let's just say we gained all the weight we had lost in Uganda back, and probably more. It didn't help that a lot of the meals included in our trip were buffets.
And for the record, I …
Istanbul
... i stewed over it over a couple of cold ones. there is a turkish beer called Efes which is not a bad drop and is served australian standard cold! so thursday when i showed up to the shop the guy explained over google translate that it was stuffed and couldn't be fixed over here unless they had 4-5 months. he was very sorry and extremely apologetic, i think he was good at fixing the screen but when it came to anything else going wrong then he had no idea. so he gave me ...
Wrong time
... After a nice sunset walk along a park and small beach, where Gani comically ran into a different friend every few hundred metres, we had some mantı ("Turkish ravioli") for dinner before all heading home. Nice to see the city from a local perspective, and having some new friends really helped lighten my mood.
I wandered around some more on the third day with Olympio and Guy (England), also from our hostel, and we ended up all over ...
Scenic route
So the Albanians think they’re kings of freestyle driving. However I think the Turks win this head-to-head. I caught a pirate cab this morning from Ceyhun’s apartment to the studio at 9am - Istanbul rush hour(s). They’re a hell of a lot cheaper and you can call them to come and collect you rather than waiting on the nearest street corner feeling slightly dodgy. He says something in Turkish which ...
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