Dedeman Istanbul Hotel

Sevgili dostlarim,

"Basliyoooor..." derken, maceramiz bitiyor. Bu son yaziyi Berlin Schonefeld havaalaninin ciliz internet baglantisi altinda yaziyorum (Dogru, ama eksik. Yaziyi tamamlayamadan beni restauranttan sutladilar, dolayisiyla ancak Istanbul'da tamamliyorum)

Berlin'deki son iki gunumle ilgili detaylara girmeyecegim. Gormedigim kiyida kosede ...

... my ears were literally hurting at one point because the singer was so out of key. my friends bf was good though (he was on drums)... the important thing was that we went to support him. afterwards a group of us (including one of my roommates) went back to my friend Mario's bar (remember i told you about the dude who is opening the latin bar here in istanbul?) and we hung out there for a little bit.  today my roommate attia and i went ...

... We sat upstairs in the open, it was cool out. The homes were very nice in their own way, lots of fancy hotels, one with a huge tent out front with clear walls, I think that must have been where the President stayed and was wined and dined. We saw fortress ruins and newer palaces. I think we went under 3 or 4 bridges, all modern looking. The trip back was very windy and cold so most of us went downstairs inside. We walked along the sea side looking ...

... sooo much more bling! Annthalina you would have loved it darling! Our last challenge was to find the famous Baklava shop, which claims to make the BEST baklava in the land, well they're not wrong we found it and sampled it and yeeeeuuuum! I have decided walnut if my fav and the chocolate baklava also went down rather well :P So we had to leave istanbul for an overnight bus to Gorome, but we have made sure we have a days shopping time here when we return for our flight back to the UK :D

Ok, Stan just left an hour ago, and I am really sad. I only have 11 more days in Istanbul. 11 more days to write two 3000-word papers. 11 more days to sulk about leaving this place. 11 more days to visit the 6 places left on my to-visit list. Instead of facebooking and wallowing in sorrow all day, I made a dinner reservation for 9 at Leb-i-derya, a semi-expensive bar-restaurant with one of the nicest views in the city. My ...

... how i need to do laundry, you know the usual. Today i was thinking about what the next two years are going to be like. it sounds cliche but it seems like just yesterday that i was graduating from high school and getting ready to leave for michigan. i dont think back then i could have ever planned for the things that i am doing today. has that ever happened to you? whats one big thing that years before it happened you thought, "never in my ...

... we needed to say to the taxi driver in Turkish and we arrived at the airport with no problems. After one last Turkish lunch we headed to our terminal and it was back to Rome for a crazy week of school. Overall, Istanbul was an absolutely marvelous time. It has been one of my favorite trips so far and I highly recommend you all book your tickets to visit this amazing city.

... the Blue Mosque thıs afternoon whıch I am sure wıll be amazıng. The weather has cooled rıght down now and ıt raıned all day yesterday. It ıs really effectıng my tan. By the tıme I get home I mıght have lost ıt!!! Hope everyone ıs well and looks lıke we wıll all be votıng before November ıs over. Off to Gallopollı tomorrow whıch I am really lookıng forward to too. Take care. P.S. It seems all the eyes have gone to a ı.....

... moments. Though Turkey is certainly not to the extreme of third world countries like Nepal and Ethiopia, it is likely somewhere in between them and places like Corsica and Greece. For me I think the biggest discomfort was the at times unbearable heat, when I would ask myself "Why am I doing this??? This is miserable!". Then we would get to the end of the journey for the day, arrive at the campground or hotel, give each other a congratulatory kiss for having made it (or more Seth ...

... and a narrow road which separates it from Buyukdere, continues along to the beaches of Kilyos.

Sariyer and Rumeli Kavagi are the final wharfs along the European side visited by the Bosphorus boat trips. Both these districts, famous for their fish restaurants along with Anadolu Kavagi, get very crowded at weekends and holidays with Istanbul residents escaping the city.

After these points, the Bosphorus is lined with tree-covered cliffs and little habitation ...