Fuat Pasa Hotel Istanbul
Cayirbasi Caddesi 238 Istanbul, Turkey
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Istanbul Part 2: Hamam?
... to go inside the Blue Mosque. We have tried to go in 4 times before, but it always seems to be closed to the public when we try. This time we were successful! We waited in the line with all the other non-Muslim people until it was our turn to take off our shoes, put them in a bag (Tori had to cover her head as well) and go inside. It was very big inside and all the wallls were tiled blue with very intricate and detailed designs. We witnessed a few people praying, but it was ...
How Bazaar, how Bazaar
... people wanting to soak up some of the amazing things Istanbul has to offer. I still wasn't prepared for the sheer bus loads (double-decker busloads) of tour groups spilling into the sights, being led by flagged or umbrella holding guides. That will however be us soon (although we won't have to contend with any other hoards of tourists, it'll pretty much be us in North Korea!
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Anyone seen the other half?
... get hopelessly lost in this place, we still don't understand why. There are jewellery, silk, ceramics, linen, souvenir, lamp, carpet and leather goods shops. And that's about it... 5,000 of them... they all look the same and they all sell the same stuff. Practically no product differentation. It's rather mind-numbing and dull after about 10 minutes. We're still wondering why the bazaar is so famous and what's the big deal? And though you are ...
Merhaba!
... a antiga 'Constantinopla'?... Caramba! Ouvi tanto falar deste lugar desde a escola, nem acredito que estou aqui!!
O aeroporto é bem legal e bem tumultuado na saída, o que fez a gente se sentir em casa... rs
Nossa, estou um trapo! Uma garotinha veio chorando no avião e não deixou ninguém dormir! Mesmo ...
The golden horn of Istanbul
... drove me to the airport and I flew to Istanbul which was a very civilised way to leave Lebanon and the flight was very short.
After many weeks of being away from Turkey, I was now back but this time it was a different type of Turkey. It was now much warmer than when I travelled through the south of Turkey by bus and I was no longer hopping from one seaside city to the next. This time it was the city of Istanbul. The taxi ride from the airport to the old part of ...


