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FINDING A LAUNDRY - TRAVELLER HEAVEN
... so we are heading out to the modern museum and then we'll decide what else to do on our last day. The art gallery was fabulous with lots of interesting works of art - both old and new. We spent a couple of hours wandering around then back up to Taksim for a late lunch and walk through the streets. Bags are packed (very scary exercise) and we're going to spoil ourselves with dinner at our hotel again as it was so ...
Day 3: Underground, Overground ...
... weren't sure if we should risk it. We decided to go in the very next place no matter what and we were so happy we did. It was one of those places that have all the food displayed in dishes behind the counter and everything looks so wonderful that all you can do is drool. Luckily for us the man behind the counter spoke excellent English and explained that we could get a mezze plate to share for 27 TL. We had great fun choosing all our favourite delicious items, ...
Istanbul (not Constantinople)
... inside this time, and everyone was falling asleep because it was so warm inside! :P We got off the boat and went to the fish sandwich boat. Dan got a fish sandwich and I got roasted chestnuts. Both were delicious! Everywhere was packed because it was the weekend. We went in and around the spice market again and bought some spices. We ate dinner in the apartment - a home-cooked meal of grilled chicken using Turkish spices :)
Ultimate cultural experience of the ...
As the sun sets in Istanbul
... to Suleymaniye Mosque. Now this is going to be a little bit irrelevant, but for those watching "The Amazing Race Australia", I happen to see two Australian guys running in sync, with a sound guy and a camera man behind them. How did I find out it's for Amazing Race? I happened to see race flags by the Blue Mosque's gate yesterday, and inside the courtyard were huge lights & screens - it looked like a production set! No doubt it's for Amazing Race Australia. If I'm wrong, ...
Istanbul
... they fancied their chances against us in the World Cup. Time will tell!
Our second day in Istanbul was Nessie’s birthday and the Dunn clan headed off to do all the famous sights that we had done previously (Tokapi palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque etc…) and the customary stopover at the local carpet salesman! We decided to do something we hadn’t done in ages – go to gym. Our hotel had the most fantastic gym and indoor pool and ...
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