Grand Cevahir Hotel and Convention Center
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... spent most of our day eating. Ranging from more traditional dishes to a wide variety of desserts. We also spent time on top of a terrace cafe that had a beautiful view of the city. In the evening we went to a movie, we saw the Bourne Legacy. It was little different in that there was an intermission and subtitles, but overall a nice relaxing experience. ...
Starting Anew, Part Three: New School, New Jobs
... The students are divided between three tables and myself and two other teachers. We let them choose from three different dishes, serve them, then sit and eat with them until about noon. At 12:35, I head up to the classroom and have my lesson with them until 3:15, then serve them their afternoon snacks and help them get ready to go home. On Fridays, the day is sort of switched: English is in the morning 9-11:40, then to lunch, and then from 1:15 to 2:30, I accompany a ...
Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6
... Istiklal Caddesi, the heart of modern Istanbul. After a tram and a funicular to the top of the hill, we made it and were starving. Luckily, even after 23.00 most of the cafes were open. The energy along this street was palpable, even on a Monday night. Walking down it is a sea of young Turks looking for a drink, a bite to eat, a night. Down one alley may be a club with flashing lights and bumping music, while down another table after table of people might be lined up smoking nargileh ...
It isn't just about the destination
... it was a nice new plane - but obviously a budget airline as the priced menu in the seat backs revealed. The most interesting thing was the security message. More often than not this is now just a recorded message shown on the video screens. This was no different. Except what got our attention was that the message was delivered by children. The words were all the normal blurb - what made it so different were the expressions on the 5 year old air stewards ...
Days 253 to 254 - Princes' Island(s) et al...
... shaded streets of white painted colonial homes built into the hillside gradually fading into a coniferous forest. With the forest came an even steeper hill and we both commented that it was much hillier than we had expected!
We followed a sign down a narrow asphalt path towards the beach only to discover it was ‘The Beach Pansiyon’ which could also have been named ‘The Dodgy Pansiyon Nowhere Near The ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility