Hotel Hamidiye Istanbul
Fevziye Cad.No.1, Sehzadebasi Istanbul, Turkey
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Days 1, 2, & 3
... all over. It really is very beautiful. Also, the streets are a maze. I have a good sense of direction but our driver took at least 20 turns on alley like streets to get us to our hotel and I could never find my way out. We're staying in the old neighborhood of Sultanahmet where most of the historic sights are located.
After we arrived Judy and Jan ...
Burning Ears, Zippers, and the Hagia Sophia
... of people visiting. I don’t recall the wall to wall carpeting, the biggest Persian rug I’ve ever seen, but I do remember not being able to go to the center of the space being a non-Muslim. The building itself is exquisitely detailed with an enormous volume under a series of domes supporting giant chandeliers on incredibly long chains. The last time I checked, Home Depot ...
A Bazaar turn of Events
... walking down some back streets and a very busy main street where locals were shopping for all kinds of wares. It was elbow to elbow on this street and quite an experience. I later read that Saturday afternoons, which is when we were there, were the busiest times for locals shopping in the area. We eventually made it to the Spice Bazaar, though we were a bit too worn out to explore it fully, we did manage to purchase some delicious turkish delight and then rested outside ...
Hostel virgin
... dream of travelling around the world a reality. She went to teach English in Korea and lived there for two years. After her contract, she decided to slowly make her way back to the States one country at a time. So far, Liz spent two months in India, planed to spend about one month in Turkey, then off to Greece and Barcelona. Oh, how much I envy her. (Shalin.... we have to make this a reality one day)
I must say that I was slightly disappointed with ...
Turquie
... de gérer les billets et les bagages, il faut s'assurer de bien gérer les biberons, les repas et les jouets. Le trajet vers la fabuleuse région de la Cappadoce a été un peu beaucoup très long. Cependant, la récompense d'arriver au beau milieu d'un paysage unique sur Terre fait tout oublier. L'histoire touristique de la Cappadoce est assez récente. Les gens de la place ne s'imaginaient peut-être pas que les touristes pourraient être intéressés à passer leur temps au ...
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