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The End
Time to head home after an incredible holiday. We had another sleep in then downstairs for a late breakfast.
We did a final meander round the block checking a few more little gift shops and then came back to the hotel and checked out. We had a few hours to spare before going to the airport but the hotel had a lovely lounge area with free …
Istanbul ..... not Constantinople
We were up at 5.20am, and down to breakfast by 7am and then ready to be picked up for our transfer to the airport at 7.30am. We were a tad concerned about the weight of our cases - we'd been travelling with Emirates up till now who allowed a 30kg allowance but for this flight we were flying with Turkish Air who only allow 20kg. We were both over 20 …
Turkish Delights
This morning we enjoyed a sleep in and wandered down for breakfast around 10am. Then headed out to explore more of this fascinating city.
First of all we found the Basilica Cistern. This was so, so interesting - it was built in the 6th century to supply water to the nearby palace. I'd read about it in my Lonely Planet and I've reproduced …
A BIG MISTAKE!
... I got a Fanta and fried calamari. It was good!! After dinner, we passed the manager who gave us the wrong directions to dinner. But my dad said, "Oh yeah, it was a great walk." And Ben whispered over to him, "You do know that he is the one who gave us the directions to the creepy streets." ;When we got back to our room we were all pooped, and so we went right to bed. As you can see WE MADE A BIG MISTAKE!!! WE HAD A SUPER INTERESTING ...
Mosques, a Hamam and Cats!
... open late until 10pm, even many still open at midnight. And later the street is full of people who are out enjoying the nightlife. It also felt relatively safe in Istanbul. It generally has a really good atmosphere. Glad that our apartment was located near here! On the first night we found a traditional Turkish restaurant called Haci Babi. The entrance was not obvious on Istiklal street, but we just followed others in and wound up stairs to a restaurant overlooking ...