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PRINCE'S ISLAND - COULDN'T FIND ANY PRINCES THOUGH
... horse and carriage around the island. So pretty. We're so proud of ourselves for working out the funicular system - we did have help though. The locals are so helpful - the two guys who collect the money from the ticket machines actually led us down to the funicular, bought our tickets for us, took us to the platform and all the way to the ferry. Heading out for dinner now. Quick jacuzzi and swim in the hotel first so we're refreshed and ready to ...
Two Days In
... that an hour, when in NYC it would be more like $20 and hour. It's not the cost of the stones and the gold or silver that is better, it's the price of the labor. I wanted to buy everything, but thankfully I have resisted so far. That was our first day here. I think we had room service that night.
Day 2 was yesterday. We left to go to the Topkapi Palace, which Jill and ...
Istanbul
... seat of ancient civilisation and religion. But more of that when we get to Ephesus. The call to prayer from the Mosque's are also pretty evocative of old Turkey, quite a surreal experience, hearing this echoing through the streets. Had our first and last turkish coffee - mud
Went to ...
Participating in Istanbul
... way through Tahtakale Street and to the Istanbul Gar, which is their famous train station. From there, we proceeded to the Yerebatan Sarnici, which is the Basilica Cistern, known as the Sunken Palace. I'm not one for touristy sights, but this place was pretty spectacular! It was dark and dimly lit and allowing you to visualise why it is regarded as the "Sunken Palace". After that, we made our way to the mosques. The Ayasofya ...
The best of times, the worst of times...
... than appreciating any sunset that might have been around.
- Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The boring, unfriendly, stinky armpit of an otherwise amazing country.
- Cold showers. And the fact every double room in every hotel in Africa provides only one towel. Whats with that?
- Traveling for days to see the Kenyan Masai Mara, one of the best game parks in the world, and then Mike prompting falling ill and spending the whole drive asleep in the backseat of the ...
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