Lion Hotel Istanbul
Lamartine Cad No 41, Taksim Istanbul, 80090, Turkey
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Istanbul & Gallipoli
... about a budget show the most unprofessional outfit we have come across - have to laugh, but never mind we got to see the coast line from both sides on the Bosphorus which gave us a great view of the various historical buildings, Rumeli Fortress, Sultan Mansion and Maiden's Tower to name a few. The story of the Maiden's Tower is quite sad. A Sultan was foretold of his daughters death so to protect her he built a tower on a small island in ...
Chapter One - To the mysterious east
... it will not be repeated here.
We have booked a transfer to our hotel through Backpacker’s Travel. We wonder if we will be transferred in the back of a truck through the rain, but after being met at the exit with a sign bearing my correctly spelt name, we are whisked off in an extremely comfortable mini-van.
“Where are your staying.” asks the driver.
“At the Side Hotel.” ...
How Bazaar!
... the highlights of the city. We went to the Blue Mosque, the sultans palace, stopped for lunch and then the Grand Bazaar! When we got to the Bazaar sewers very excited as we had been looking forward to shopping there for a while now. The bazaar was pretty intence, with 65 indoor streets, and 4000 shops it can get a little overwhelming. We spent a few hours scoping out the goods and getting a feel for the prices, knowing that ...
Been a nice ride but time to go home
... and the planes so cold I actually caught a cold on the way back, it was uneventful though tiring. Until we got to Canadian customs, where we were subjected to a search. For the number of times that we've travelled, this is the first search we've got so statistically speaking, it wasn't too bad. No orifices were violated, thank the Good Lord Buddha, only our luggage got the treatment. It was strange though to have someone go through our ...
Turkey Smells Foul...But We’ll Have Seconds
... visited here in 2006 – only the 2nd papal visit in history to a Muslim place of worship. Pretty cool. (I was surprised... although I probably shouldn’t have been, to see a cramped, little prayer area for the women. It was sectioned off by a lattice-like divider in the back of the mosque, and while there is nothing written in the Qur'an about the issue of space in mosques and gender separation, that’s the way it is.)
We have plans tonight to meet ...



