Radisson SAS Conference & Airport Hotel Istanbul

... computer and I overheard one say to the other "Oh, Cricket, that's just like baseball for British people."

"So, where in the States are you from?"

I miss baseball, and I do like meeting Americans...

I learned that they were both from Minnesota. Among other things they were planning to go to Cappadocia, so I started telling them how fun it was and how they should rent motorscooters. I was considering whether or not to tell them about Fatboys, but they did look ...

... have to strategize as to how you maneuver your way thru the crowds. Along the sidewalks is every imaginable type of shop. Everything from bridal to hardware to underwear can be found and everywhere you look the goods tumble out of the shops and onto the sidewalks. The Spice Market was much easier to negotiate. Built in 1660, the market functions today much as it did 400 years ago. Inside the building there are many shops selling ...

... make ıt all the way out to the Black Sea, but nonetheless ıt was very nıce- quıte beautıful, albeıt a bıt chılly. We warmed up ın a restaurant under the Galata Brıdge (brıdges the European & Asıan sıdes of Istanbul) and had a fısh sandwıch- then we made our way to Taskım Square- the more hıpster\happenıng area of Istanbul. We walked down the major shopppıng dıstrıct Istıkal Caddesı- even found a vınyl shop or two for Mıchael!

... headscarf) a public universities. hopefully things will be fine tonight, i don;t want to see any riots go down. on a lighter note, my friends and I are going to Akmerkez (the nearby mall) to go see The Dark Knight tonight... should be exciting! beforehand, we are going out to dinner and we are going to toast to my cousin Aaron's recent clean bill of health. I am so happy that he is all clear and i want to celebrate!!

I decided to treat myself to the Turkish bath, so my new friend Hannah from Switzerland and I headed to the Hammam. It was such a great experience! First you are toweled, and then the madam pours warm water all over you with a little ladel. Then you are scrubbed down head to toe, massaged, and foamed. They have these porous bags filled ...

Start: May 21, 2008 Location: Istanbul Amazing city full of rich history and lively culture. Istanbul (and Turkey as a whole) suffers from an identity crisis between its modern secular population and its pious religious ideology. Words do not describe ...

Istanbul Airport, Turkey, 11.15 am Turkish Time, 10 /5/2008 (Applause) Tanaya sets afoot on foreign soil for the first time & ... she felt cold! For all of you wondering who is Tanaya aka Tan, well she is my colleague at work and a good friend and a person who had the misfortune to be my travelling partner. I for a matter of fact, couldn't care less. I wanted to spot the Turkish GP circuit. My head is hurting as ...

... Bourne Ultimatum scenes where Matt Damon makes his way to Tunisia. Without the proper robes, we would definitely feel out of place (I wonder if those colony outfits would suffice?). Either way, we simply didn't know what to expect and our adventure started to go to the bounds of the unknown. After passing through the normal channels of immigration, we first noticed how modern and clean the airport was. In comparison to Manila, this place was like being on the deck of ...

... and grew into a vast area as neighbopring shopkeepers decided to put up roofs and porches to ensure that business could be conducted no matter what the weather conditions were. Finally a system of locked gates and doors were erected so that the entire minicity could be closed up tight at the end of the business day. The banter from the local shopkeepers is as much the entertainment as walking the lanes. Shopkeepers are adept at speaking man y languages catering to ...

... up call for prayer and what they must blast threw these speakers to use them all is insane!!! I couldn't stand it and I am usually in my room or a building when the call to prayer to begins much less imagine what it must sound like to be right in front of these speakers. Anyways, our Blue mosque tour took a whole 10 minutes and we were outta there. Women had to wear a cover over their shoulders even if they had t-shirts on but Andrea had her own red pashmina ready for the ...