Sheraton Istanbul Maslak

... veendun, et olen õigel teel. Orienteerumisel siin kaartidest küll abi ei ole. Vähemalt sellest kaardist mitte, mis mul on õnnestunud soetada.<br><br>Laheni jõudnud, määran oma asukoha ja tundub, et kui hästi läheb, jõuan ka ühisele õhtusöögile "traditsioonilises türgi restoranis". Ümberringi hakkavad möirgama mosheed. Vahepeal väike kõrvalepõige bulgaaria kirikuni, mis pliiatsikujuliste minarettide meres kohe silma hakkab. Palav. Püha ...

... a G&amp;T at 12TL each. Now 24TL (about £12) seems a lot until the waiter brings you a glass with the equivalent of about a quadruple measure of your desired tipple. Very pleasant way to finish an evening just sat people watching.<br><br>http://www.hotelmaywoo d.com/<br><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/w iki/Grand_Bazaar,_Istanbul<br><br>http: //www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/F ood/balik_ekmek.html<br>

... the hill in the old part of Istanbul where they sit. It was<br>amazing!<br><br><br><br>A long nap left me feeling, well, just as tired. Kristen walked around<br>looking for a bookstore to buy a Lonely Planet guide to Turkey, but had<br>no luck. Our hostel was right next to the Fez Travel office, for the<br>hop on hop off bus we were planning to take, so that was awesome and<br>convient as well. <br><br><br><br>We stopped at a little outdoor restaurant in Sultanhamet near our ...

... to whatever bug we picked up in Delhi. Luckily the Turkish pharmacist gave us some antibiotics without a prescription and enabled us to return to gorging ourselves like proper Americans. Our convalescence was improved immeasurably by our accommodations on Monday and Tues night. Thanks to Scott's former job with some giant hotel conglomerate we managed to swing the employee ...

... eternal flames from rocks with a constant flow of gases). Pretty cool. But better sights were to come as we left for Goreme, Cappodacia. Now thats a sight to see. Caves and churches all carved into rocks 1st and 2nd century AD and some 600 BC. We saw the underground city thats 8 stories below the earth and 89m deep. Having heard about the ...

Went to Topkapi Palace today, as well as the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. Actually took a guide at the Hagia Sophia. A very energetic guy who questioned me several times about the upcomi&#305;ng election, and also badmouthed Bush. I let him know that America hates Bush as well, and that if McCain won, I might not go back. Hung out with about 10 people smoking the water pipe and watching the revelers gorging after the&#305;r da&#305;ly fast.

... policeman has made a very lewd comment to two of girls in the program, so maybe we should tune them out. I am not sure what precautions to take, if any need to be or can be taken. As I briefly mentioned, I went to the GRAND Bazaar today. I asked my new Turkish friend if there is a good time to go (in Egypt, the market gets livelier at night). To my surprise, she said she had never been to the Grand Bazaar ...

... did not care for this place, it scared me. Some guy tried to pick Rick's pocket by pretending he was from America and wanted Rick to tell him where the good shops are (like Rick knows that stuff). He kept getting closer and closer, and followed Rick for some time, but I was aware of his game and told Rick to keep his distance. Of course Rick got a kick out of this guy because I had his wallet and the only thing Rick had in his pocession was a ...

... to the city and to Turkish ways, introducing us to food, family and friends alike. They gave sophia a lesson on the turkish toilet and also gave me a haven to take a much needed "sick day". Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) was not just a historical place for me, but an experience. The marble has been worn by footsteps, it was preserved, rather than destroyed by the ...

... restaurant and instead found fish and chips, shepard pie, tacos, spring rolls, tandoori...and lots and lots of futbol. Chelsea vs Manchester. Fenerbaçe vs Beþýktaþ. After dinner I went up to the room to try to get some sleep. Nearly impossible with the noice and the heat. What a difference a day makes. It was up at 6 and at the bus station by 7 to get to the airport for my 10 a.m. flight to Istanbul. I grabbed a cab from the airport and got home at midday. That ...