Hotel Park Istanbul

... limp rag. To be honest it was only the adrenalin keeping me awake at SP airport (40 hours without sleep by that time). Anyway Jon was at the airport to meet me so all was well Except that Jon hadn´t booked a hotel. I understandably went ballistic.

... . We passed some very trendy looking waterfront areas, including the most expensive nightclub in Istanbul (the Reina), the most expensive hotel in Istanbul (500-10,000$ a night), a sad looking floating restaurant, with Steve still looking at boats.   ...

After some hours flight, I arrive in Istanbul. It's almost 4 a.m.!!! German Wings flies to the airport of Sabiha, on the Asian side of Istanbul. This fact makes me feel great, it's the first time I am in Asia !!! The airport is small but very modern. All ...

... daily life really.  We headed back to our hotel and make plans to explore this city even more tomorrow.  I think Troy loves Istanbul just a bit...... he always saying what a great city this is so I think he is loving it. Well we both love ...

... mind. Photo of Four Seasons Hotel, which used to be the infamous Sultanahmet Prison featured in Midnight Express, and is now Istanbul's swankiest hotel. Have our first dinner with our fellow travellers, then to bed (we pay extra for our own room, the ...

... called Masala that was playing some Turkish music and had a glass of red. Continued on to the North Shield Hotel – a traditional British pub in the middle of Istanbul. A bit expensive – 10 YTL for a glass of red – but comfy and a good ...

... a crazy trek to get back to the bus in time (we had to run), and the next morning flew back to Istanbul.  Alie and I stayed at the Hotel Empress Sophie, a beautiful old-school hotel...all historic, but modern and clean.  It was next to the Four ...

... organising my locker of the things I wanted to keep and the items I would leave behind or throw away when we arrive in Istanbul. Our tour started at 12pm and we first visited the museum (additional cost here), which contains relics from the First World ...

... in discovering the city. We got into a tram and travelled from one end to the other. Beyond Asratay, the city of Istanbul looks quite different. The Oriental charm is distinctly absent and instead there are tall, official looking buildings. For lunch we ...

... in the middle of rush hour on a very hot Friday (September 3) but still managed to get to my hotel, the Seven Hill, in the Sultanahmet neighborhood of Istanbul in what I thought was record time.  (I was in the lobby 1 1/2 hours after landing and ...

... are not on the schedule once we hook up with the Rick Steves Tour.  We walked Istiklal Street from one end of Istanbul to the other!  It's the main shopping street with relatively high-rent stores.  There was lots of great people-watching ...

... and watching Turkish locals enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon with their families. As with everywhere else we’ve been in Istanbul, the park was extremely crowded, and watching all these people was starting to make us hungry. We made our way down to ...

... single item ever owned by prophets. Like Moses' Rod. Everything is sacred and can't ever be touched!!! Well, folks, that's our Istanbul experience. We were only there for 3 days but we had a ball. Met some really terrific locals, ate some gorgeous ...

... would always keep in touch because of the valuable friendships formed.   Since my flight was leaving Istanbul on Friday at 7:45 a.m., I decided to leave the hotel at 3:45 with another girl from the program to ensure I made it to the airport on ...

... leave, its a very enjoyable spot to sit and do some people watching. So Heather and I are sitting there on the streets of Istanbul eating a kebab and I'm having a beer (water for her) listening to the call to prayer bounce from mosque to mosque, and ...

... street that is full of trendy restuarants and shops. At night people walk up and down the street. Places we stayed while in Istanbul: Antique Hostel (great place, very clean and good service), I think it was 13 Euro a night for the dorm and Nobel ...

... are good as one could even get to see an 86 carrat diamond on display. I also like the area as it overlooks the sea of Marmara. It gives a panoramic view from the top. Green Park Hotel is also strategically situated as shops are within ...

... so, but since we only got 1-3 hours ofo sleep on the flight, we thought we did pretty good for our first 6 hours in Istanbul. Monday Oct 4 In the morning, we went for breakfast on the rooftop. The rooms were $100 a night but we had a million dollar ...

... ;decided to try the Romantic Hotel's rooftop bar. On the way back, we sat in front of the Blue Mosque and the call to prayer started. It was a magical beginning to our adventures in Istanbul. After a quick drink at the hotel, we called it a night. ...

... entire head. we got a photo of it as well. :) The follow day we were to awake and and have a guided tour of Istanbul. Our guide was super nice and explained everything thoroughly. He took us into the Blue Mosque and even though i normally prefer to ...