Istanbul Hilton

We are returning to China for our second year. This year we are travelling. We don't quite know where, but we do know it will be a grand adventure :) If you stop by and care to read an entry, rate us or leave a comment if you so desire.

My son Igor was four but he behaved like a prince on the bar of the roof-top restaurant of Istanbul Hilton. He does that now also, but he is nearly 44 and is Consul-General of Macedonia in the imperial city which keeps the world record of the highest ...

... lines. I expected a van or bus to transport us to our hotel but instead it was a Mercedes sedan, very nice. The Istanbul Hilton is a decent place but its prices are stupidly high. For example, room service continental breakfast for one was 32 ...

... View cards with a Bon Voyage note. It was all very nice. We returned home at about 4 PM & after an hour of rest went to Istanbul Hilton for snacks & tea. It was indeed very pleasant & we had a very nice view of Bosphorus all over - the music was also much ...

... to real Turkey you're going to get in so close to the main tourist drags. Karl and Luke, you'll remember it as where the Istanbul Hilton is and the free bar at the casino. We of course toured the Grand Bazaar (Kapaliçarsi). By all accounts it is one ...

... you have only 24-48 hours, you can visit them all. Most of them close at 5, so start early. Ayasofya (hagia sophia): probably istanbul's most famous tourist attraction. first a church, then a mosque and now a museum. entry is 20 TL. Make sure to ...

... list, and that was the Spice Market. This was another bitch to find! I don't know why they insist on hiding their markets in Istanbul. Obviously all the tourists find them because of course the place was packed. At least this time there was no smoke so I ...

... to remove his luggage from the plane. Needless to say, we were delayed. And then the on board audio visual equipment didn't work. The Istanbul airport was quiet when we arrived. There was no line for the $20 visa, and no passport line. I was out of there ...

Presented a paper The Introduction of Urboun Call Option. The Global Business and Economics Research Conference 2007.  Hilton Hotel, Istanbul Turkey. 8 - 11 August ...

... Hotel Sultanhan was exactly what we wanted, and more.  There are certainly more modern, vanilla hotels in Istanbul, so if you want the Holiday Inn or the Hilton, go right ahead.  I like to stay in boutique hotels that reflect the culture of the ...

... Service for cocktail party. Mother & father were also with me, it was a gathering of all diplomats & men of standing in Istanbul & I was introduced to Army General of Turkey & few other dignitaries. We also gave a representation of Indian songs at the ...

... 30 min plus tard..  Le trajet à durée 40 minutes jusqu’à la place Taksim, site très connu à Istanbul. Nous avons pris la direction de l’hôtel Hilton, ben oui on se paye le luxe ici ….. ben non, sur la map, on y indiquait un ...

... but i knew that was not right because the place i wanted to go to was a major attraction - the last sultan's palace in istanbul more later - have to go and meet the rest of my new group Istanbul Shirley PS - bob please respond to my ...

... Air flight and arrived in Istanbul. It was so nice to be greeted at the airport and chauffeur driven to the Hilton. We were so shocked to see that Istanbul was a major cosmopolitan city and so different to Cairo, given that it is only a 2 hour flight ...

... June 13th KM START = 20,248 (Trip = 9,878) KM END = 20,641 (Trip = 10,271 ) Route: Troy > Cannakale > Gallipoli > Istanbul "How was the party last night?" asks the owner of the pension over breakfast. "The food was great!" I reply, being as ...

... hands. It is my first extended visit to a Muslim country (I did the one day Pettra, Jordan tour once) and Istanbul is different than I expected -- Modern, democratic, clean, with beautiful ocean vistas. How did this come about? This land has ...

... for our suffering. So we survived our first test travelling again within the 1st hour without a fight...things are looking good.. Istanbul is an awesome city...very very big...and with a great atmosphere on the Bosphorus. We saw all the big ...

... the quaint roadside shops, the mannerisms of the store keepers, people old and young taking to the hubbly-bubbly - its all happening in Istanbul. Its remarkable to see how this country is dealing with Islam, did not get to hear the 'salah' 5 times a day ...