Sebnem Hotel Istanbul

... , with a great view of the Hagia Sofia out of another window, and the Blue Mosque out of a third window. – Welcome to Istanbul!! Following dinner, Sarah had all her new mates along the street, calling out 'Hi Sarah’ as we made our way back to ...

... with so much food and variety it was hard to believe. This we enjoyed on the roof terrace of the hotel, before venturing out into the heat and chaos of Istanbul at about 11am. We headed in the direction of the Hagia Sofia, but found our way to the ...

Istandbul: Mellow day, guys and girls go their separate ways for the day; one more time at Taksim Square. Day 34 4/9/09 Istanbul, Turkey Second to last day in Istanbul, the clock is running and we are all about to kill each other. We are ...

... the airport, there was heavy security there because the Pope was flying in, in a couple of days. Its was only a 2 hour flight to Istanbul and nothing happened, but when we got off the plane we had to go through a inferred scanner to detect if we had swine ...

The Sultan's Palace and a trip up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. Day 33 4/8/09 Istanbul, Turkey Its such a beautiful day today we are going to go on a boat down the Bosphorus, the river that divides Istanbul. But first we are going to go to the Topkaki ...

Hello from Istanbul!  We arrıved last nıght and were drıven to our hotel by our hotel drıver, arrıvıng about 1 AM.  Our hotel ıs very close to the Sea of Marmara and we can see the sea, the walls of Topkapı Palace, and a lıghthouse from ...

... market for our second encounter with the crowds. This bazaar was opened in 1660 and is the centre for spice trade in Istanbul. Spices, dried fruit, nuts, Turkish delight etc are on sale, although shops selling rugs, jewellery etc have begun to creep in ...

Last day ... Day 35 4/10/09 Istanbul, Turkey Last day of the trip!!!! I do not know what I am going to do, I don't think I can sit a desk for hours on end I can barely do my bogging. Well anyway its mothers day so Isaac and me go and get my ...

... lunch, I tripped coming out of the bathroom and went sprawling face first onto the hard marble floor,slidıng as I went.  Hello, Istanbul!  I am O.K.  Just a bruised arm and ego.  Then, we went to the Suleıman Mosque. It was somewhat ...