Sirkeci Konak Istanbul

... into strong cheese, best stick with the mini-croissant and chocolate spread (that was my favorite). FIRST DAY IN ISTANBUL Our first destination after breakfast was the famous Topaki Palace. Topaki Palace is the former residence of various Sultans ...

... , spinach filled pastries, dates and olives in various variations. After our breakfast we headed out into the madness that is called Istanbul, or better Constantinople. First we headed back to the travel agent that we found around the corner of the hotel ...

... area is the river that runs between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It is where Asia and Europe meet and where Istanbul (not Constantinople) now sits. The area consists of various shops, restaurants and boat tours that run up and down the ...

... slowly. Ate lunch at Richard Wilmott’s recommended kofte restaurant. Hopped on the hoho bus, and did a circumnavigation of Istanbul major sights. Mosques or churches everywhere, palaces and museums aplenty. Made it back to our starting point only ...

... did we wake up to early, should it not be a vacation? We have to catch the Blue Express flight from Rome to Istanbul. Blue Express is a budget carrier like Easyjet operating from Italy. So we have no expectations whatsoever. We read up and saw that they ...

The cross-roads of the two most influential continents in the world come together here... of all places, in Istanbul. The Bosphorous Strait, separating Turkey into two and essentially connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, is the intersection ...

New country, new toilets. Anyone travelling to the United States from Australia for the first time can't help but feel alarmed at the scary toilet style. Without wanting to be too graphic, the seat is closer to the ground and the water level is higher ...

short answer: change in power. Sunday was really a lost day, with a way-too-long nap to make up for the 1 hour of sleep during the 15 hours of flying. I highly rec'd not flying coach if you can find someone else to pay for the ticket. Dinner on the ...