Swissotel Istanbul

... from the GM in which he extended a personal invitation to enjoy a complimentary . . . . and much quieter night, should I return to Istanbul. I intend to return and do more of Turkey, but I might try another hostelry.   . . . . Joey was not roused ...

... the distinctive voices of M+D Hansen. They had arrived. So we piled into a taxi and took the 30 minute taxi ride to the Swissotel. Mom and I had a few glasses of wine in the "executive lounge" and then we were on our way to Ortakoy, a charming ...

... . The last night i was in Istanbul the Chechan Rebels took some tourists hostage not far from were i am staying, at the Swissotel Hotel. I was asleep but some of my fellow backpackers were watching CNN and the coverage came over live, it has really got ...

... can cook.  Then we headed for Gallipoli, where the Allied troops tried to take hold of the Dardanelles Strait to eventually conquer Istanbul so that a passage can be opened up for Russia. This was in March 1915, at the height of WWI.  The ...