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Istanbul - Day 2
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After we took a walk and circled back to the area, we saw the aftermath of a fight. Several guys (yelling) were forcing a very resistant man into the back of a taxi while police just looked on. A few moments later, we saw one man ushered into the back of an ambulance whose head was bloodied and bandaged.
We retired to our apartment and slept only to have a mosquito dine on our hands and faces.
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First week in Istanbul
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The next couple days we didn't do much outside but got to know their children, Çiçek/9 and Baran/3 1/2. We went out to dinner with some friends Sunday night at a nice restaurant overlooking the Bosphorus called, La Maison. It looked out towards the Topkapi Palace, the Girl Tower and the Blue Mosque. I got together with my Turkish brother, Cengiz on Monday and we went to Bebek, one of my favorite places along the Bosporus. Karen, we went to ...
Ey up! It's Istanbul
... a member of the tiny tots club. It turns out that the rest of the Lirica entertainments crew are still there cruising Northern Europe. He fancied a change and got transferred. He confirmed that the DJ Marco onboard this ship is different from the Harpo Marx look-alike.
It is over 850 nautical miles to our next port of call so tomorrow is a day at sea. Time to chill and relax. The weather is forecast to be around 78F (24C) It’s a hard life ...
Istanbul orientation with Erol, East meets West
... gave us directions on how to catch the tram/ferry back to his house ... with the last ferry leaving at 10.45pm. Tons of time (or so we thought). Left to our own devices we headed back to my choice - Cemberlitas Hamani - a very well known Turkish Bath, one definitely catering to the keen tourist. We booked in for the full body scrub and Turkish massage, the girls go with girls (large old ladies with pendulous breasts really) and the boys go with boys (ex-prison ...
Getting a taste for Turkey in Istanbul
... buildings and its people are full of colour and life. It is huge, covering some 100km end to end and 20% of Turkey’s population live there. The city itself is also split over two continents – there’s a European side where many of the main touristic attractions are, and an Asian side, where many of the locals live.
Our first taste Istanbul was the hippodrome, with its wide open paved spaces and greenery, and ...