"Arrived in Istanbul via overnight train from Ankara yesterday. Rode the ferry to our hotel and the view was fantastic. Stood at the front of the ferry watching as the c ..."
"We made it! I am exhausted and totally ready to go to bed. The Representative from Friendly Planet met us at the airport and loaded us onto a bus and took us to the Point Hotel nea ..."
"Before we get started you may have hopefully noticed that there are a few photos included in this blog (we are slowly learning). Anyhow, as well as these photos there are sev ..."
"Well, I think the easiest way to write this journal is to divide our time in Istanbul and our trip to Gallipoli and Troy, even though it wasn't consecutive. After a few bumps ..."
"And it's on to Istanbul...formerly Constantinople...formerly the Islamic Center of the World...a huge city...15 million people...spanning two continents, Europe and Asia...Topkapi, ..."
"Our flight from Singapore left at 11:35 a night and flew via Dubai so by the time we arrived at Istanbul we were all pretty tired. The girls, as usual were star travelers. We jumpe ..."
A travel blog entry from Istanbul by
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"Andrea: We awoke early this morning to get to the airport for our flight to Istanbul. I am so sad to leave this bed! I wish I could pack it up and send it home..... What can you do ..."
A travel blog entry from Istanbul by
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"I woke up about 5:30 when Kate left to use the facilities. I couldn't get back to sleep because I didn't want to wake up when the train arrived in Istanbul. After I got dressed, I ..."
"Spanning Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of history's greatest cities. For continued global importance, perhaps only Rome can rival the political, strategic and cultural significa ..."
A travel blog entry from Istanbul by
jambo
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