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End of the road for Trans Asia.
... arts and craft had enriched our understanding of the world and we felt truly privileged to be able to experience it all.
The driver dropped us off in an Area close to Sultanhamet. Tim recognised the area and we set off to find a cafe where we could chill our before all the hotels woke up. After trudging about for about 45minutes we found a small cafe near a park that served ea, breakfast and had wifi to boot. Just as dawn broke ...
Day 3: Underground, Overground ...
... did we? After spending half an hour strolling through what we thought were the palace gardens we found that we had taken a wrong turning and were actually in the Gulhane Park! This was mostly due to the fact that there were no signs in English and our command of the Turkish language is non existent but it is a lovely park so we didn't mind.
After re-tracing our steps we eventually found the right road and, after climbing a steep hill, the palace ...
Istanbul (not Constantinople)
... a little and got a little lost and disoriented. There are over 61 alleys to the Bazaar and thousands of shops! We were in search of food (spices and sweets) but couldn't find any, it is all cafes and jewellery and rugs and clothes and ornaments.
We found our way back to the spice markets to get some Turkish turkish delights :) We got some sweets, which were very tasty and total sugar bombs! We got turkish delights (covered in icing sugar) and choc-coated ...
As the sun sets in Istanbul
... towards the tram station again, and the police told me the direction to the metro. Apparently, it was on the other side, and it was about a 6 minute walk from the tram station. Boy did I lose tons of time!
And then, when I found out the bus fare from Istanbul to Edirne, I just lost it. Aparently, the one way ticket costed 25 TL instead of 15 TL (as I saw in the website), and I didn't know what company to choose from as there were alot of bus offices in the area! This ...
Bustling Istanbul
... carriage ride around the whole island before going to have some lunch. This time we thought we would try some Turkish Pide. It was yum.. ! :)
I cant explain how awesome this city is. The locals are friendly, especially for a big city and the food is amazing and delicious. I am trying not to eat too much, but seriously the smells and the sight of the food is just to die for. Even the most ardent ...