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THINGS TO DO
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Very Old Things
(Dec 31 '05)
On our first whole day in Istanbul, we tried to see as much historical stuff as possible.
Fortunately, the major sites are all located around Sultanhamet Square, so once we took a taxi to the ...
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My flıght left from Athens at 8 ın the mornıng. ı had no ıdea what to expect when arrıvıng ın Turkey. After landıng I waıted ın lıne for over an hour to obtaın ...
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ACROSS TURKEY - By Bus
(Oct 18 '76)
"The journey immediately began badly, with the driver reversing the van into the path of a passing truck"
So there we were, in ancient Sultanahmet, with its unfamiliar smells
and sounds, and that exotic ...
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Gettıng Lost (Fıguratıvely) ın Istanbul
(Aug 07 '07)
"Tıme stands stıll here. I don`t worry about anythıng - what day ıt ıs, what tıme..nor do I care. I am lıvıng ın complete blıss!"
Istanbul - Paris of the East
(May 06 '07)
More photos of Istanbul can be viewed here!
Day 0 - On Emirates, Transit at Dubai Airport
Had a free breakfast as we had a 9 hours transit (but we were really fed up with this particular waiter ...
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Welcome to the 'Bul
(Jul 17 '06)
Our day began with an overcrowded bus ride form Turkmens up to the main bus station in Olympos. We had the pleasure of having three very smelly Turkish men thrusting their shaved armpits in our faces, ...
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Istanbul
(Nov 06 '07)
Yet another overnight bus in two days was draining. Istanbul’s bus station was a hectic nightmare. We were not to catch a free shuttle in to Sultanhamet but after close to an hour of waiting we ...
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Almost To Asia
(Sep 28 '06)
This is and most likely will be the closest to Asia as we will and have gotten on this trip. And it was great!
Istanbul was much cleaner, safer and fun then I think any of us really expected. The ...
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Interesing Istanbul
(Jul 19 '05)
Very interesting and full of history. People were nice. Must see the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. If you get a cab to one, the others are within walking distance.
The spice ...
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