Istanbul โ Europe to Asia, Day 2
After exploring Sultanahmet Square, we took the very crowded tram back to the funicular and walked over to the hotel to pick up our bags. We then took the funicular and tram to the ferry dock where we met Barbara who had arrived via train and tram from the airport. (Thank goodness for text messaging!)
Istanbul โ Wandering, Day 2
Due to the time change, I had a hard time waking up on our first morning in Istanbul, but managed to get up, get showered and get packed. Once all five of us were “up and at ’em”, we headed up to the terrace floor of the hotel for breakfast. Thankfully, “Terrace” at this hotel
Istanbul โ Exploring, Day 1
After a short rest and a shuffling of hotel rooms — with five of us, we had two, but only one had been available at check-in, we headed out to find some lunch. Our hotel is in a litle pedestrian area full of little shop and restaurants, so finding a place was no challenge. The
Istanbul โ Arrival, Day 1
On Wednesday, I woke up somewhere over Amsterdam, still hours away from Istanbul. Breakfast was the lamest airplane breakfast I’ve ever had, but at least it was vegetarian. While approaching Istanbul, we caught some glimpses of Black Sea and then mosque after mosque; thankfully, the guy behind me stopped counting after 15. As in Atlanta,
Photos from Istanbul
We have two short days in Istanbul before we take the 1.50TL ferry to Asia and ride the overnight train train to Ankara. There I’ll have time to caption the photos and write about our adventures. For now, here are the photos.
And weโre off!
We’re now on our way to Turkey, but first enduring a 4+ hour layover at JFK. The time is easily passed in the SkyClub where we are indulging in snacks, drinks, wi-fi and comfy chairs. We’ll head over to our gate in an hour or so and get ready to get on our long flight
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