The vacation was fine and we have seen many things there, but the ‘optional’ costs were really expensive. My girlfriend has considered many things I would have forgotten – I would have been lost without her. She’s really great!
Istanbul – Day 4 – Goin’ home
A day starting at 04:00 in the morning cannot really be called a good day, isn’t it? Breakfast was taken at the lounge as usual and I have discovered the logic with the black tea there in the hotel. Turkish logic, having two pots – one with tea, one with water. That was a reason for me, that […]
Istanbul – Day 3 – Cold. Too cold for me.
Having a hot shower can be really relaxing – especially after the day before. Our plan for today was seeing the Blue Mosque and walking over the great bazaar. But this one was not as beautiful as the spice bazaar. Lunch was great as usual.
Istanbul – Day 2 – Historical things
The day started with great sunshine and a boat trip on the river Bosporus after a short navigation trio to the bazaar for spicery where I had to collect many business cards and promise to return.
Istanbul – Day 1 – Historical things
This time our day started too early. The alarmclock bugs me about two hours to early. Anyways – After a good breakfast and some tea we started our tour by 09:30. We went out for a walk and visited the Haga Sophia following the old tracks of the ottoman dynasty which took us to the Topkapi palace and […]
Istanbul – Day 0 – Hitting the ground
Today started by our departure at 06:45 to the Zuerich-Airport in Switzerland. A helpful lecture there was one of the previous posts of Grazer, talking about this airport and its elevators. Without that I wouldn’t have reached my first cup of coffee in time.