Istanbul (Day 3 Wednesday))
Arrived OK in Istanbul. Met by Genghis at airport and taken to Marvi Guesthouse where we are being looked after by Ali who is frull of local knowledge. Guesthouse is unrenovated (0 stars) but clean and very well positioned in the old part of town Sultanhamet. We are a 3 minutes walk to the major sites of the Blue Mosque (pictured) and the Sophia Museum.
We unpacked our bikes on arrival Monday morning and found some damage to bikes in transit -bent derailleur on one bike. We have found a friendly bike shop and should be no problem to get fixed. .
Istanbul is a colourful, hectic and very interesting city full of strutting Turks trying to sell things such as carpets and eat at my restaurant .There are bazaars, mosques, restaurants and markets everywhere .
Wednesday Afternoon: Just returned from the bike shop and Siggi's bike is now ready for the road. Good service by skilled mechanics and served a cup of Turkish tea whilst we looked on and very reasonably priced. We rode our bikes to and from the bike shop and it was an experience negotiating the traffic and pedestrians.
Tonight we are heading off for a Turkish bath including scrub and massage followed by dinner at the guest house for about $4. (bargain)
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ReplyDeleteGood to hear you have arrived safely and are enjoying yourself - the Turkish bath and massage sounds great - I'm green with envy .
ReplyDeletePS - I like the fire escape on the guesthouse !
Yeah, wow! Im a little bit impressed how fast you guys updated us... blog and pictures within 2 days of arrival. Just remember you are gone for 4 months, so continual updates of that efficiency will be fairly time consuming! haha Glad you've arrived in one piece 'rents :)
ReplyDeleteYes the fire escape is impressive. Our window is right behind it at first floor.
ReplyDeleteThe turkish bath was amazing. For Sig a big madam in g-string scrubbed and massaged my comparatively small naked body.Got clean all right.
Turkish bath sounds great. Do they have Turkish delight there? Apparently the Topkapi museum is a must see. Missed you at morning runners this morning. J(ekyll)& S(ilvertongue)
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