Saturday, 19 July 2008

Day 72: Istanbul, Turkey


We made it to breakfast at 8.30 and took full advantage of the lovely buffet. We walked to the other side of town in search of a bike shop and stumbled across 10 all on the same corner! We cunningly managed to get 2 boxes for free together with some tape after being quoted ludicrous prices for boxes they would otherwise have simply thrown away. We returned to the hotel and dismantled the bikes attempting to fit them in the slightly too small boxes. Once they were in and we were covered in greese and dripping with sweat we chilled out in the hotels air con and updated the blog.
We had a quick drink on the roof terrace of our hotel soaking up the sea view to the front and the blue mosque view to the rear.


We headed to the restaurant for kebab lunch and on to the Hagia Sophia which is quite a grand simple structure from the outside but is impressively decorative inside.








We walked to the Galata Bridge for sunset and chilled on the comfy bean bag chairs with a few beers. Hours passed as we watched the fisherman cast and recast and life go by.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

To Kris & Ali

Congratulations to you both. Well done....... You've made it..... With no major mishaps. Very proud of you both. All at BOSVERBAS sends their love and all congratulate you both on this wonderful lifetime experience.

Dad & I are really pleased and happy that you both have done this wonderful self propelled trip. We are really looking forward to hearing all the stories you both have to make.

Have a rest and cannot wait till we see you both. CONGRATULATIONS on raising all the monies for cancer research and have a safe journey home.

Love always Mum & Dad xx

Aunty Jill said...

YOU DID IT!! You wonderfully ambitious special people. CONGRATULATIONS!
Look forward to seeing you tomorrow night - it's so exciting(but don't look forward to trying to cram bike boxes into my car!)
Love love love Aunty Jill