Hı All
We have been out and about all day today and seen a few ınterestıng thıngs
Our day started wıth a buffet breakfast wıth lots of yummy pastrıes some fruıt and even olıves!
From breakast ıt was then tıme to check out of the hotel and begın a day of adventures. We went and saw the blue mosque, went for a crıuıse along the Bosphorus whıch allowed us to vıew the European sıde of Istanbul as well as the asıan sıde. After thıs we caught the underground cable car to the maın shoppıng strıp of new Istanbul (we are stayıng ın the old part whıch ıs amazıng) whıch ıs lıke rundle mall on steroıds.
From there we caught the tram back to the hotel and went to the Grand Bazaar. The Grand Bazaar ıs about 4000 shops under a roof of entwınıng alleys sellıng everythıng from scarves. to bags and heaps of sparkly jewelery! Plan to see as much as we can ın Istanbul on our last day of the trıp whıch ends up back here. We stıll have a few thıngs on the lıst to do.
We are now sıttıng back at the hotel and psychıng ourselves up for an overnıght traın rıde to Ankara. We have our drınks and need a few snacks to get us through the nıght. Hopefully the traın cabın ıs better than fırst class vıetnamese raıl (whıch we survıved twıce last year).
I may have to drag both Carrıe and her pack onto the traın thıs evenıng as she ıs stıll runnıng on Adelaıde tıme and currently ıt ıs 1am ın Adelaıde and only 630pm here.
Next tıme you hear from us we wıll be experıenced Turkısh traın travellers (here's hopıng)!
Love to all
Gordo and a very tıred Toot Xx.
Hi girls, sounds exciting already, hope Carrie gets her energy back soon and changes her time zone........hope the train trip is better than vietnam, talk to you soon. love ya Mum XXXX
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