16: Final Goodbyes
03.11.2011 - 03.11.2011
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Awoke to find ourselves in downtown Istanbul. We left the train station and boarded a ferry to go from the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side. The ferry trip took us passed the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia and Topgapki so I managed to get some shots of these monuments from the Bosporus side! We left Sue at the dock (taxi for the airport) and continued downtown.
We checked in to the hotel and hurried out to grab some brekky before we all broke up and headed our separate ways! I spent the day with Jacqui and Malea and we started the morning by shopping in the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market. I didn’t buy anything but enjoyed just people watching and watching Malea and Jacqui try to not buy too much!! Jacqui bought herself a beautiful Anatolian carpet from one of the carpet merchants in the bazaar. The only thing I did buy this morning was to book myself in for a day trip to Gallipoli tomorrow to see the WWI site!
We grabbed ourselves a light lunch and then had a break (nap for the girls, blogging for me) before we headed back to where it all started for dinner overlooking the Blue Mosque! Shish and rice was the main choice for dinner before we all said our final farewells and headed our separate ways.. Me to Gallipoli tomorrow, the girls to a plane back to the States!
Posted by weary_feet 22.11.2011 20:31 Archived in Turkey
