Istanbul...

[Tingles]

Very good journey down to Heathrow - stayed overnight before departing for the airport on Friday.

Plane looked full and booked my seat online so all good.

Still feeling fluey but flight arrived on time.

Had to queue for a '£10 visa' to get into Turkey - then queue again for passport control - I went through the NATO member countries channel - followed by some Russians????

I arranged a car transfer from the Hotel - glad I did - Friday night traffic, you think London's bad!

Got checked in - free upgrade which was nice.

Beechams lemon flu powder then went to bed...

This morning had a walk around - near the Bospherous loads of restaurants and bars built under the bridge.

I was expecting to get bothered on the street by hawkers etc - but I adopted my 'scowl' - the one I normally use for Chuggers - it usually works...

Except - someone said "You look like a professor" - to which I repied "I know - now go away" -

Walked around for 3 hours then back to the hotel - still feeling pretty crap!

Nice city - probably wouldn't want to live here!


Seasons Greetings...


Tone

[Paddy]

Very good journey down to Heathrow - stayed overnight before departing for the airport on Friday.

Plane looked full and booked my seat online so all good.

Still feeling fluey but flight arrived on time.

Had to queue for a '£10 visa' to get into Turkey - then queue again for passport control - I went through the NATO member countries channel - followed by some Russians????

I arranged a car transfer from the Hotel - glad I did - Friday night traffic, you think London's bad!

Got checked in - free upgrade which was nice.

Beechams lemon flu powder then went to bed...

This morning had a walk around - near the Bospherous loads of restaurants and bars built under the bridge.

I was expecting to get bothered on the street by hawkers etc - but I adopted my 'scowl' - the one I normally use for Chuggers - it usually works...

Except - someone said "You look like a professor" - to which I repied "I know - now go away" -

Walked around for 3 hours then back to the hotel - still feeling pretty crap!

Nice city - probably wouldn't want to live here!


Seasons Greetings...


Tone

The ferries to the Asian side are cheap and worth a trip. Also there are are good network of up to date date busses going to such places as Troy. You can buy almost anything in Istanbul at a cheap price.

[AtW]

Nice city - probably wouldn't want to live here!

Trust me - you would not want to die there either... so stay in hotel until your return flight is due!



Merry Christmas!

[Tingles]

Trust me - you would not want to die there either... so stay in hotel until your return flight is due!



Merry Christmas!

Very risk averse I think.


Tone

[suityou01]

Very good journey down to Heathrow - stayed overnight before departing for the airport on Friday.

Plane looked full and booked my seat online so all good.

Still feeling fluey but flight arrived on time.
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Beechams lemon flu powder then went to bed...

This morning had a walk around - near the Bospherous loads of restaurants and bars built under the bridge.


Seasons Greetings...


Tone

Keep it up, you have probably got swine flu. Doubt you've got long so make the most of it.






Crescendo

[Tingles]

Keep it up, you have probably got swine flu. Doubt you've got long so make the most of it.






Crescendo

I think you maybe right - I've heard its particular bad for porkers like myself.

How long does it last - coming up to 7 days?


Tone

[Paddy]

Can you post some some pics please?

[Tingles]

Can you post some some pics please?

Indeed I can - I'll post them up tomorrow I only took my camera out today for a few snaps - I'm doing some proper tourist stuff tomorrow.


Tone

[xoggoth]

If you can't stop a sneeze on the high street, always go OINK! OINK! It scares the sh* out of people.

Stay in hotel? Street hawkers? Can't be that bad. I recall a poor but reasonably decent city in 1971 apart from all the multitudinous car scrap yards in the suburbs and you could also buy a used toothbrush on street stalls. Never accept an offer to go and have a drink in a scrapyard though.

PS Or walk the backstreets in a mini skirt. I made that mistake once.

[suityou01]

I think you maybe right - I've heard its particular bad for porkers like myself.

How long does it last - coming up to 7 days?


Tone

It took me 14 weeks.



Fellow porker