Category Turkiye
Gallipoli – Windswept and (Extremely) Interesting
In the words of my favourite Scotsman Billy Connolly, our tour of Gallipoli was most windswept and very interesting. Having left Pete and Ilze to their own devices in Istanbul, we were luxuriating in our huge hotel room in Eceabat with a panoramic view over the Dardanelles. We think this came about because Ian’s lunch […]
Passing Ships of the Desert
Sultanahmet Sunday 28th. Ilze will write at length about Dubai, suffice it to say at the Non Ian G end of the spectrum, we found it hot and oppressive, garish and crass. Look for Ilze’s photos from the Egyptian themed shopping centre in coming issues and the only camel we saw was in bright yellow fibreglass. […]
Minarets and Trojan Horses
On our second evening in Istanbul we found another very good restaurant where they catered for Ian. Next morning it took a while to get out of bed, and we spent some time on the net trying to find a bigger supermarket or somewhere else to get a better range of food. With the four […]
Istanbul Arrival
It’s been an interesting and challenging couple of days. On Wednesday night we stayed in a tiny but clean and quite comfortable room near Gare du Nord, handy for our train trip to the airport in the morning. Food options for Ian were limited so we just ate leftovers and went to bed. In the […]
What’s The Plan?
First up, Deb and Ian head to Paris, where we’ll stay in an appartement in Bastille. Armed with a map (what else) and Metro tickets, we’ll take a week to explore our surroundings, indulge ourselves at the patisseries and try and live a little like the locals. Deb knows how to say “un croissant s’il […]
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