16th May 2010
I have been everywhere today! When I managed to drag myself out of bed, I headed off, via local bus, to the Autogara 2. Many towns seem to have two bus stations - one for intercity buses and the other for more local journeys that are too long for the urban bus system [...]
9th May 2010
Today I walked around Edirne, exploring the town and visiting the sites. This included four mosques and two museums. I was almost surprised when I woke up that I hadn’t been robbed in my sleep and I had actually slept fairly well. The shared toilet/shower facilities were actually surprising usable once you got [...]
7th May 2010
Today, Simon had a day off work! After a bit of a sleep in, we decided to head to the Prince’s Islands. They are to the south of the city, in the Marmaris Sea. In order to get there we caught the subway, then the metrobus, then light rail, then boat. I am [...]
6th May 2010
I’m a couple of days behind, but before I talk about the 6th, I’m currently on a bus from Istanbul to Edirne. The Turks know how to do buses! They have plush comfortable seats with a screen in the back of the seat playing local TV. I have mine currently set to a [...]
5th May, 2010
Today was a day of gastronomical pleasures! Today we headed off to the Asian shore, catching a ferry across the Bosphorus to Kadikoy. We wandered through the streets and even a car park, eventually we found what we were looking for, what Simon had recommended. A small bazaar, selling the best of Turkish produce and products. In [...]
4th May 2010
As everyone was sleepy and in holiday mode, no one was up till late and we barely made it out of the house until 11! I say house in a colloquial fashion, Simon’s 6th floor apartment is an experience! Mere blocks from the metro and a major shopping area, it has a great [...]
This is a tester/introductions for a possible novel concept… Let me know what you think…
The price of cheese was of great concern to Tybol, in the last few years it had more than doubled in price. Tybol liked cheese, it was a fantastic substance; versatile, elastic and even crumbly. He mulled over it as he [...]