I heard the Turkish Airline lounge in Istanbul was something but was it ever. There is a library, pool table, movie theatre, putting green, piano bar, 5 different food stations, dudes whizzing by on Segues, 5 different food stations and most importantly, booze every where.
I am back in Istanbul. I was passing through to get to Iraq so I decided to see if I could find that Irish Pub that Eric and I got looped in a few years ago. Now I am not making this up. It is strait down the street from me. I remembered it was the Port something or other and there it was. The drunk Irish women is still waiting for Eric.
It was raining like crazy today but I did manage to go back to the Grande Bizarre, Spice Bizarre and Blue Mosque.
The Blue Mosque
When I was here last time we had a view from the hostel and remember saying that I would never get tired if seeing it. A few years later it is still absolutely amazing to see. And this is without knowing the history of it. It was raining so hard that I did not get great pictures but I did the last time I was here.
If they call NYC the City the Never Sleeps I think they can call Istanbul the city that will not let you sleep. Feck, it is noisy. With jet lag I was not expecting much sleep but with the trams, construction, cats, seagulls and I am not making this up, there was even a fecking elephant making noises. It was about 3 am and after listing all the sounds that I thought I was hearing I thought there is no fecking way that is an an elephant. I get dressed and go to the street and there is an elephant being transported to what I hope was the zoo. I didn't have a camera (or a tape recorder) but away it went.
After walking around today I was approached about 3 billion times to buy something and probably much to Istanbul's displeasure I only bought a bottle of water, cinnamon, and almonds.
A very quick visit but Istanbul's visual sights are always amazing.
I am back in Istanbul. I was passing through to get to Iraq so I decided to see if I could find that Irish Pub that Eric and I got looped in a few years ago. Now I am not making this up. It is strait down the street from me. I remembered it was the Port something or other and there it was. The drunk Irish women is still waiting for Eric.
It was raining like crazy today but I did manage to go back to the Grande Bizarre, Spice Bizarre and Blue Mosque.
The Blue Mosque
When I was here last time we had a view from the hostel and remember saying that I would never get tired if seeing it. A few years later it is still absolutely amazing to see. And this is without knowing the history of it. It was raining so hard that I did not get great pictures but I did the last time I was here.
If they call NYC the City the Never Sleeps I think they can call Istanbul the city that will not let you sleep. Feck, it is noisy. With jet lag I was not expecting much sleep but with the trams, construction, cats, seagulls and I am not making this up, there was even a fecking elephant making noises. It was about 3 am and after listing all the sounds that I thought I was hearing I thought there is no fecking way that is an an elephant. I get dressed and go to the street and there is an elephant being transported to what I hope was the zoo. I didn't have a camera (or a tape recorder) but away it went.
A very quick visit but Istanbul's visual sights are always amazing.
