The beauty of living in Europe: An easy flight to Istanbul. Student-led conferences in the am buses to Minsk airport Belavia (Belarus national airline) one hour to Kiev, Ukraine Ukranian International Airlines two hours to Istanbul; arrive at 11 pm light rail & short walk past Blue Mosque & Hagia Sofia to Romantic Hotel (6 rooms) The hotel has a beautiful breakfast terrace on top of the hotel overlooking the Sea of Marmar Besides the amazing view, there is a Turkish breakfast spread of tomatoes, cucumbers, yogurt, olives, sesame bread rings, hard boiled eggs, dried figs and apricots, raisins, walnuts… a filling start to the day. Our tour guide meets us for a half day touring of… hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Roman underground cistern & Grand Bazaar, rug shopping (tempted by a $2,000 3 ft
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