Right, I apologize for the delay in updating this- I've been without internet since I got here and I've been dying to tell you all about it! The plane journey was amazing, crazy, boring, fun- every adjective you can imagine! In Manchester 2 people where taken off the plane by British passport police with their suspicious looking luggage, our plane was one hour delayed and I was stuck in between two of the smelliest people all the way to Istanbul! I was so thirsty when i arrived but discovered that although they do accept sterling in the airport, they don't take coins and the bureau de change would not change my Yuan at all- needless to say it was a very thirsty and hot 6 hours AND the airport does not have aircon!!! My wait was
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