Yeh Istanbul!!! The eagerly anticipated. The plane taxying to a halt, the airport, all usual, all bafflingly and similarly indistinguishable. Why does every airport in every part fo the world have to or try to look exactly the same? Why should the airport in Istanbul not be distinguishable from the one in Dubai or in Frankfurt or in Bangalore in a few months? Everything as Kemal had told us. Uneventful passport controls, ATM's near the gate. Absolutely no need to carry currency, and as Kemal said, the exchange rate is actually quite sad. The nearest phone booth is with the post office - walk resolutely ignoring calls to take taxis, rented cabs, Havas buses. Well, the Havas Bus gets you to the city for 9 YTL, and the City bus (green colour) from the same stop ... read more