Istanbul - well almost

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Guess what!!

Our flight from Italy was delayed and we missed our connection. Now we can say we've been to Britain.
yesterday evening we had a rather large meal at the equivalent of a local pub. Quantity rather than quality but we received a complimentary sweet red wine oin arrival, a lovely tomato bruschetta as an appertiser and were offered a sweet chianti and sweets as a complimentary finisher. Unfortunately we had to decline because we were full. It was a nice experience if not a totally exciting gastronomic one.
We stayed near Ostia and our B&B was great. Our hosts and their children were charming.
Today we managed to return the car to Citroen and made it to the airport to find that the internet points are a complete waste of time. I am now doing this at the Renaiisance hotel in Heathrow where BA have put us up for the night.
We leave at 7 in the morning for Istanbul. That means a 4.45 wake up and we miss out on at l;east half a day in Instanbul.
It's all part of life's rich tapestry as i keep telling Liz.

Anyway this will be short as i'm paying £6/hr for this. Outrageous.

We journey onwards. BTW we get the meal of our choice tonight so i think i will order a very expensive wine.

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