Last few days in Istanbul

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November 6th 2010

Published: November 16th 2010

Thursday 4th November 2010 After another filling breakfast we departed from the Aqua Hotel and set off for the 340 kms to Istanbul. The road wasn't as bad as we thought it would be, the GPS indicating it would take 5.45 hours. In fact most of the time we could sit comfortably at 80 kph so the time would reduce. The speed limits on the highway are very hard to understand, we knowing the maximum is... Read Full Entry

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Judy and Rags

Weggs

We first backpacked in Eastern Europe in 2001 visiting Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia & Italy. In 2002 we spent the whole 12 months backpacking around the world. This was before blogs so find details here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~weggs/weggs_world/index.htm In 2007 we enjoyed another 6 months. This time we organised some home exchanges to help the budget, meet new people and be able to kick back and relax in a few places. Hawaii, San Francisco, Mexico, Croatia, England, Scotland, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Austria, Netherlands, China & Tibet were all visited either briefly or fo... full info

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Balloon we saw on the Asian side of Istanbul

Locals were going for a ride in it but we didn't have the time or enough Lire left!

Famous Blue Mosque

Tiles in the Blue Mosque

The blue ceramics are what it is named for.

Another view of the Blue Mosque

Aya Sofya

Built by Emperor Justinian and completed in 537 it is now a museum.

Egyptian Obelisk

Ancient obelisk sits in the area known as the Hippodrome.

Photo of the Photographers

We were stopped and asked if we'd pose for photos as we were wearing our distinctive Aussie hats. We caught then a little while later subjecting a young chap with very curly hair to the same treatment!

Taking the dog for a ride.

Rags takes his blogging job seriously

The last entry until who knows when? Doha Lounge.

8th November 2010

hans
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So nice! Thanks a lot for the photograps. Love, hans

9th November 2010

Rod Mutha
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Constantinople
Hi ya, Turkey certainly is a fantastic place and you kinda get attached but at the same time your pleased to be leaving in one piece. Istanbul is a wonderful city and Rags you take the cake for driving in that madhouse. So much to see so much to do and so much history and sooooo many people. great to see the pics. The food and wine and beer is generally very good. It seems like the weather is still being kind to you. I look forward to the next thrilling instalment. Safe journey.

11th November 2010

Kerry Clark
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Turkey sounds much more modern than I imagined. Kerry

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