Istanbul: First Impressions
March 28th 2008 I left for Istanbul last night at 8:00 and arrived this morning two and a half hours late at 9:00, which was all right with me as I have a week here. The young woman I met on the train, V, was a bit more anxious as she was meeting a friend but on the whole expected the delay.
It was exciting to pull into the same terminal that the old Orient Express did years ago. The train itself was very nice
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