After spending Sunday frantically getting everything together that I needed to pack for 3 weeks, I was struck by an urge to do something a little outrageous. So, I bought a new camera - a Canon Rebel T2i. I'm pretty excited to take some amazing photos while I'm here, so much so that I even read the manual on the plane! I'll try to post a photo after I finish this, but it's pretty late here, so it might go up tomorrow.
The travel portion of the trip wasn't bad at all we left SFO at 9 pm and arrived in Munich at 6 pm Monday (local time). After a quick 2 hour layover, we arrived in Istanbul at 11 pm local time. I must say it was the easiest customs check I've ever been thru - there wasn't even any paperwork to fill out! We just had to pay $20 for a visa and have our passports stamped. After picking up our bags, a driver from our hotel was waiting for us with my name on a little white board. This was pretty exciting for me as I've never had anyone "collect" me from the airport like that before. After a 20-25 minute ride, we arrived at the Tulip Hotel. Along the way, we passed the Bosphorus River, a few mosques and arrived in the old part of the city where our hotel is located. The hotel is pretty basic, but it's close to everything , reasonably priced and the staff has been very friendly - plus free wi-fi!
Well tomorrow is going to be a busy day, so stay tuned!
Glad everything is going famously! I can't wait to see your photos with your NEW camera! Have fun!
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