Magical Istanbul: Day 1 - Mostly just being there
Photos:1. A year's supply of Vitamin C2. Sea of tourists3. Walk along the Hippodrome4. Birbidirek Cistern5. Magic evening viewNo visit to Turkey can be considered complete without some time spent in Istanbul. The tour we booked included just 2 full days, bookending our travels around the country - no where near enough, so we booked ourselves extra ones at both the beginning and the end. The city is so big, and there is so much to say about it, it certainly warrants a page of its own. Here I'll simply put a brief overview of each of the days we spent there; anyone who wants more information can check out the reviews over there - any I write and the 8,875 written by VTers before me. Travelling alone and arriving at 5am from Australia (MrL arrived at 1.30pm from London), I'd booked both an airport pickup and the previous night in our chosen hotel. No waiting around all morning for an...
