After a weekend or so in Istanbul I was ready to see a bit more of Turkey and hit the road. My plan was to go to Cappadocia - what I had heard was a unreal experience. Turns out it wasn't in the cards for me. On the way to the train station I had a very strong feeling that I shouldn't head back into Asia and that moving West was the right choice. Since the last instinct about moving places was not to get on a boat in Thailand, I thought it was best to stay put in Istanbul. Plus, once I got to the train station it was completely full. Ha, decision made.
I had quite a week in Istanbul hanging out with Ethan's flatmates and managed to see a ton in the city. It was great to explore with other people since I found it really difficult to get around Istanbul by myself without getting stared at all the time. Not that being with other people stopped them, even when I was with another guy friend on the tram I still got my butt grabbed a few times. Oh well. Anyway, it would be impossible to sum it all up so I decided I'd just post some pictures.
Visit to the Dolmabahce Palace
Cool castles!!
A day trip to Prices Islands where we rode bikes to the top!
Me and Ethan post brunch therefore happy. That is the Black Sea behind us where we saw dolphins!
Ethan about to make a huge mistake by attempting to eat 14 of those burgers. I won the bet and got my money back pretty quick. He only made it to 7.
Miniaturk! Here lies Turkey, but mini. It was not a bad attraction so if you ever head to Istanbul check it out.
A view of the city from Galata Tower
So that is about it for my trip to Istanbul. Big shout out to my buddy Ethan who housed me for my time there he is one nice dude who dealt with me for far too long. My next stop is Croatia. Finally!
I had quite a week in Istanbul hanging out with Ethan's flatmates and managed to see a ton in the city. It was great to explore with other people since I found it really difficult to get around Istanbul by myself without getting stared at all the time. Not that being with other people stopped them, even when I was with another guy friend on the tram I still got my butt grabbed a few times. Oh well. Anyway, it would be impossible to sum it all up so I decided I'd just post some pictures.
Visit to the Dolmabahce Palace
Cool castles!!
A day trip to Prices Islands where we rode bikes to the top!
Me and Ethan post brunch therefore happy. That is the Black Sea behind us where we saw dolphins!
Ethan about to make a huge mistake by attempting to eat 14 of those burgers. I won the bet and got my money back pretty quick. He only made it to 7.
Miniaturk! Here lies Turkey, but mini. It was not a bad attraction so if you ever head to Istanbul check it out.
A view of the city from Galata Tower
So that is about it for my trip to Istanbul. Big shout out to my buddy Ethan who housed me for my time there he is one nice dude who dealt with me for far too long. My next stop is Croatia. Finally!
Turkey looks so good in the sun! I hope you don't get harassed as much from Turkey-forward. Still jealous of your traveling, just to let you know. Take care!
ReplyDeletedo you ever grab their butts back? sometimes I want to do that just so men can realize how ridiculous it is to grab a stranger's butt and think it's acceptable... bastards! miss you, meegs :)
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