20110524_31k Old blue door in Istanbul, Turkey. Mebbeh I should create a "Doors & windows" set. :D
Istanbul was one of my main goals on the Interrail trip, because I would 1) get to travel a hella long way to get there 2) wanted to step on Turkey 3) wanted to step on Asia. I decided to head pretty much straight for it because 1) it was totally distant & scareh so I'd get it over with 2) June presumably would be even hotter.
So I arrived in town on the morning of the 24th (left home on the 20th), checked a free krap map for the way to ASIA and took a cheap ferry there with all my luggage. Then I just went for a photowalk in some everyday-ish part of town, doing my best to get lost (didn't).
In other news, Istanbul kind of seemed more tourist-friendly than the other zomg-eastern-Europeaaaaaaan cities I had stopped in.
I started out thinking I would stay a couple of days (after all, I was on a MONTH-LONG TRIP! THAT'S FOREVAR, RITE?!?!?!?!?11), but I didn't run into any hostels (this only happens in my imagination and I will bring more addies and maps on my next trip), and I felt sated after my walk anyway. I rehydrated :P~~~~~~~~~~~ , chilled in a park, ferried my way back to Europe, and hopped on the night train to Belgrad. (I ended up getting 1 extra train-night because we got stranded in Sofia for a day...)
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Vegan FAQ! :)
The Web Site the Meat Industry Doesn't Want You to See.
Please watch Earthlings.
The above photo was placed in the Europe album because I can't be arsed to create a separate Asia album for a handful of shots taken a couple of miles from Europe. :B
20110524_31k Old blue door in Istanbul, Turkey. Mebbeh I should create a "Doors & windows" set. :D
Istanbul was one of my main goals on the Interrail trip, because I would 1) get to travel a hella long way to get there 2) wanted to step on Turkey 3) wanted to step on Asia. I decided to head pretty much straight for it because 1) it was totally distant & scareh so I'd get it over with 2) June presumably would be even hotter.
So I arrived in town on the morning of the 24th (left home on the 20th), checked a free krap map for the way to ASIA and took a cheap ferry there with all my luggage. Then I just went for a photowalk in some everyday-ish part of town, doing my best to get lost (didn't).
In other news, Istanbul kind of seemed more tourist-friendly than the other zomg-eastern-Europeaaaaaaan cities I had stopped in.
I started out thinking I would stay a couple of days (after all, I was on a MONTH-LONG TRIP! THAT'S FOREVAR, RITE?!?!?!?!?11), but I didn't run into any hostels (this only happens in my imagination and I will bring more addies and maps on my next trip), and I felt sated after my walk anyway. I rehydrated :P~~~~~~~~~~~ , chilled in a park, ferried my way back to Europe, and hopped on the night train to Belgrad. (I ended up getting 1 extra train-night because we got stranded in Sofia for a day...)
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Vegan FAQ! :)
The Web Site the Meat Industry Doesn't Want You to See.
Please watch Earthlings.
The above photo was placed in the Europe album because I can't be arsed to create a separate Asia album for a handful of shots taken a couple of miles from Europe. :B