On 4 Jun, 11:22, "grusl" wrote:
> I'm off to Istanbul for a few days this month. First visit to Turkey and
> basically a spur-of-the-moment idea while my wife is visiting her mother.
>
> I'm flying BLR-IST with GF (two four-hour hops with a two hour layover in
> BAH and, being GF, will no doubt be late), which cost INR40,000 - about
> USD1000 - and staying at the Turing Ayasofya Konaklari in Soguk=E7esme sok=
agi
> in the Sultanahmet district at EUR120 per night. (No doubt those diacritic=
s
> won't come out).
>
> In the middle of the stay I'm planning for an overnight trip to Gallipoli
> via Canakkale. The hotel says it does group tours, which I don't especiall=
y
> mind in an unfamiliar country (and especially if there are knowledgable
> veterans on the tour ... not from the original 1915 conflict of course), b=
ut
> if anyone knows a more interesting way to see the battlefield sites and
> memorials I'm listening. I'm OK with bus, train or car options.
>
> I have the LP guide to Istanbul and I'm basically interested in the city's=
> history, architecture, art, museums, walking, and eating and drinking
> (restaurant and raki bar recommendations welcome; I'm completely
> omnivorous). I'm not a shopper. I take photos but not well. My brief
> research into Canakkale gives the general impression it's a swinging
> university town but I may have to adjust that for local sentiments.
>
> Cheers,
>
> George W Russell
>
> Bangalore
all that time and expense just to see some graves ?! |