Sunday 21 October 2007

Istanbul for the weekend


At the end of Ramadan is the Eid Holiday. Ron had a long weekend and we decided to spend it in Istanbul catching up with Robby and Paul. They have been travelling since April and have visited South America, Greece, Crete and many other exotic places. So we looked forward to hearing about their adventures and sharing a discovery of Istanbul.
The weekend started with a bottle of wine on the rooftop of the hotel we were staying in. Robby and Paul looked well and we spent a while just catching up with where they had been and what they had been doing. Then off to dinner at a local restaurant where the waiter forgot our order, gave us more than we ordered, confused the order and then charged us more than we had bargained for! We laughed it off and continued on to do some carpet shopping. We didn't buy a carpet but were given a detailed display of all the different types of Turkish carpets. The carpet seller may have been disappointed but we had a lovely time.
This photo of Robby and Paul was taken on the roof of the hotel. It was a lovely evening.

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