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Awww the 3 pals trolling together in public



Here in America "Turkey" refers to a bird...we use our guns to shoot
the buggers...!!!


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Greg


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On Jun 4, 4:53 pm, Norman Spiney wrote:





On 4 Jun, 13:49, grusl wrote:

On Jun 4, 4:33 pm, Norman Spiney wrote:

On 4 Jun, 13:27, grusl wrote:

On Jun 4, 3:22 pm, Norman Spiney wrote:

On 4 Jun, 12:05, grusl wrote:

On Jun 4, 2:37 pm, Norman Spiney
wrote:

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
Sogukçesme sokagi
in the Sultanahmet district at EUR120 per night. (No doubt
those diacritics
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 especially
mind in an unfamiliar country (and especially if there are
knowledgable
veterans on the tour ... not from the original 1915 conflict
of course), but
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 ?!- Hide
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Yes, I suppose Westminster Abbey falls into the same category.

The time is negligible - overnight - and I don't know about the
cost
yet.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

Westminster Abbey is a large historic building in the centre of
London....
Gallipoli is overrated, Pergammon / Goreme / Pamukkale are much
more
interesting-

I'm sure Gallipoli is larger than Westminster. Anyway, I think
London
is overrated.

....Gallipoli is a large field,zzzzzzz, but if you insist on going at
least drop in on the Turks as well, it'll make your driver happy- Hide
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Westminster is a large church zzzzzzzzzzz

indeed, and thats about 30 minutes of site seeing for no extra effort.

I imagine I will see the occasional Turk with a week in Istanbul.

ah, but they wont buried in a field....- Hide quoted text -

SHUT UP

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore- Hide quoted text -

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