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accommodation in Istanbul???
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Mares wrote: Goran wrote in message ... Hi, I would be grateful if somebody could recommend me nice and clean, not to expensive, Hotel or Pension in Istanbul (~ 50 ? ) You can just arrive in Sultanahmet with a backpack on, and someone will almost certainly approach you offering a room. If not, wander down to Caddesi St in Cankurtaran and there are heaps of cheap places. Istanbul is one of my favourite cities in the world. You are doing well if you leave Turkey without a carpet. Hope you enjoy it! --- DFM I stayed at the Ambassador Hotel. It is very closed to all the great sights. Its web link is http://www.istanbulambassadorhotel.com/ I stayed there for most of a week in the Fall of last year. Its prices were reasonable, its rooms were quite 'modern' (at the end of a long vacation and nice room is a VERY appreciated thing), and it has a great breakfast on the balcony with the most spectacular view you can possibly imagine. Oh - for these views check out the Best of Turkey through my web page link below. I took "Aya Sofya at Night", the two "Hotel Breakfast Terrace", and "The Blue Mosque and Gull" from this balcony. You should be warned that the constant pitches from carpet sellers and other street peddlers can really REALLY get on your nerves, the 100th (literally) time you've heard it in a day. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from my 3-month European vacation: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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accommodation in Istanbul???
You should be warned that the constant pitches from carpet sellers and other street peddlers can really REALLY get on your nerves, the 100th (literally) time you've heard it in a day. It usually goes like: Carpet salesman: "Where you from?" Visitor: "(some place)" Carpet salesman: "Oh, I have a brother/cousin living there. Come in and have a cup of Lezzo..." The tourist is then presented with a BOILING hot glass of apple tea, and is thus forced to sit and wait for it to cool down, all the while being presented with carpet after carpet. Getting out of the shop may involve the use of a grappling hook or crowbar. --- DFM |
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