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(written by Dave) Today we have been enjoying our last day in Turkey. Edirne is a fantastic city. As noted yesterday, Edirne’s population has been shrinking over the past couple hundred years. The grandeur of days gone by is evident … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) First a quick report on the concert last night. Yes, we could hear it from our room but it was not too bad. Either that or we were just tired. It started about 9PM, an hour later … Continue reading
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(written by Nancy) Even with our long naps yesterday we both slept hard last night in our very big hotel room. I guess that once the adrenaline from the ride wore off we were both very tired so a good … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) We are safe in Silivri but what a ride it was to get here. We’d read a lot about today’s route in fellow cyclists’ blogs but we could never have imagined how crazy the D100 traffic was … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) That’s it, we’re done – tomorrow we leave Istanbul – no really, we are going. Today would have been a great day to depart as the morning dawned bright blue skies. Tomorrow the forecast is for a … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) We almost didn’t post today as we spent the morning planning the route ahead and that is never very exciting, even for us. But then I thought I should make a few notes about dinner last night … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) Our teeth are clean and thankfully no big issues. If anyone is looking for a good dentist in Istanbul we’d recommend Dr Elif Gϋndϋz. She is a fluent English speaker, trained in Vienna and has her own … Continue reading
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(written by Dave) Today we visited the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market, plus a bunch of stuff in between. First up was the Grand Bazaar. The Grand Bazaar has been trading in the same location for several centuries. If … Continue reading
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(written by Nancy) First night in our pension went well so I think we have landed a decent spot to rest for a few days. We heard a bit of excitement on the streets about 10:30 last night and suspected … Continue reading
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(written by Nancy) Our ferry didn’t leave until 11:30 this morning so we had a leisurely breakfast at the hotel before packing up. The ferry port was only about a 5 minute ride from the hotel but we decided to … Continue reading
