At last, some sun....Turkey
Sams pic's of the cistern It's 5am, and once again, Sam and I are up for a flight. Why so early? We were trying to maximise our fun time in Istanbul. We've just crossed the Thames in our uber when Sam realises he has a txt from BA saying our flight was cancelled and sorry but your on the 10am flight...gad damn it there goes the sleep in... British Airways are great, I guess it is deemed a long enough haul for free food and drinks, which is good for me because for some reason as soon as I get on a plane I get ravenous. They kindly gave me three boxes of lunch instead of just the one...good chaps. Taxi to the hotel, a jazzy golden place in the old city. Some delicious coffee on arrival and bam, free upgrade too. Wonderful. Thanks Golden Horn. Our room was at the top, facing out over the Bosphorus, which was excellent although sliiiightly too close to the kitchen for after dinner noise... The first morning we met up with the others an...