We checked out of Steph’s ‘posh hotel’ and rode across Istanbul to a cheaper one, more affordable! It was ok more the type of hotel I stay in when travelling, in the part of town where tourists are not, cheap, I like it. The area is full of locals going about there business as usual and I make an effort to engage with them, smiles all round.
It’s all about the people.
In the afternoon we went sightseeing to ‘The Blue Mosque’ and other similar places. Walking back we were out of the tourist areas and getting down with the locals, I liked this and felt Istanbul is a good place. Before we got a taxi the final way back we saw an aqueduct, there were a few people on top, I had to get up there! It was one of the craziest things I’ve done, scary, exhilarating, what a view, what a feeling. Mad, Mad, Mad…
