(Julia)
After 4 weeks of travel we reached Istanbul, the metropolis we are welcomed by our duly swallowed in Verkehsgewirr. Without pilots be taxi drivers we would have our idyllic campsite, located on a 4-lane main thoroughfare, hardly been found. This is the night but surprisingly quiet, even before all is over from the restaurant go-kart track and sanitary facilities provided, trees or other living vegetation, we look in vain.
cleaning and I are looking for a nice hotel room in the city to the stunning long metro ride to escape and closer to the action. And there is much in Istanbul, the city seems to burst at the seams. People of all nations and all ages wollen dabei sein, beim riesigen Volksfest das sich rund um die Blaue Moschee und die Hagia Sofia jeden Tag aufs Neue bildet. Selbsternannte Kellner draengen sich durch die Massen, servieren selbstgemachten Tee, andere verkaufen Zuckerwatte, Maiskolben, frisch gepresste Saefte und natuerlich Souvenirs. An jedem Freitag, dem muslimischen Sonntag, erreicht das Ganze seinen Hoehepunkt und an ein gemuetliches Durchschlendern ist nicht mehr zu denken...
Auch an Sehenswuerdigkeiten mangelt es dieser Stadt nicht, neben der schon erwaehnten Blauen Moschee sowie der Hagia Sofia, laden der Topkapi Palast und die Basilika Zysterne auf einen Besuch ein. Allerdings macht sich hier der Touristenueberschuss bemerkbar, bei satten 10 YTL (ca. 6 €) Einheitspreis pro Person Sight and makes the snake soon be much fun and so we allow ourselves a little sea breeze caress your face. Bribery in the one-hour tour of the Bosphorus facade with the charm of 1001 night and you can be enchanted by the atmosphere at rest.
Back on land, you can refresh yourself with a vast number of kebabs, because the term seems to mean nothing more than "grilled" and every restaurant leads mostly only that Turkish specialties. After 4 days of Istanbul "intravenously" we need to relax and break on the beach.
When we receive it crosses the Bosporusbruecke us immediately with Turkish hospitality. At a cozy gas station facility decide we turn over our quarters for the night because the darkness of the dawn will soon be sought. The Kuehlwagenfahrer next door does speak any English but he still would like to welcome us and give us prompt apples, hazelnuts, 2 packs of cigarettes and a bottle of Bulgarian Merlot. We really are speechless, but when in the night every half hour by hour loudly be noticeable cooling unit, which explains at least part of the extravagance.
to also travel further away from the beaches touristenueberfuellten we are always surprises with fruit, fresh flowers and peanuts, but only later. After only 2.5 days of travel across the country (Sakaya - Afyon - Burdur) We reach the coast amazingly fast, excellent roads and Harry's single-minded driving style is thanks. But before we can relax comfortably in the sun, we treat ourselves with a little movement on a hike through the ruins Termessos.
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