Good morning from Istanbul! After two hours in the airport, a three and a half hour plane ride, getting a visa (mandatory in Turkey) and shuttle busing it to our hotel, we’re here! It’s still early and we have a lot of sightseeing to do today (Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia, Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Spice Bazaar) but I have to give a shout out to Turkish Airlines!
I don’t know if anyone has flown with them before, but if you haven’t, it’s a must! I have never had a more comfortable flight in my life. Each seat was equipped with a video screen and headphones. There were movies (not one or two; there were around twenty new releases to pick from!), video games to play with the built in controller and email/SMS to check. On top of that, the food was actually pretty Grade A for an airline!
Our hotel room isn’t the biggest room I’ve ever seen, but we do get internet and breakfast included in the stellar deal we got so we’re not complaining! Plus, we can see the Blue Mosque from the breakfast nook. You win some, you lose some.
Off to breakfast and to do some sightseeing!
Catch up with you later,
