Much cooler in Istanbul. Didn't look at the map, having too much fun walking down Istiklal St, so got lost looking for the hotel. Asked around, eventually found it, next to Hotel Libya. Crowds of people on a Monday night in Istiklal St.
Great to spend a day in Istanbul, walked down through Galatasaray and across the bridge, through the spice market. Got to the Hagia Sofia early but there was still a queue. The Musuem of Islamic and Turkish Art is a lovely building and some wonderful carpets and other pieces.
This has been a short but really great trip. I did a lot of it on my own, but thanks to Murat, I went far in a short time, and learned a little bit more of what goes on in this country.
I have booked my flight for April 2012 already, I will be returning with Alyson to do what we intended in 2011, except we are making it up ourselves.
The route: link to map
Some stuff about the Lycian Way:
http://www.lycianturkey.com/index.htm
http://www.lycianway.com/LycianWayContent/aboutthewalk.html
Galata area Wikipedia
Some stuff about Gallipoli from other points of view:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-great-war-secrets-of-the-ottoman-arabs-2370951.html
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