I've been there before, so I didn't bother going into some of the sites like the Blue Mosque or the Hagia Sophia. Instead I just found a good spot at a cafe and people watched for a stretch, before walking around a little to stretch the legs. Now I have another hour before my Istanbul-Bishkek flight. For some reason almost all the flights into Kyrgyzstan arrive in the middle of the night. I arrive at the lovely hour of 1:30 am. Thankfully someone is supposed to be there to meet me. One final note - when I checked in for my Raleigh-JFK, the gate agent said, "I've been working at this airport for 7 years and I've never seen that destination" in reference to Bishkek. I'm leaving the beaten path!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
In transit Istanbul
I'm currently relaxing in Ataturk airport, in Istanbul, Turkey. Yes, there's a Starbucks in sight. I had an overnight flight from JFK that was surprisingly easy - I had three seats to spread out across, and was thus actually able to sleep. Although I usually like being freakishly tall, it doesn't come in handy on plane flights. I arrived at 9:30 am, and thus had time to catch a cab into the old town city center, aka Sultanhamet. 
I've been there before, so I didn't bother going into some of the sites like the Blue Mosque or the Hagia Sophia. Instead I just found a good spot at a cafe and people watched for a stretch, before walking around a little to stretch the legs. Now I have another hour before my Istanbul-Bishkek flight. For some reason almost all the flights into Kyrgyzstan arrive in the middle of the night. I arrive at the lovely hour of 1:30 am. Thankfully someone is supposed to be there to meet me. One final note - when I checked in for my Raleigh-JFK, the gate agent said, "I've been working at this airport for 7 years and I've never seen that destination" in reference to Bishkek. I'm leaving the beaten path!
I've been there before, so I didn't bother going into some of the sites like the Blue Mosque or the Hagia Sophia. Instead I just found a good spot at a cafe and people watched for a stretch, before walking around a little to stretch the legs. Now I have another hour before my Istanbul-Bishkek flight. For some reason almost all the flights into Kyrgyzstan arrive in the middle of the night. I arrive at the lovely hour of 1:30 am. Thankfully someone is supposed to be there to meet me. One final note - when I checked in for my Raleigh-JFK, the gate agent said, "I've been working at this airport for 7 years and I've never seen that destination" in reference to Bishkek. I'm leaving the beaten path!
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How is the Architecture in Istanbul? I recall that it's the new name for Constantinople. Have you seen much latin, or any statues?
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