| Wednesday, 15 December, 2021 |
| I’d stayed overnight at an airport hotel as the flight was relatively early in the morning, so after a quick breakfast I hopped in a Uber and headed over to terminal 5… |
| Thursday, 16 December, 2021 |
| Having experienced the advantage of a personal guide, albeit by accident, the previous December in Tenerife when I was the only person on a tour… |
| Friday, 17 December, 2021 |
| Semih met me in reception at 08:30 so we could head out on the second day of our tour… |
| Saturday, 18 December, 2021 |
| My third and final day exploring Istanbul with Semih and we first headed out in the taxi up to the Suleymaniye Mosque… |
| Sunday, 19 December, 2021 |
| My three days of guided touring had given me a good understanding of the city, and Semih had given me a few suggestions of other places I might want to visit… |
| Monday, 20 December, 2021 |
| I only had a couple of hours left in the city, as my taxi was booked for 13:45… |