Diary

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…