Traveling is treacherous and exhausting, but worth it. My flight on Turkish air departed Newark at 12:30 AM. I am usually in bed by nine! For safety sake, I drove up at 5 PM and by 8:30 was through security and at the gate. Honestly, it wasn’t bad hanging around the airport for three hours. I can’t handle the stress anymore so the old lady early arrival works just fine for me. Thank you very much.
Turkish Airlnes had totally different boarding procedures than any airline I had traveled thus far, which was amusing and efficient. There were a ton of ground crew, which is really lovely. I ended up sitting next to a sweet couple, American born Pakistani descent. I must say speaking with your fellow companions, makes the trip a lot more pleasant. Any more, because seats are so close together on airplanes I tend not to interact with my seat mates, so this was a really pleasant surprise..
By the way, the food on Turkish Airlines was great. And steerage class you still got metal cutlery and everything was very tasty.
Getting through immigration was a breeze, finding my ride, not so easy and it took a really long time to drive into town. Staying in the middle of everything, a block from Haya Sofia. Our guest house has a rooftop with a sweet view.
Got out for a bit looking for Turkish money. Everything here is quoted in Euro but need lira for small purchases. Lots of tourists! Hotel Esans is right next to Haya Sofia. Up the hill beyond Haya Sofia are lots and lots of friendly men who would love you to check out their carpet shop. I felt so popular!!!!
Passed an Isiah-type mural depicting Turkish themes, checked out two hammams (one advertising famous clients) and petted a few cats.
Ayasofya
Finally got some cash, $150.
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