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From: a.spencer3 on 11 Apr 2008 14:40 "dgs" <dgs1300(a)gee-mail.com> wrote in message news:669m26F2ju7edU4(a)mid.individual.net... > Dave Frightens Me wrote: > > > Istanbul has enough to offer you for a week, > > but I personally get sick of touring a city after a few days and want to > > chill out somewhere. Goreme is ideal for this because it's chilled out and > > really, really, really beautiful. > > What do you (or others in rte) think of going to Istanbul in late > December? I know that it can get rather cool, but it's a possibility > for a holiday trip this year. > -- Cool? It could be snowing there in December! I s'pose, for a first visit, many attractions are under cover, but it all has to so much better in good weather. Surreyman
From: tile on 11 Apr 2008 15:17 "dgs" <dgs1300(a)gee-mail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio news:669m26F2ju7edU4(a)mid.individual.net... > Dave Frightens Me wrote: > >> Istanbul has enough to offer you for a week, >> but I personally get sick of touring a city after a few days and want to >> chill out somewhere. Goreme is ideal for this because it's chilled out >> and >> really, really, really beautiful. > It might be very cold with a lot of snow.. But God knows how the weather will be.. > What do you (or others in rte) think of going to Istanbul in late > December? I know that it can get rather cool, but it's a possibility > for a holiday trip this year. > -- > dgs
From: Jack Campin - bogus address on 11 Apr 2008 16:07 > What do you (or others in rte) think of going to Istanbul in late > December? I know that it can get rather cool, but it's a possibility > for a holiday trip this year. I've been there twice for Xmas/New Year. Bloody cold but that wasn't a problem for anything I wanted to do. You're never far from somewhere appealing to get out of the rain or snow. (The one time the weather did get in the way was a trip to Buyukada - we ended up just having a meal and getting the next boat back, walking round the island was not an option). Xmas in a non-Xian country is a refreshing change. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts
From: Dave Frightens Me on 11 Apr 2008 16:46 On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:39:18 -0700, dgs wrote: > Dave Frightens Me wrote: > >> Istanbul has enough to offer you for a week, >> but I personally get sick of touring a city after a few days and want to >> chill out somewhere. Goreme is ideal for this because it's chilled out and >> really, really, really beautiful. > > What do you (or others in rte) think of going to Istanbul in late > December? I know that it can get rather cool, but it's a possibility > for a holiday trip this year. Christmas is presumably an understated affair. All depends on what qualifies as cool really. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dan Stephenson on 17 Apr 2008 23:36
On 2008-04-09 11:20:12 -0500, "tim \(not at home\)" <tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> said: > HI, > > I'm (possibly) going to be spending a week in Istanbul with a friend > and then have a week on my own to explore. > > I was thinking of catching the train to Ankara (and back). Is there > enough to do in/around Ankara for a week or should I plan on going > somewhere else? > > In addition to the things in the centre, are there places that are a > day trip from Istanbul/Ankara that are 'must do' trips. > > Interests: Historic sites of any era, scenic locations. > > Disinterests: Art museums, beach activities, nightlife. > > And: will my GSM phone work?, do they use Euro plugs?, and can I pay > for things with Euro (only joking!) > > TIA > > tim Hi Tim, I spent a couple of weeks in Istanbul and had plenty to do. Based on your interests, you might spend the second week in Istanbul! There is a (long) bus across down the Gallipoli penninsula and across the Dardenelles to Canacale. This is the nearest town the ruins of Troy. Troy is way cool. The bus leaves from the massive 'otogar' outside Istanbul. There are a billion storefronts for each destination. There is but one for Canacale. Which is not how it's spelled but I'm lazy right now. So. So once you are there, you ought to just find a place for the night and visit Troy the next morning to give yourself plenty of time. I got to the site through a dolmus, which is a private minibus that ferry people around. The hotel clerk told me where to find it. It dropped me off, I visited all day, and waited on the corner until a dolmus came by to take me back to Canacale. Several went by before my "Canacale??" was answered in the affirmative. Then I took a bus back to Istanbul and got back pretty late at night. I would recommend having a hotel reservation in advance. Here is my Istanbul page, it might give you some ideas: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda/Istanbul2007/Menu282.html -- Dan Stephenson Photos, movies, panos from the Europe, USA, plus N.Z.: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address to reply via email) |