The title says it all. We were picked up at 6:00 am and taken to the Kayseri airport and caught a quick flight back to Istanbul. It took us the the Asian side airport, so we had to catch a bus back to the European side of Istanbul. We finally arrived back at our hostel at 12:00, dropped off our luggage, and headed out to do some souvenir shopping. We picked up some items for family members at the Grand Bizarre and a few items for ourselves.
After going back and picking up our luggage, we headed to Cembalitas, an old Turkish bath house. I was hesitant about going in, but Jamie really wanted to go and I tagged along. I'll cut it short and just say it wasn't my thing, but Jamie seemed to enjoy her body scrub and hot oil massage.
After our Turkish bath, it was a taxi/Metro ride to the airport, a 4 hour flight back to Bahrain, and an hour drive back to our villa arriving at 3:30 am. Luckily, we caught a couple of hours of sleep on the plane because we were able to stretch out.
I always total up our expenditures to almost the very penny in a little notebook I carry around. Jamie and I budget so much for certain trips throughout the year and had a very good idea of what we could do in Southeast Asia. After going to Turkey, all I can say as far as the budget is concerned is... "This ain't Southeast Asia."
Overall a great trip. We have 1 day to rest before heading back to school. If you haven't already, check out our Picasa Photo Album for all of our pictures in Turkey.
After going back and picking up our luggage, we headed to Cembalitas, an old Turkish bath house. I was hesitant about going in, but Jamie really wanted to go and I tagged along. I'll cut it short and just say it wasn't my thing, but Jamie seemed to enjoy her body scrub and hot oil massage.
After our Turkish bath, it was a taxi/Metro ride to the airport, a 4 hour flight back to Bahrain, and an hour drive back to our villa arriving at 3:30 am. Luckily, we caught a couple of hours of sleep on the plane because we were able to stretch out.
I always total up our expenditures to almost the very penny in a little notebook I carry around. Jamie and I budget so much for certain trips throughout the year and had a very good idea of what we could do in Southeast Asia. After going to Turkey, all I can say as far as the budget is concerned is... "This ain't Southeast Asia."
Overall a great trip. We have 1 day to rest before heading back to school. If you haven't already, check out our Picasa Photo Album for all of our pictures in Turkey.
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