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Hamam, Dinner and Pamukkale
June 28th & 29th: We didn’t really do much on the 28th of June. Woke up late, had a nice breakfast with the delicious Turkish bread, tomatoes and eggs and headed for Ladies Beach. In the afternoon Marleen treated me to a nice session in the Hamam where we both got a 20 minute oil … Continue reading
Vamos A La Samos
June 27th: We had to wake up early today, have a quick breakfast at the sea view roof terrace and catch ferry to the Greek island Samos! The weather was great and the waves very high, so our boat trip was going to be interesting. It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach … Continue reading
Night From Hell and Sunny Kusadasi
June 26th: We had some time to spare before our bus would leave for Izmir and Kusadasi and had dinner at the train station. Here we met Zuna from Germany, who just hitchhiked all the way from Germany to Turkey with her boyfriend! She took the night train back by herself, was nice talking to … Continue reading
Asian Istanbul
June 25th: Lets walk to Asia! The last two days we saw most of the old city of istanbul, so today we decided to walk over the bridge to the Asian part. Here we could see the Galata Tower, Taksim Square and much more. From our side of the Bosporus you could already see the … Continue reading
The Blue Mosque In A Very Hot Istanbul
June 24th: We began the day writing and posting some postcards, after which we went sightseeing! No breakfast in the park this time, a delicious breakfast at our hotel with Turkish bread and eggs! A nice change! At noon we had seen the Hagia Sophia and waited to enter the Blue Mosque. They were praying … Continue reading
Istanbul is Amazing!
June 23rd: We arrived with a small delay a little before noon in Istanbul. We were hungry and decided to grab a Turkish pizza with Helle at one of the many restaurants located around the station. We picked the first one we saw and sat down for a very delicious lunch with Turkish tea as … Continue reading
The House of Terror and 33 Hours on the Train
June 21st: Our last day in Budapest, but we have till 9 pm to further explore the city. After a quick visit to the Central Market Hall, we walked to the House of Terror, the former headquarters of the nazi and communist governments in Budapest. Impressive, depressing and interesting. The films they showed us there … Continue reading
It’s hot in Budapest!
June 20: I slept very well! The guesthouse is really quiet and we had our own room, so no one walking in or out at all! There is even a little kitchen right next to our room, which meant oven rolls this morning :) A nice start of the day. One look out the window … Continue reading
Budapest, part 1
June 19th: Time really does fly when you’re having fun! This morning we arrived by night train at Budapest station. After a terrible, but unique and great night in the train I was really glad I could stretch my legs :) We booked 2 beds in a couchette for 4 people. Luckily, we didn’t get any … Continue reading
Last day in Berlin
And before you know it, you are already packing your bags again… We do have the entire day in Berlin before we leave by night train to Budapest, but it feels like I’ve only just arrived here. We left our backpack in the luggage room and walked all the way to the Victoria Tower. This … Continue reading
