Hello all; I had a very good flight from Vancouver to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. They gave us at boarding, a "night Kit", with eye shades, red socks and bright red slippers. A nice touch, but when you think of changing your shoes, etc when seated between two others, it is not that functional.....great if you are in first class. We were served two meals, and the windows were darkened until we were two hours out of Istanbul. From Vancouver, we flew up over Ft St John, (my home town) Ft Resolution and over northern Canada to above Thule in Greenland, over Norway, Gdansk and Krakow in Poland, and down to Istanbul.. a flight of 11 hours. Interesting arrival arrangements at the Istanbul (IST) airport. There are two here in Istanbul. After Passport control, where those without the proper documents were refused entry, one goes through a massive "Duty Free" shopping area, before claiming your luggage. There was no question air of what you might be bringing into Turkey, but after the pickup of the bags, the main exit was marked, "Nothing to Declare". I took a taxi to the hotel and after check in, called my friends who came down soon after and we went to dinner and discussed the time ahead for this trip. The first words from my little friend Hussian was..."Where are the Tim Bits." He then welcomed me to Istanbul . We then went to dinner.
I usually do not use actual names in this blog, but will do, and have done so in special instances. This morning, I started touring with my friends, and will have more about that in future posts. As in the past, "the rules of Rome will apply for some personal things. That means.....What Happens in Rome...stays in Rome. Upon my return home in mid January, I expect to post many photos on this Blog....all from Istanbul; Take Care/Don
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