Our Last Day in Istanbul
We were now back on our own. My dear friend Nalan’s sister set us up with a fantastic room at the Holiday Inn, just minutes from the Airport. We had an upgraded room with a refrigerator and microwave, and were walking distance from a mall. We were so tuckered out from the train ride, that we slept half the day away.
When we got up, we walked over to the mall, and did a little food shopping. We went to MmmMigros (a chain supermarket). Lunch was obtained, and then we walked down by the seaside dock finding a nice place to eat. The day was pretty gloomy, brisk at about 60 dF with breezes. The sun managed to peak out for a moment while we were eating. As soon as we finished, it started lightly sprinkling, so we headed back to the hotel.
We had to pack for our trip back to Germany the next morning, so we did that and just relaxed. It was nice to not have a set schedule after the last 8 days of constant adventure!