wow, i remember... this was nov. 2005. i flew from HNL to LAX to AMS, stayed there for a couple of days with my friend Kevin (it was freezing!) and then flew from AMS to FCO to IST.
awesome things i remember from this trip... my awesome host Isin. i stayed far away from the city center (sultanahmet), and hangout with turks was really cool. the desserts was sooooo awesome! omg to this date turkish baklava is my complete favorite dessert in the world, with turkish coffee, or perhaps apple tea!
my friend raul from spain met me in istanbul for part of the trip and it was cool to take a boat to different parts of the city. we visiting a fishing town, a museum...
needless to say after gallivanting for quite a while, we can into this sign. hmmmmm... i’m guessing its somewhere you don’t want to cross or enter. lol even if it didn’t have forbidden zone, the gun and the red signs are dead giveaways.
i recall people selling homemade crafts on the street, the great soup in the tavern they had... i remember hearing their prayers over the loud speakers and visiting their temples. pretty cool stuff.
shortly after this trip, i no longer worked for hawaiian airlines... that’s another blog topic.
its definitely a place i would visit again, perhaps explore the western side of the country.
Mahalo for reading.
Until next time.
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