07. Wings over Istanbul

February 07, 2008 - Permalink - No comments

Sunday, the 27th of January we're left our hometown, family and friends behind to finally start our 6 months abroad. We've had our departure from Amsterdam at Schiphol Airport with Corendon Airlines on 18.20 to start our Journey. For me it was the first time in my life I was flying in a plane. Our trip was ok, we had some turbulence during our flight above the mountains of Austria where wind speeds went up to 120 km/h.

At 10.30 we arrived at Istanbul on Sebiha Gokhum airport at the Asian side of Istanbul. This airport is mainly used for small passenger flights and military proposes. When we checked in for our passport control we could take our bag, say goodbye to our friends Fico and Pinar who could finally see their family again and hop in the bus almost immediately after at 10.45.

We we’re glad we’ve also booked the bus because it is the quickest way to get from the airport to the city center. When we arrived it was around midnight. We unpacked our bags at the Istanbul hostel. Which is according to the lonely planet guides one of the best hostels in the neighborhood.

Then we went to the city center to get some food. It was hard because no restaurants we’re open on that Sunday eve. After a walk we’ve found a cafetaria, where we ordered a form of kebab which should be called do-it-yourself kebab. It was tasty and a friendly waiter called reyzim served us and we talked with him about Turkey, Istanbul, Eskisehir and the do and dont’s for us in the country. After we’ve finished we headed back to the hostel and called it a day. 

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