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Turkey : A Journey Through Time and Beauty

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Our Journey Through Time and Beauty - Turkey Nov/Dec 2024 - Part 1 Istanbul Part 1 Yes, this time round beside my fearless sister Emily, 2 of my friends: Siew Geok and Angie, came along to journey with us to this timeless mysterious country - Turkey. 25 November 2024 - Istanbul Arrived mid afternoon at Istanbul via Doha, was met with our hotel's arranged transport to our hotel in the Sultan Ahmad District.  Istanbul:  a city where history whispers through the minarets and the Bosphorus glistens under the golden sun. My journey through this mesmerizing city was nothing short of magical, filled with awe-inspiring architecture, serene parks, and underground wonders. Sunset Cruise on the Bosphorus: A Night to Remember To start off our adventure, we embarked on a dinner cruise along the Bosphorus . Each person about 50 Euro, duration was from 6.00pm to 10.00pm with hotel pick-up. When we boarded the Cruise, there are full for diners already. Foods were bought to us with quick seces...
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Our mind Blowing Trans-Siberian Rail Journey Autumn 2019 - Route 3 ( Lake Baikal, Listvyanka & Irkutsk)

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  Emily taking a shot at Lake Baikal We arrived at Irkutsk Train Station at about 7.00am, woh! the station were very crowded, we quickly came out of the train station and start asking around which direction was the Central Market. Luckily, an English speaking tourist answered me, saying he was also going to that direction. We crossed the road and wait for our electrical tram #1, from here we need to go to the Central Market stop@ 15 RUB then cross the Timiryaseva street to autoparking with siagbaun and look for 15 to 20 sitters mini buses going to Listvyanka. There are quite a few mini buses there waiting for Listvyanka, the system works like; once the mini bus is full the driver will take off. We choose one that are almost full and quickly sat ourselves inside. Within 20 minutes our minibus took off, the fare was 200 RUB ( SGD$3.70) each. The ride was about 1hr 45 minutes, we arrived at Listvyanka at about 9.45am   Ok, a little of information on Lake ...
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