visitng Turkey
ok, TURKEY - Istanbul....
Besides visiting the world-known attractions, I like to dig into the local aborigines’ environment…
So... if some Turkish fellows can help me with that:
-where is a good Hamam in Istanbul, the one not for the tourists.. should be good though! Also, besides actually a bath, do they have in Hamams kind of beauty salons with the hairdresser, mani-pedi, and stuff?
-where to eat real Turkish food in Istanbul?
-if cross the channel on boat from the west side to the east side, what are “must-see's” on the east side of Istanbul?
-some other tips/prompts on visiting Istanbul?
THANKS!
what, no turks in Doha???
or they already all left for Eid??
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/5958564/15502975
wow.. are you for real, Draccy??
so, what should I do now? to cancel the flight???
well.. since it was on Wednesday, such disaster cannot last for a long time.. hopefully the weather will be peaceful and pleasant.. :(
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
contact: "dweller" and "mata hari".
Both are there
Flash floods slam Istanbul, kill at least 20
The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts in Turkey's largest city on Wednesday, trapping factory workers and truck drivers in their vehicles and drowning at least 20 people.
Waters six feet (2 meters) high in some places flooded hundreds of homes and offices and cut off the TEM highway, which connects central Istanbul to the sprawling city's main airport and goes on to Greece and Bulgaria.
Rescue crews in helicopters pulled people off rooftops in Ikitelli, a district of media offices and corporate headquarters about 13 miles (20 kilometers) from the Bosporus strait, which divides the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_floods