My one month love affair with Turkey has come to an end. I have to say, I honestly loved the place. Now maybe I wasn’t given enough time to get over what Jen once called the “honeymooner phase”, but I’m pretty sure that later in life I’d like to visit Turkey again. For me, the most important thing in any place comes down to the people I’ve met, and I was pretty lucky to meet some pretty amazing people.

Goodbye Oh Beloved sweet ass balcony.

Well, it’s only six hours now until Rob lands in Istanbul… it’s also about six and a half hours until the first tram starts running so hopefully they lose his luggage or something and buy us a bit of time to get there. If only he’d flown Aeroflot instead of Turkish Airlines, he’d be stranded somewhere near Moscow right now and we’d have plenty of time to grab breakfast, see some sites, and meander to the airport before some percentage of him and or his luggage arrived.

Aeroflot! The official airline of Jet Set Zero and the Russian Federation!

When Rob arrives he’ll have a full 3 hours to relax in our hostel room until we’ve got to gather up our bags and move locations again. Apparently the place, which has been all but abandoned this weekend, has suddenly filled all of its available rooms for Monday night.  Strangely Hostel World claims it’s got availability in every type of room, so maybe we just smell funny… I’m not sure. On the plus side, we’re in the heart of Sultanahmet only a block away from the Blue Mosque so at least if we end up sleeping on the streets it’s a fantastic view!