"Istanbul to Goreme" Diannemurray's photos around Istanbul, Turkey
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Istanbul, Turkey by TravelPod blogger Diannemurray titled "Istanbul to Goreme" Diannemurray's travel blog entry: "Sunday 25th May 2008 Sydney-Singapore-Dubai-Istanbul Go over to Adam's about midday, but he's not home. Arrives shortly after - been held up at Touch Football. Gives us lift to airport, and in return gets to keep the car for the next two months. Our flight leaves at 3.30pm. We're flying to Singapore with Singapore Airlines on the new A380, which is enormous, with an upstairs and downstairs, and holds over 600 passengers. Each seat has its own large, "on demand" movie screen with a big choice of movies, and there is plenty of leg room. There also seems to be plenty of staff,as all meals are served quickly. Definitely a good experience. Get into Singapore just before midnight. Have to transfer to another terminal, but have nearly two hours before our next flight, so no problem. Our next plane is fine, but definitely not up to the same standard as the brand new A380. Have a seven hour flight to Dubai - manage to get a little sleep during it. Have an hour in Dubai. Murray stays on the plane, but Dianne goes to the transit lounge to get some exercise. Have a half kilometre walk in - stop at duty free and buy a litre of gin for US12.50, then walk half kilometre back to our gate. Have a ten-minute wait, then time to board. Murray was happy to see that I got back OK. Another four-hour flight, and we're in Istanbul <b>...</b>
