Astonishingly, I have my holiday dates confirmed and have booked flights - unfortunately about 100 euros too late, so far as the price goes.
I'll be there on Friday (13th) in the afternoon and leaving on Wednesday (18th) mid-morning, after a stay in Kully's penthouse (still ok?) and a couple of nights in a hostel - or cardboard box, considering the extra flight cost.
Apparently it is currently warmer and drier in NL than in Istanbul. Very odd.
Tom, post 190, you can get a good idea of the photogenic properties of the environment you mentioned, by watching the tourist film 'Midnight Express'.
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