My route home was different from my route out. Firstly I flew out from Sabiha Gokcen airport rather than the main Istanbul airport.
I got to the airport by using the metro. I needed to walk about a mile to get to the relevant station, Sirkeci, which wouldn’t normally be a problem. And indeed it was a very pleasant walk past some famous sights
However once I’d left the apartment I also left connectivity with the internet. In particular Googlemaps. While I could I took a screenshot of the route and the metro map to help with directions.
It’s amazing how difficult life is without an effective mobile phone.
I flew with Pegasus Airlines to Bratislava. I wasn’t the only Liverpool supporter on the flight and we were all fairly worn out after our ordeals of yesterday.
I had a few hours at Bratislava and then a Ryanair flight to Leeds Bradford where Denis picked me up.
So four airlines and I think Turkish Airlines were by far the best.
Whilst hanging around at the airports I caught on some admin, including a review of our Airbnb. I had a short chat with the host who of course was a Galatasary suppporter. To our surprise he popped round to the Airbnb (Paul and Jamie were still there) and left a gift
A nice end to a mixed trip.
Next up?
Frankfurt A first trip away with just me and Jamie.
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