A week is definitely not too long there. It's a fantastic city.

It will be hot in June though.

Oh, one thing - if one of the walking shoe cleaner blokes "accidentally" drops his brush, don't pick it up - he'll offer to clean your shoes, give you a sob story and charge you loads for doing it. Ignore the dropped brush or kick it in the road ;-)

Posted By: canariesfan on February 16th 2015 at 15:41:55

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Anyone been to Istanbul for any length of time? (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 16, 15:24:15
- Istanbul not Constantinople? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 16, 16:35:49
- its a delight. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Feb 16, 16:21:11
- A week is definitely not too long there. It's a fantastic city. (General Chat) - canariesfan, Feb 16, 15:41:55
  - MBK might like his sandals cleaned? (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Feb 16, 15:57:23
- Well worth a visit. But try to stay fairly close to where you want to be exploring as (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 16, 15:30:37
  - And I think you would really enjoy the evening / nightlife in Beyoğlu. Has a really nice (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 16, 15:33:07
    - Oh by the way mid-June is very hot and humid. 30ish celsius and humid as hell... I came (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 16, 15:35:53
    - Ta - thought about staying in Sultanahmet and then metro to Taksim for the odd evening of (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 16, 15:35:35
      - Yeah but I think you'd also love Beyoğlu (neighbours onto Taksim so can be combined). As (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 16, 15:37:54
        
        yes this, definitely this (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 16, 16:52:39
        
        I always referred to it as the eject button (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 16, 15:38:20
- Nounyverbcrime. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 16, 15:30:08
- I've also never been (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Feb 16, 15:30:05
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 16, 15:29:45
- I've never been for more than three days at a time (General Chat) - mr carra, Feb 16, 15:28:38
  - Ta mc. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 16, 15:40:03
- Nope never been (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Feb 16, 15:28:25
- You could easily spend a fortnight in Istanbul without getting bored (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 16, 15:27:59
  - Cheers OG. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 16, 15:39:46

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