Istanbul - Our Last Day

....and the Farewell Celebration

03.11.2011 - 03.11.2011
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We arrived back in Istanbul and went straight to our hotel...the wonderful Crown Plaza OLD CITY ...where we always thought we were going when we first arrived from Canada. Most of us spent the afternoon at the Grand Bazaar...that is after we finally were able to navigate there. The bus had to take a very circuitous route as few streets can accommodate big buses and the traffic was wild...but its all part of the Istanbul experience.

We went for a farewell dinner at a wonderful fish restaurant down by the waterfront. Rashid had already met up with his next group....four lovely ladies from the United States who were in Turkey to take Rashid's Goddess Tour. Jose madea presentation to Rashid to thank him for his stellar work with us....and then the fun began....Jose danced to the music, Rashid sang with the musicians and much wine was consumed. It was a lovely way to end such a magnificent tour. Then back to the hotel for our 1 AM wake up call and 2 AM departure for the airport.

Jose's presentation to Rashid