So I wake up refreshed and ready to be a tourist. I meet Ta in the lobby, we grab coffee and he leads me to our driver. I had no idea he had arranged for a private guide and driver for the entire day to show me around. I had assumed we would go explore on our own and then taxi from place to place if it wasn't within walking distance.
But of course, this is my five star vacation so there will be nothing normal about it.
(note to self, must acclimate to a different standard of life asap to avoid looking like a fool)
So we hop in and first stop is the Topkapi Palace. Which is unreal. I won't get into the touristy details but if you find yourself in Istanbul, you must go check it out.
(I also made friends with our guide so if you ever need a guide, email me on the contact page)
ANYWAYS - after two hours at the Palace it's off to lunch with an insanely famous international jewelry designer who just so happens to be...Armenian.
I am fully prepared to hate him because if they're going to be racist towards me, I am going to be the same right back -- boom, take that you big bullies!
Of course this guy is incredibly nice. Let's me try on all of his $50k pieces of custom designed jewelry, he is funny, & I can't hate him. waaaahhhhhhh.
We then lunch at this very fancy, authentic Turkish spot - food was amazing and once again it didn't feel real.
Fast forward -
Post lunch Ta is visibly exhausted from the site seeing - I send him back to the hotel and I continue on for another 3 hours with the guide. She takes me to see the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, and underground cisterns.
I hate site seeing but this was amazing.
We get back to the hotel and immediately I shower and get ready for dinner.
Ta has made reservations at this place.
We sit outside and the view is INCREDIBLE.
I can't believe my surroundings - every woman at this place looks like Turkey's Next Top Model, simply unreal.
We dine on sashimi and sake, indulge in great conversations -- older men are really the way to go, so mature and so much to talk about. I am beginning to see the other side of life.... Don't worry, I don't think dating older is going to be my new "thing" because i really want kids but it was 1000000x better than the dates I have with my own age range of fellas. AND if I didn't want kids, I'd be tempted.
We head back to the Four Seasons early so we can get some rest before our early flight to Dalaman the next day.
I sleep from 11pm-3am.
I think I am so excited about my Turkish adventure I can't get my body to really zen out. So I hit the gym, call a few people in the US, and get ready for part two of my trip.
Stay tuned for my island adventure & summation of this insane trip to Turkey.
Elle
But of course, this is my five star vacation so there will be nothing normal about it.
(note to self, must acclimate to a different standard of life asap to avoid looking like a fool)
So we hop in and first stop is the Topkapi Palace. Which is unreal. I won't get into the touristy details but if you find yourself in Istanbul, you must go check it out.
(I also made friends with our guide so if you ever need a guide, email me on the contact page)
ANYWAYS - after two hours at the Palace it's off to lunch with an insanely famous international jewelry designer who just so happens to be...Armenian.
I am fully prepared to hate him because if they're going to be racist towards me, I am going to be the same right back -- boom, take that you big bullies!
Of course this guy is incredibly nice. Let's me try on all of his $50k pieces of custom designed jewelry, he is funny, & I can't hate him. waaaahhhhhhh.
We then lunch at this very fancy, authentic Turkish spot - food was amazing and once again it didn't feel real.
Fast forward -
Post lunch Ta is visibly exhausted from the site seeing - I send him back to the hotel and I continue on for another 3 hours with the guide. She takes me to see the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, and underground cisterns.
I hate site seeing but this was amazing.
We get back to the hotel and immediately I shower and get ready for dinner.
Ta has made reservations at this place.
We sit outside and the view is INCREDIBLE.
I can't believe my surroundings - every woman at this place looks like Turkey's Next Top Model, simply unreal.
We dine on sashimi and sake, indulge in great conversations -- older men are really the way to go, so mature and so much to talk about. I am beginning to see the other side of life.... Don't worry, I don't think dating older is going to be my new "thing" because i really want kids but it was 1000000x better than the dates I have with my own age range of fellas. AND if I didn't want kids, I'd be tempted.
We head back to the Four Seasons early so we can get some rest before our early flight to Dalaman the next day.
I sleep from 11pm-3am.
I think I am so excited about my Turkish adventure I can't get my body to really zen out. So I hit the gym, call a few people in the US, and get ready for part two of my trip.
Stay tuned for my island adventure & summation of this insane trip to Turkey.
Elle
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