After a less than relaxing 11 hour flight with Turkish Airlines from Hong Kong to Istanbul, we arrived at 6.00am and were shuttled/hurtled at 120 kmph towards our hotel we booked via the internet. The change of temperature from HK (27 degrees) to Istanbul (-1 degrees) was dramatic for us, but the exquisite cherry coloured sunrise over the Sea of Marmara compensated for it. And then Disaster #1 ……
 This is what the Arden Hotel looked like on the website: sumptuous rooms, great view of the Bosphorus Strait, walking distance to all major attractions, so we booked for four nights … |  This is what we saw at 6.30am when we arrived – um … Linz, “Do we want to look at scaffolding, particle board and listen to construction noises during our stay?” I asked casually ….. |  After two seconds consideration, we negotiated our way out of our booking and transferred next door to “Le Piano” which has only been open a month, and incidentally, doesn’t have a piano |
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