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We have spent the past 2 days in Istanbul,where we arrived after a 30 hour drive from Dubrovnik. The drive over was the first time that we felt that we were properly on the Mongol Rally, driving through foreign countries and landscapes. Our first difficult border crossing into Serbia was both frustrating and exciting, as we were told that we could not buy the insurance needed at the border we were in, so we had to drive 1 hour to another larger border crossing. Connie drove the entire way through Serbia, and concluded that he will never go back, as it is an ugly, desolate country with bullet-ridden buildings lining the streets.
In Turkey we spent our first day walking through Sultanahmet, the ancient part of the city where the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofia is. Our hotel has a rooftop terrace where we sit at night and look out over the lit up Blue Mosque which is only 150 metres away. We all had a traditional Turkish Hamam (bath) where we sat in a large marble domed steam room and had massages and soapy scrubs.That night we met some Germans who had lived in the city, and they took us to their favourite bars and clubs. Was a very good day. We plan to leave tomorrow evening and drive through the night to the Black Sea coast of Turkey.
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