Turkish public transport is THE BEST!!!!
We take ride from Bergama to Istanbul on the Fanciest, spotless train. Full of people yet dead quiet. Polar opposite of what we have become accustomed to in India and S Asia,
Seems Cell phones are not used, or kept on on public transport. You can hear a pin drop! And they have waiters who serve tea and cookies. Even on the buses we took there were waiters, serving free juice and tea. At one point on an earlier journey we stop on the bus in the middle of the night, and the bus terminl resembles that of a top notch airport. Every bus is being washed (mid journey) while passengers dine (or take a shower!!!) for 45 minutes. After praying for a pit to pee in on previous journeys, we walk around looking like cavemen that have been introduced to the 21st century.
We are gonna miss all the comforts of Turkey, as tomorrow we head to Africa!
Its 26th June and tomorrow you are off to Peru, have a safe flight and enjoy the wonderful remaining journey of your lives….From what I have seen on the Web Peru is really awesome like so many of the great places you have experienced….you are all really our National Geographic – God Bless and stay safe as always…….One week til the wedding and we are all excited and will miss you all but will have a great get together when you return at Karen and Al’s new home in Newmarket……
By: Pat Carabine on June 26, 2009
at 11:17 pm