" Chère Lale, Merci beaucoup pour votre gentille carte trouvée a notre retour. Nous gardons un
_excellent souvenir de notre séjour à Istanbul en votre compagnie. Le film que Pierre a fait est très
_réussi et nous permet de faire de la publicité pour votre pays ou nous espérons revenir un jour malgré
_les nombreux projets que nous avons en tête. N' hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous faites un voyage par ici. "
Sample itineraries:
A day we are covering longer distances in Istanbul !
You have us as your tour guides and a private vehicle in our service.
Starting at 9am, first stop of the day is Galata Tower ( Byzantine, 600 years old... giving great views of the entire city). Next is a drive from Galata Tower to the Asian side of Istanbul, to have a look at an imperial palace; Beylerbeyi Palace (summer palace of the last six Ottoman sultans, 150 years old, by the Bosphorus).
The Old City and traditional Istanbul is behind now... having a coffee break along Bagdat Street gives our guests a very good idea about modern Istanbul & Istanbulians. After all, isn't Istanbul a city of million faces... from traditional to modern... all in harmony, not spoiling one another !
Giving an example from myself... the designer of this web-site and your possible tour guide in Istanbul... Living on the Asian side of Istanbul... each morning I wake up as an Asian and spend the rest of my day on the European side, touring around with my guests... which other city offers this feeling... being Asian & European at the same time !!!
The day is not yet over. We are driving back to the European side and taking a boat from Ortakoy, doing a cruise along the Bosphorus for an hour.
Ortakoy... a social meeting place of Istanbulians... meaning "central / middle village". A synagogue, a church, a mosque... all open for practice... side by side.
This tour is over around 4.30pm and we will be back to hotel appx at 5pm.
