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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

View from my room at Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus

Back in November I had the opportunity to visit Istanbul for 5 nights. My company held its annual end-of-year meeting there. This was my first visit to the city and you do feel its vibrance and energy immediately. Our location for the week was the Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus. I forget my room number. 208 maybe? Low floor. Solid room that I took zero pictures of apparently. View was to to the rear, overlooking Mumhane, which is full of restaurants and cafes, some of which are open to the early hours (1, 2, maybe 2:30am?). Fortunately the windows were very well insulated and I had no issues sleeping. At one point during the week I tried a doner wrap and have to say I didn't love it. I see now that the reviews for Izmir Isi are decidedly mixed. Looks fun and interesting, but food not always on point maybe. Could also be a rookie move to try it for lunch take out rather than swinging by in the evening when they are buzzing and have the A team cooking.

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Road Trip in Lower Silesia, Part III: Bolesławiec

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