Day 51 Decompressing in Istanbul
In which Sid and Doris see another side of Turkey by public transport (as Istanbul is not a good place to cycle).
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Category: EuroEpic19
Route Review of Part 1
As we continue to crouch round the PC trying to plan Phase 2 with spreadsheets of road/climb distance, ferry timings, hotel availability, we are looking back to Phase 1 and what actually happened to the route. Three main things : 1. We found that 100km a day and 1,000m of up was quite enough, and in fact shouldn’t be repeated…
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Day 50 Boyalik to Istanbul
In which Sid and Doris leave the sad airport hotel and cycle down the airport motorway until they can break onto country roads to Saray with its Istanbul ferry stop.
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What do you think about when cycling? – Part 6
Holiday Money – Reasons not to compete in the Tour de France – Crusades – Gypsy Kings – Skin colours – Wiry Old Gents – Reasons to Hate Other People – Poetry
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Day 49 Saray to Boyalik
In which Sid and Doris travel through tiny towns and meet Joe the Ukrainian Beaver.
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Day 48 Kirklareli to Saray
In which Sid and Doris see more small towns that are typical of Turkish life.
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Day 47 Edirne to Kirklareli
In which Sid and Doris replan the route on the fly and at our lunch stop … just stop. Hurrah.
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Songs when you leave Bulgaria or actually anywhere else
We started off with a rebellious little number to fit with the overnight rain and general clamminess:
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Day 46 Elhovo to Edirne
In which Sid and Doris buy their Turkish visa and see what a customs post looks like without well managed borders.
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Day 45 Nova Zagora to Elhovo
In which Sid and Doris find a useful mile post and an emergency landing strip.
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