Monday 25 July 2011

Orient Express Day 50 Silivri to Istanbul - 85km (by bus)

The end of the Tour.


Hard to believe but today is the last day of our tour. The mood was sombre as we boarded our bus for Istanbul.
























The traffic was not bad for a Sunday and we disembarked at the Princess Hotel Ortakoy where we explored the nearby streets for lunch and then headed back to the parking lot to pack the bikes leaving time to watch Cadel win the Tour before we left the hotel in a taxi convoy to our "Farewell Dinner".

Business is particularly slow here at Ramadan....


The mood was more jovial at dinner as we bade our farewells. Stirling presented the guides with enevelopes and Ricardo responded with a toast to the riders.

 



















With dinner over, we went our separate ways, some to be seen again at breakfast tomorrow and others disappeared into the night.




To quote Edna, "It has been an amazing 7 weeks".

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