Frogfish wrote:
Luvwine. Lovely shots. Good to hear you were unaffected.
My wife insisted we cancel our planned one month Xmas/New Year visit to, and travel via, Istanbul (we had to cancel the same planned trip, at a substantial financial loss, 2 years ago because my wife slipped 3 discs in her back) and on to Valencia.
We would have been returning via Istanbul, staying a week in each direction, just at that time. Our Croatian friends (currently just pen pals - known via FM) have just returned so I\'m happy that they also escaped any involvement.
The location of the bomb, close to the Blue Mosque, shows that it was specifically targeting tourists and large crowds. Very sad. This is really going to hurt Turkey, with Russian tourists already banned from visiting the country.
Thanks for the kind words. Agreed on all counts. Casualties were primarily Germans (8 or 9 out of 10). It is so sad and senseless. I made a conscious decision to go through with out trip despite knowing there were risks. The statistics made me feel better in that the odds of dying as a result of a terrorist attack are somewhat more remote than being struck by lightning. One is far more likely to die in a car crash abroad than by any other means. Still, fear is a powerful motivator and I suspect Turkey\'s tourism industry will no doubt be hurt by this. For those brave enough to go, the Lira is weak and therefore prices for food and hotels are bargains in one of the great cities of the world. The people are seemingly uniformly helpful and welcoming to tourists. It is a very sad time.
Jan 13, 2016 at 02:14 AM
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