omidius

Hi everyone! PHEW, what a great two weeks it had been. I spent majority of the time exploring the ins and outs of Istanbul. In a giant city like it I immediately ran out of time real quick. With great views, great water and cool cars this was a real vacation. It's a great place if you want to rent a BMW 316ti (yup 1.6 LITERS) and follow the autobahn-like river road that runs all along the country. The prices for food, accommodation, and clothing were insanely cheap as hell! Here's a typical rundown:
Full dinner with alchohol (steak kabobs, appetizers, salads) for 3 people : $8 US

Custom tailored Italian suit: $34 US

Water view hotel (2 ppl): $27/night

Here are some pics that I grabbed:

A Very nice A2 I found right besides the Bosphorus River
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/green_audi_a2.jpg">

This is the Bosporous river that runs along side Turkey. Great roads, great food!
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/nadiya_overlooking_bosphorous.jpg">

A White Peugeot 206 with body kit I found in Taksim Square (home of the mile long gold bazaar)
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/white_pegeot_206_from_side.jpg">

This is the red version of the same car
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/red_206.jpg">

an immaculate BMW 528 at Galleria Mall
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/fantastic_bmw_front.jpg">

A VW Polo (abundant)
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/blue_vw_polo.jpg">

AND This is the very sweet Megane Cabrio I found near the princess islands.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13173/yello_cabrio_megane.jpg">

Skene @ PES Tuning

ok how bout that european plate i asked for Omid =)

omidius

Sorry buddy no europlate. Not only do they not sell them over there (I also couldn't find a single car modding shop), I didn't have a screwdriver to steal one off some unsuspecting owner. =( I did get you a Audi keychain though...

Skene @ PES Tuning

when exactly did you get back i was down there this weekend... drank like a fish... at you know where.... i'll prolly be down there for H20.. in OC I'll let you know though

omidius

umm, I've been back for a week or so, just trying to get my life together and come back down to reality. I've also had to do some fall cleaning of some bringmedowns but now I'm back on a roll! Gimme a call next time youre down, I'm also gonna plan on going up to NY sometime in October.

Keychains worth 2 heinekens or 1 larger than 22oz Sam Adams (the only beer I couldn't find over there).

Skene @ PES Tuning

i'm a little upset about the europlate.... =( ahh well

MrHydeA4

Nice pics...on another topic though, any sightings of the video from that Annap. drive?

Speedy

The view of the river shows some gorgeous country. Very pretty place!

"so you're foofighter"

I'm planning on going this October to visit a buddy over there...that's cool about the exchange rate