🇹🇷Turkey Travel Diary VOL.3

#Travel tips for overseas

Turkey is located halfway between Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, and is a country with a unique geographical environment in the world.

Over its long history, a unique culture that cannot be described as East or West has been born.

In VOL.3, we will introduce our tour of Istanbul, an international city facing the Bosphorus Strait.

This is a record of the 8 days from leaving Japan to returning home.

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Travel itinerary

🔸Day 6

5:00 Travel by bus to Istanbul, about 444km, about 6 hours🚌

11:30 Arrive in Istanbul

Start sightseeing in the World Heritage site of Istanbul

Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Underground Cistern, shopping

13:00 Lunch

17:30 Dinner

18:30 Take the bus to the hotel, about 15km, about 1 hour (traffic jam)🚌
19:30 Arrive at Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel

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🔸Day 7
11:00 Take the bus to Istanbul Airport, about 45km, about 1 hour
15:20 Departing from Istanbul to Narita Airport on Turk Airlines✈️

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🔸Day 8
8:30 Arrived at Narita Airport

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🔹When visiting a mosque, women should wear a scarf to cover their hair.

It is common sense to wear clothes that do not reveal your ankles or body lines.

🔹Notes on what to bring when returning to Japan

Meat, all meat products including instant noodles, and raw fruit are prohibited from being brought into Japan.

🔹Duty-free limit for entering Japan: up to 3 bottles of alcohol (approximately 760ml per bottle)

Up to 200 cigarettes

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