On our last 2 days in Istanbul we ferried over to one of the Princess Islands, a string of islands off the coast of Turkey that are actually still considered part of Istanbul. We spent a night at a pension.....yes the one you see in the pictures below. Quite a once in a lifetime experience;) It looks like it is falling apart because it is. As you can see it is a very old building and you may wonder why they don't keep it up. Well it seems these old houses are considered historic and the government does not allow them to tear them down and rebuild but at the same time, the people who own them can't afford to restore them properly so they simply don't. The people who can afford to do and there are some beautiful houses on the island.
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| the town square |
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| satisfying a sweet tooth |
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| our floor at the pension with rooms across from each other |
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| Pnar is a happy camper |
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| view from pension |
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| always a good time for ice cream |
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| view from pension |
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| the "Ideal" pension |
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| nice if you have the money to restore |
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| we had a delicious breakfast sitting outside this cafe where meat is being prepared for the day |
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