Stuff and Events of Interest to a non-PC wife and mom of 6 kids+
Clarion Hotel Istanbul Mahmutbey: Our hotel in Istanbul; provided by Turkish Airlines! We had a layover ( 16 plus hours), as we made our way to Germany, which qualified us for this FREE benefit, yay! Breakfast included, wooohooo 👍❤
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| Room 509 |
Our delicious Turkish Breakfast!!
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😁😄 All in fun! 😆😁
MacKenzie-Childs_Turkey posts some of the best pictures under the MC hashtag on Instagram. Of course we had to pay the store a visit on our recent trip to Istanbul! The taxi ride to the place took far longer using google maps on my phone (we were careful because we did not want to get lost in a strange city). Going back took half the time and cost once we left it up to the Driver to figure things out. You live and learn!
The store's busy location is within the modern, high-rise portion of the city. I even saw an Hermes store not too far away. Rent must be sky-high, thus their prices were on par with prices here in the USA. No clearance section that I could discern. I found an MC table runner that was theirs exclusively and that's what I purchased.
Whether Brown-Bagged or Boxed: We flew to Istanbul, Turkey on Turkish Airlines. We flew a total of 6 times on Turkish Airlines (or its affiliates) during our recent European trip. Our meals were Chicken, Chicken, and more Chicken. They were consistent, indeed -- no choices were given. Take it, or leave it. No tea nor coffee neither. Just bottled water. Welcome to the new normal.
