Thought I'd do something different today and experiment with the dolmus buses outside our apartments. I've never been on one from our home before only from the sea front. I've been wondering where these ones go to for a long time so as I've got a free day I though I may as well try it out.
The dolmus buses outside our apartments have "Istinye Üstü" on the front and not Istinye Park which is where I was heading for...................anyhow I thought if I get lost I'll just get in a taxi! Got on the dolmus said to the driver "Istinye Park gidiyor musun?" which I "think" is correct for "Do you go to Istinye Park" or it would be similar ha ha!! He said "Hayır blurb blurb Istinye Üstü, ama blurb blurb blurb Istinye Park"..............I think he meant he doesn't go directly to Istinye Park but near it or something.......................
Right off we go heading in the correct direction until...............we turn off the wrong way, bugger, where are we going????? After about 20mins starting to get slight panic, he stops, turns round looks at me and says "Istinye Park ötöbus something something". Everybody gets off and then stands at an IETT bus stop, hmmmmmmmm now I don't know where I'm going to end up! I decide to ask someone "Hangi ötöbus için Istinye Park Lütfen" (which bus for Istinye Park please) she looked at me slightly odd I don't know why, I may have said it wrong anyway she understood what I was attempting to say and replied "yirmi docuz (29) Şişli" and then proceeded to point out the correct bus and informed the driver of where I wanted to get off...........amazing!!!!!!!!!! So one successful trip to Istinye Park shopping mall by bus!
YAY Turkish lessons are certainly starting to pay off!!
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