Day5 Wednesday 24th September

We are travelling from the extreme West of Turkey to the far North East.   The journey involves;

Bus to the ferry terminal,

Ferry across the Bosphorus,

To catch a bus to Pendik because the new HST track only goes that far at the moment to get the HST to Ankara.

The security on these trains is quite strict.  You go through a slightly milder airport style routine.   Then you are kept in a " train-side " secure area.  This includes when you change trains.

The HST can do 250km / hour when it gets the chance.

If I can get this video going you can see what it feels like to travel at 250km / hour.   Mussollini must have been at work here because these trains run spot on time.

Ankara, so we change trains for the Dogu Express.  The first class sleeper is really quite impressive. Let me give you a tour.

We had a good meal in the restaurant car lamb cutlets and chicken schnitzel.   Half bottle of decent white wine cost 20 Lira ( £ 7 ).

And so to bed. ........