Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Heading To Four Season Istanbul

Our next luxury offsite destination was Istanbul, Turkey. Actually, on the itinerary, we also visited Izmir and London in the same trip.

Weather Information
Weather forecast over the internet might not be completely reliable. We departed at late September. Many weather websites forecasted 11-25°C. However I was shocked when the pilot reported 32°C just before landing. I got a whole suitcase of wrong clothing. Well, I had to spend money in buying some T-shirts quickly.

Four Seasons Istanbul

As usual, we always go luxury in terms of hotel. This time we checked in to the 5-star Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet. It was located somewhere nearby historial sites, very convenient for us to visit the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Haghia Sofia and so on. The building itself was quite Middle Eastern style.

The service team here was really efficient. My roommate didn't feel well, they managed to arrange a doctor to come and see her in an hour, just before we checked out. That was really impressive. In fact, Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet enjoys extremely high rating at TripAdvisor.

Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet

Turning Ottoman Heritages Into Training Sites
This year we still have Peter F onboard to be our trainer. Unlike in Africa last year, we moved the training outdoor and made use of the Ottoman heritages as our training sites. This time the training was quite luxury as our company had arranged a jackpot of US$25,000 for the winners of the various training challenges. Well, this was encouraging however discouraging too. I’ll tell you why.

- Spice Market
- Blue Mosque
- Haghia Sophia
- Topkapi Palace
- Ottoman Party

Other Turkish Activities
Ephesus, Izmir
Carpet Tour
Turkish Bath

My next post will report how our luxury trainings and meetings went.

Anna's Amazing Journeys - Arriving into Istanbul, Turkey

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