26 Oct 2021
My photographer Ismael communicated with me regularly for a week or 2 before my trip to customize my walking tour so I would be able to see almost all of the locations in Istanbul which I wanted to photograph. Ismael added a few I had not known about (for example, I wanted to photograph the Serkeci Train Station where the original Murder on the Orient Express. Not only did we go there, he took me to the nearby Pera Palace Hotel where Agatha Christrie wrote the novel. Historical naratives were added to the tour as well. Ismael's English is perfect, making the tour even more exciting. My only regret was that I can only award this tour 5 stars. It was a perfect 10!