A Keynote presentation I put together for my friends detailing our trip to Istanbul to see the Depeche Mode concert, which was unfortunately cancelled. Nonetheless, we had a great 2 days in one of my favorite cities.

1. May 2009
Boys Weekend in Istanbul
Istanbul
Friday, July 30, 2010

2. Rock Concert
Event: Depeche Mode Concert
Location: Santral, Istanbul, Turkey
Date/Time: Thursday, May 14th @ 21:00
Tickets: Pick-up at Will Call window
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3. Morning:
May14th 05:30 05:45 Meet-up Pashkovsky Airport (KRR), Krasnodar, Russia (Local Time GMT +3)
Thursday 05:45 07:00 Check-in Kuban Air (GW) Flight 3069 !"#$%&'#" (KRR) to ()#*+,- (IST).
07:00 08:00 Depart Flight Time: 2 hours - Distance: 925 kilometers
08:00 08:30 Arrive Ataturk Airport (IST), Istanbul, Turkey (Local Time GMT +2)
Itinerary 08:30 08:45 Process Purchase Visa in terminal (Cost = 15 Euros)
08:45 09:00 Process Passport Control
09:00 10:00 Transfer DTLS Limo Service will take us to the Marmara Pera Hotel
10:00 11:00 Check-in Check-in to hotel, leave luggage, eat breakfast, relax
Day:
11:00 16:00 Option #1 Shopping at Kanyon Levent Mall
11:00 16:00 Option #2 Site Seeing | Russian Speaking Professional Guide w. Mini-Bus
11:00 16:00 Option #3 No plans | Do whatever you want.
16:00 18:15 Relax Free Time at Hotel. Drinks & swimming on the roof of hotel
Night:
18:15 19:45 Dinner Reservations for 9 people @ Mikla Restaurant in our hotel
19:45 20:15 Transfer DTLS Limo Service will take us to concert in a mini-bus
20:15 21:00 Will Call Pick-up tickets & find our seats in Santral Istanbul
21:00 23:30 Concert Depeche Mode Concert
23:30 00:00 Transfer DTLS Limo Service will take us from Santral to 360 Club in Taksim
00:00 Party Reservations for a private table @ 360 Club
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4. Morning:
May15th 08:00 10:30 Option #1 Sleep
Friday 08:00 10:30 Option #2 Breakfast at Marmara Pera Hotel
10:30 11:00 Free Free time
11:00 11:15 Walk Walk to Marmara Istanbul Turkish Baths via Istiklal Caddesi
Itinerary 11:15 12:45 Baths Relax at Turkish Baths
Day:
12:45 13:00 Walk Walk to NuTeras Restaurant via Istiklal Caddesi
13:00 14:30 Lunch NuTeras Cafe - Mesrutiyet Caddesi 149, Beyoglu, Istanbul
14:30 15:00 Free Free Time
15:00 18:30 Option #1 Shopping at Kanyon Levent Mall
15:00 18:30 Option #2 Shopping at Grand Bazaar
15:00 18:30 Option #3 No plans | Do whatever you want.
Night:
18:30 19:30 Free Free Time
19:30 20:00 Transfer Take taxis from hotel to Kosebasi Reina
20:00 22:00 Dinner Reservation for 9 people at Kosebasi Reina on Bospherous
22:00 22:30 Transfer Take taxis back to hotel
22:30 TBD
Friday, July 30, 2010

5. Morning:
May16th 06:15 06:45 Eat Breakfast at Marmara Pera Hotel
Saturday 06:45 07:30 Transfer DTLS Limo Service will take us to Attaturk Airport
07:30 09:15 Check-in Kuban Air (GW) Flight 3070 !"#$%&'#" (KRR) to ()#*+,- (IST)
09:15 12:15 Depart Flight Time: 2 hours - Distance: 925 kilometers
Itinerary 12:15 12:45 Transfer Taxis to home
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6. Kuban Airlines | www.alk.ru | +7-861-255-1999
Fact Sheet DTLS Limousine & Travel | www.dtlstravel.com | +90-212-258-9125
Marmara Pera Hotel | www.themarmarahotels.com | +90-212-251-4646
Mesrutiyet Caddesi Tepebasi Istanbul 34430
Mikla Restaurant | www.istanbulyi.com | + 90-212-293-5656
Me!rutiyet Cad. No:15 34430 Beyo"lu, Istanbul
Santral | www.santralistanbul.com | +90-212-311-7809
Eski Silahtaraga Elektrik Santrali, Kazim Karabekir Caddesi 2/6
Eyup 34060 Istanbul
360 Nightclub | www.360istanbul.com | +90-212-251-1042
Istiklal Caddesi Misir Apartmani, 7th and 8th Floor, Beyoglu!
Kanyon Levent Shopping Mall | www.kanyon.com.tr | +90-212-353-5300
Depeche Mode | www.depechemode.com
Kosebasi Reina Restaurant | www.kosebasi.com | +90-212-258-0683
Muallim Naci Caddesi No:44 Ortaköy, #stanbul
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7. The Marmara Group’s latest project, opened in late 2004, is its slickest yet, aimed squarely at
the high-end tourists.
Marmara Pera Hotel Occupying a renovated 1970s building bang in the centre of Pera, its location is good for all-
round visits. The post-minimalist interior design has something of the Ian Schrager about
it.Most rooms are decent in size and have good modern conveniences.
The hotel’s size – at 200 rooms – is just small enough to ensure you don’t get a sense of
being anonymously swamped, which is common to large luxury hotels. Top marks, however,
go to the astonishing rooftop pool reserved exclusively for hotel guests, which is almost
good enough a reason in itself to book in.
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8. Private
Russian Speaking
Tour Guide
w. Mini-Bus
Sultanahmet
Grand Bazaar
Basilica Cistern
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
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9. Restaurant
Located atop the towering Marmara
Pera Hotel, Mikla boasts some of the
best birds-eye views in the city. The Reservation for 9
windows that span the bar area face the at 18:15
Bosphorus and Asian shore, while the Thursday May 14th
restaurant shares this view along with
that of the Golden Horn from its
additional facade.
Mikla
This is a classy establishment where
people dress to impress and the trend
is to start the evening with a pre-dinner
drink at the bar, followed by a drawn-
out, relaxed three course meal.
The cuisine is Mediterranean with a
modern Istanbul accent enhanced by
Scandinavian simplicity. A varied menu
and wine list are more than ample and
reflect an internationally influenced
standard.
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10. Santral.Istanbul
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11. 360 Club & Bar
The best nightclub in Beyoglu, offering
a touch of the glitz that you’d get at the
Kuruçesme nightclubs within a
considerably cooler setting, is the
spanking new 360º
Set up by Englishman turned local
Sashah Anton Khan, 360º occupies a 360 Club & Bar
spacious, totally modern, purpose-built
floor above the lovely 19th-century
Misir Building on Istiklal Caddesi. As its
name hints, the club’s large terrace and “9 minute walk”
glass walls allow an all-round
panorama of the city.
Inside the design is coolly minimalist in
foundation, with several more
contemporary-cum-retro touches like
the large, circular, sculptural light over
the restaurant area. Marmara Pera Hotel
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12. Kanyon Levent Mall
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13. Kosebasi was voted as one of the "World's 50 Best Restaurants” by Conde Nast Traveler
magazine.
Kosebasi's global fame has attracted many celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Chelsea
Clinton, Warren Beatty, Sting, Tim Zagat and Donna Karan. Leading businessmen, worldwide
famous artists, sportsmen, journalists, actors and actresses, politicians, and investors prefer
Kö!eba!ı Reina during the warm summer nights.
Kö!eba!ı continues to take its place within Reina, which is located on one of the most
beautiful spots on Bosphorus and celebrates the summer season together with the other
best restaurants of the city.
Reservation for 9
Kosebasi
at 20:00
Thursday May 15th
Reina
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14. Istanbul Map
Concert
Hotel
Sultanahmet
Airport
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