Free Wi-Fi and a bistro = another blog post

cafe on bus.jpgI don’t mean to engage in bus line one-upsmanship, but I’m coming back from another trip to Ankara with the same company as last week and this time the bus has two floors and there’s a “bistro” on the first floor! It seats about 20 and I’m in the corner where they have electrical outlets. They sell whisky, wine, beer and and non-alcoholic beverages as well as different kinds of snacks.

The only disappointment was when I tried to eat the sandwich they handed out upstairs and they said that this wasn’t allowed. Huh??? No food in the cafe? It’s not like I brought my own. Oh well, it’s still really comfy.

So, have I been away from the US long enough that this, too, is now commonplace?

10 comments ↓

#1 laura on 04.15.08 at 10:27 pm

Well, it’s no Starbucks! Looks pretty posh for a bus, though.

#2 Dad on 04.17.08 at 9:32 am

Another very nice bus, Jim. It does seem rather unusual that you weren’t allowed to eat the sandwich on the bus. I hope this trip went well for you.

#3 jgibbon on 04.17.08 at 10:25 am

One advantage of the bus over Starbucks? LED lights in the ceiling that resemble stars and slowly change from red to blue to green. I.e., cheesy mood lighting.

#4 jgibbon on 04.17.08 at 10:26 am

I was allowed to eat the sandwich, but I had to run back to my seat to do it! Pretty silly.

#5 Mark on 04.17.08 at 1:22 pm

See, now it just looks like you’re rubbing it in our faces that our buses aren’t as cool as yours.

:)

#6 jgibbon on 04.17.08 at 4:08 pm

Up next week: Onboard fitness center and sauna! ;)

#7 Katie M. on 04.23.08 at 5:52 am

Forget scenic vistas or colorful locals for the IDRF photo competition… I’m thinking you should submit a series of Turkish bus pics. Greyhound, shame on you.

#8 jgibbon on 04.23.08 at 8:28 pm

Hey, I like that idea! I may run with that…

#9 laura on 05.15.08 at 4:18 am

Kathleen can’t post comments…so she asked me to post this: We both think this is the best picture we’ve ever seen of you.

That’s all. Or maybe it was all the drugs talking. (hehehe)

#10 jgibbon on 05.16.08 at 9:47 pm

Thanks guys! What is that, codeine? And you’re both on it? ;)

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