Need another OW city to hit on trip.....
 

After WC2010, I'm going to spend another week in the EU and wanted to cross off a few more cities/countries. I'm pretty set on hitting DME, but want to hit one more city before heading back to the states, and from what I've found with flight schedules, these seem to be the best 4:

Belgrade
Riga
Kiev
Istanbul

Any thoughts on any of those? Note this would only be for about 2 days. Thx

I'd vote for Istanbul.

I love Istanbul but remember it could be very hot in md July. It is much more established as a tourist destination and I presume for good reason.

But there may be compelling reasons why one might choose one of the others due to personal preferences. In the end this type of question is a bit like asking "do you prefer roses or lamb or jazz". They're all potentially good and what you decide you can't live without will vary from person to person.

+1 for IST

Istanbul gets my vote, but two days is an extremely short visit.

That's why I'm leaning towards Kiev or Belgrade, since I'd want to spend more time in IST I think.

Thx for the info, always appreciated.

I would definitely recommend Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia! Great wine, great food and beautiful mountains. 2 days eating and drinking there would be a blast. I was there a couple years ago for work and loved it.

oneworld.com lists Tbilisi as a destination. Flights are BA7566/5 but they're operated by BMI so I'm not sure if they are eligible for whatever fare you're booking. So its only a oneworld codeshare city, not on oneworld metal. But it would be fun nonetheless!

Yeah wouldn't work since this would be a Euro award ticket. If S7 loaded in before, maybe I could get it, but can't count on it. I also looked at Yerevan, Armenia, but can't make it work.