Istanbul Travel Blogs - Page 2

On our way to Istanbul, they announced that we will pass through the Dardanelles straits by 4:00-6:30 am, and three war memorials will be visible from the ship, so I decided to take the opportunity and wake up early again to try to shoot them. Apparently only a few persons did the same. Luckily I m…

Day 2 – Istanbul - Day of the Mosques – Stevie   We woke up the morning, pretty early without hardly any sleep. But we still had a lot of energy so went to the roof terrace for breakfast. After that we decided to just walk towards the Mosques and see whatever the day would bring. We left…

LOOKING For Your Face by (RUMI)   From the beginning of my lifeI have been looking for your facebut today I have seen it.Today I have seenthe charm, the beauty,the unfathomable graceof the facethat I was looking for.Today I have found youand those that laughedand scorned me yesterdayare sorr…

Circles within a Circle, Return Well here we are.  Another little loop.  A circle.  A circuit closed.  Circles within my circle of the globe.  A little return.  I’m back in the ‘Bul.  I wonder if anyone calls it that?  I hope not.  Circles within ci…

After having our basic Turkish breakfast which was egg, cucumber,some bread and butter, we strolled down Sultanahmet  area. The top 3 sight in Istanbul located here where the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophıa are side by side. At the other end is Topkapi Palace. I went inside Hagia Sophia last tim…

Despite not sleeping at all the night before, we were not going to waste the few precious hours that we had in Istanbul. Checked into my GORGEOUS hotel really quickly and off we went to Sulhamanet, where the Blue Mosque, the Palace and the Ayasofia (Haggia Sophia) museum are. While walking aro…

In the First week of my trip, I stayed in a hotel in Taksim square, actualy it happened that the day I arrived was the final of Turkish soccer league championship, and Besiktas ( one of the most famous Turkish soccer teams) won the Championship, that night I guess no one sl…

In july I visited Istanbul. A total 5 day trip, 2 days traveling and 3 days in the city. This city is very beautifull and you can get a good view of it in 3 days (2 days mosks, markets and stores, 1 day combined bosporus ferry trip and dolmabahce visit! This beautifull and partly very modern (weste…

we left shanghai for istanbul in April 28th, 8:30pm set off from pudong airport for istanbul airport. but we must got check in beijing airport firstly then we could left china . something i faced in airport sounds funny. that day the weather is 15-22degree , not hot but also not cold. then i wore o…

I visited Istanbul, Turkey in July, 2009 based on the recommendation of friends.  Istanbul sits at the juncture of two continents, making it both a European and Asian city.  Istanbul, which in Greek means "I'm on my way to the city", has a current population of 15 million and sits on seve…

After my sister went to Istanbul for fun, study/job a few times I fell in love with her pictures. We do have some big mosques here in Holland but in our culture it's all different. So I needed to see them for real in Istanbul. We have had some stressfull period (like many many many other ones) and …

After three wonderful days in Istanbul, what would our last day hold?  It was a little cooler than usual, so we threw on some pants and prepared to walk to Dolmabahçe Palace, which was the residence of the sultans in the 18 and 1900's and even Ataturk for a time.  We headed out…

This would be my 3rd and last day in Istanbul. Time goes so fast! Now I realised i hadn't seen nothing yet! So again it was a busy day and I tried to see as much as possible in the air or on the water.  First went to Grand Bazaar, a huge roof-covered kind of market place with hundreds of tiny …

The 1st time I set my feet on this land which I called my second home it was the smell, the smell that attracted me. I remembered it was noon, winter, long time ago and I am so hungry. It was Friday because when the taxi take me to the city, I can hear prayer call, eve…

Red flags, bright sun, two lands and me - this time in Istambul. Only and as much one day in Istambul, the city with 15 millions of people and 1 538,77 km² area, which never stops. Being there is visit on the two continents: Europe and Asia, two amazing cultures and compl…