Istanbul Travel Blogs - Page 7

I wake next morning and really get a sense of the city when I hear the 'call to prayer' from one of the Mosques nearby. Before my meeting I am taken around the city by a wonderful guide who explains the incredible history associated with Istanbul going beyond the Ottoman empire back to Roman times.…

I love Turkey and I want to go back sometimes, Istanbul is nice. Food Menu: breakfast kebab, lunch kebab, dinner kebab :) the food is so good!!!

My trip started in Istanbul which was amazing.  The sights here were incredible with the highlights, not surprisingly, being the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia.  I then traveled to a very hot Ephasus which I found to be more amazing than any ruins that I had seen in Italy or Greece.&nbs…

We fly all the way from Cologne, Germany to Istanbul, Turkey on May 1st.  Believe it or not, it was the least expensive way to get there!! Fınally, our fırst entry whıle actually ON our trıp!  Istanbul was not as much of a culture shock as we expected.  The Blue Mosque was…

süleymaniye mosque

I could travel without stop for years!!!!!! :)

It is the best city in the world!

OH MY GOD- after Egypt this place seems like the pinnacle of civilization.  Clean air, cars that stay in their lanes, other backpackers...it's just too much.  But even when we thought we were free from Egypt's grasp it seemed like it would not let us go; did you know that you cannot excha…

Hello everybody,Cameron and I have just come back from a short trip away to the capital of Turkey, Istanbul. We flew with British Airways from Heathrow on Friday morning, and who do you think we bumped into, who was also catching the very same flight? Karen was setting off for Istanbul to start a f…

Trip from Turkey to Romania via Bulgaria and Serbia.

Incredible country, exciting, thousands of contrasts

Last night we were at the Black Eyed Peas concert in Parkorman. The reason I got the tickets for this concert was to treat my brother and his friends. But I ended up singing and  jumping up&down more. BEP's performance was great on the stage and I think the crowd did not dissapoint them al…

Mediterranean Cruise on the Cellebrity Summit, Ports of Call: Barcelona (Spain) Villefranche (France) La Spezia (Italy) Civitacechia (Italy) Naples (Italy) Pireaus (Greece) Istambul (Turkey) Venice (Italy)

    Having to buy supplies for work before going to play!  The hotel on the water was simply AMAZING though.... Thank you hotel Kempenski.....  Maybe the best hotel chain ever!!!!!!!!I did a lot of fun things (blue Mosque, Haggai Sophia) but nothing as much fun as the fish …

Many people do not know this but Bert found himself a girlfriend, Betty from California. She moved in with him at home but cabin fever soon kicks in especially with me living in the house with them. So one day, without any warning, Bert took Betty off to Istanbul in search of some sweet afternoon…