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Topkapi Palace Istanbul

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  • Oct 8, 2005: ... for the blue tiles in its interior), Aya Sofya church and Topkapi Palace to wandering through the Grand Bazaar where you can ...
  • Jun 26, 2008: ... the challenging language barrier.  Next, we head to Topkapi Palace which is breathtaking.  Among other war-won ...
  • Aug 12, 2007: ... my backpack zipper fixed (see earlier blog) I walked throught the Topkapi Palace gates and got lost in the shade and trees ...
  • Aug 16, 2005: ... get to George. But she was cool so we headed off to Topkapi Palace. Ripoff tourist place that it is. Seven years ago you ...

Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya) Istanbul

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  • Sep 15, 2007: ... resides in the museum, well guarded.  The Hagia Sophia Museum / Church was an impressive massive domed building with ...

Yerebatan Sarayi (Underground Cistern) Istanbul

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  • 5 travel blogs
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  • Apr 22, 2008: ... there of Christ and stuff. Next stop was the Yerebatan Sarayi (Sunken Palace) otherwise known as the underground ...
  • Oct 27, 2007: ... Just like James Bond, we're going underground. Down to the Yerebatan Sarayi, or in English, Basilika Cistern, and called the ...
  • Jun 27, 2008: ... , Sultan Ahmet Camii, and Aya Sofya, but missed Yerebatan Sarayi, which Mr.Takeuchi, a Turkish lerner from Japan, mentioned ...
  • Nov 19, 2007: ... and bloody actions after their time in the Cage. Yerebatan Sarayi (Basilica Cistern) - vast (70x140 meters), column filled ...

Kariye Museum (The Chora Church) Istanbul

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  • Aug 19, 2008: Kariye Museum Heybeliada - Greek Orthodox Monasry and Theological School Aya Triada Manastiri
  • Oct 4, 2007: ... of a concubine especially if you are concubine number 1!! 4. Kariye Museum Frescoes portraying the life of Christ are ...
  • Aug 13, 2006: ... and the St Chora Church, or better known now as the Kariye Museum. Despite the church being much smaller in size compared to ...

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii) Istanbul

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  • 620 travel blogs
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  • Oct 8, 2005: ... considered modest. She was careful to cover up upon entering the Blue Mosque so that she wouldn't have to wear the dreaded ...
  • Jun 26, 2008: ... ... what we were told was the hottest spot in Istanbul was absolutely amazing.  Set under a perfectly lit suspension ...
  • Aug 16, 2005: ... too!!!! 15 YTL each! That's $AU15!!! We decided the Blue Mosque was better priced - discretionary donation (free)!!! So we ...
  • Sep 2, 2006: ... everywhere. Perhaps the most touristed and spectacular are the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofia. Individually incredible, each ...

The Bosphorus Istanbul

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  • 248 travel blogs
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  • Sep 14, 2006: ... industry. Since the city is divided on three landmasses, cut by the ocean, the bosphorus and the marmara the waters are ...
  • Jun 26, 2008: ... Turkish bath.  The girls escort me to Reina, a club on the Bosphorus river... what we were told was the hottest spot in ...
  • Jul 8, 2007: ... kind of late in the game. After our ferry ride across the Bosphorus from Asia to Europe (about $1), we stopped and had a ...
  • Feb 28, 2004: ... and fabulous views over the city, and across the Bosphorus to the Asian chunk of Turkey. The ATM coughed up 20,000,000 lira ( ...

Sultanahmet District Istanbul

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  • Jun 2, 2005: ... so it sounds beautiful. One the first day I wandered around Sultanahmet district which is the old part of the city on the ...
  • Feb 24, 2007: ... be my final tourist activity in Istanbul took me to Topkapi Palace back near the Sultanahmet district. As I walked down the ...
  • Feb 22, 2007: ... straight forward passage in to Istanbul, I made my way by shuttle bus to the Sultanahmet district of the city where a ...
  • Jun 7, 2009: ... of Istanbul, so we had to take the tram to the Sultanahmet district where most of the old structures are located. We were ...

Istanbul Archaeology Museum (Arkeoloji Muzesi)

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  • Jun 3, 2008: ... had its treasures that you could find. In the Archaeology Museum, the treasures were the Alexander Sarcophagus, found ...
  • Jul 4, 2009: ... in the cool, grey dawn.  Kate and I met at the archaeology museum, to see remains of the great empires – pagan, ...
  • Jun 26, 2008: ... ! to be honest, i really would like to go to the archaeology museum and the grand bazaar but im just happy to have people to ...
  • May 3, 2006: ... a half hour of touring, he pointed to a restroom at the archaeology museum and said, "Toilet now, please." I said no thank ...

Galata Tower Istanbul

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  • 63 travel blogs
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  • Feb 24, 2006: ... harem of the 1800's  We walk from the Palace to Galata Tower. It was part of the fortifications for the Genoese in ...
  • Sep 2, 2006: ... 's edge, and most notably from the top of Galata Tower, you can see Istanbul sprawl into both asia and europe; countless ...
  • Aug 6, 2008: ... .  I had to make a reservation for thomorrow's fancy Galata Tower dinner, buy overnight bus tickets for Friday, and ...
  • May 12, 2006: ... this city is beautiful, be it from the top of the Galata Tower taking in a 360 degree view, or cruising across the Marmara ...

Cooking Alaturka Istanbul

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Ibrahim Pasa Palace (Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts) Istanbul

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Istanbul Modern Museum

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  • 4 reviews
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  • Aug 23, 2007: ... want water please. etc., etc. Asli works at the Istanbul Modern museum and they have a big new exhibit opening on the 5th. ...

Beyoglu Istanbul

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  • Jul 31, 2008: ... got back from dinner.  We went to Klub Karaoke in Beyoglu.  According to one of the girls, the club website said ...
  • Nov 14, 2007: ... , today we set off to Sultanahmet, the ancient part of Istanbul for a spot of sightseeing. It's always possible to overdo ...
  • Oct 3, 2008: ... procedures in Egypt.). Anyway, our experience in Turkey in general and Istanbul in particular has been quite positive: ...
  • Nov 11, 2007: ... tart. The Galata Tower is in the heart of Beyoglu, the up-market 'new' section of Istanbul (new as in many of the ...

Rumeli Fortress Istanbul

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  • 3 travel blogs
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  • Nov 20, 2006: ... I again angled down toward the Bosphorus to Rumeli Hisar, or Rumeli Fortress. My subsequent days off have been replete with ...
  • Nov 17, 2006: ... i'm so stupid because i keep buying them. i went to the rumeli fortress yesterday. it's this fortress a couple miles up ...
  • May 10, 2009: ... Along the Bosphours we saw so many sights including the famous Rumeli Fortress.  After the boat it was a quick stop for ...

Leander's Tower (Kiz Kulesi) Istanbul

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Eyup Sultan Mosque (Eyup Sultan Camii) Istanbul

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  • May 22, 2009: ... mirador (see Views) and meandered our way down the hill to the Eyup Sultan mosque. Again the mosque is huge, and although we ...
  • Aug 31, 2009: ... a half prior to noon prayers, right in front of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque. After the music and a visit to the mosque complex, hop ...

Ortakoy Istanbul

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  • Jun 1, 2003: ... I do not know. On this 'slight' detour I saw a part of Istanbul I hadn't seen before, so now two new things in one day (the ...
  • Jul 6, 2008: ... - a friend. we had been hearing about clubs in ortakoy, this ritzy area of istanbul so we headed in that direction. the best ...
  • Jun 6, 2007: ... then we were on our way to Ortakoy, a charming very European waterfront neighborhood in Istanbul. We had dinner at a lovely ...
  • Aug 1, 2007: ... where clubs and bars abound; after taking a look at ortakoy mosque and one of istanbul's top clubs (anjelik), we drop into a ...

Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul

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  • Sep 15, 2005: ... , Grand Bazaar, the commercial Taksim district and the Suleymaniye Mosque. It was a picture of the Suleymaniye mosque with ...
  • Jul 7, 2007: ... Aya Sophia and bordered by the Istanbul University and the opulent Suleymaniye Mosque, it seems to raise shopping ...
  • Apr 20, 2006: ... visited but even more holy of mosques, the Suleymaniye Mosque. Again, I enjoyed the peace inside. After the ...
  • Jul 15, 2007: ... come to love and expect. We went to another large mosque (Suleymaniye Mosque) and then spent the rest of the day at Topkapi ...

Military Museum (Asker Muzesi) Istanbul

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  • May 11, 2008: ... a palestinian cultural fair today.  i then walked upto the military museum, which was big, but a little disappointing ...
  • Mar 14, 2008: ... -life spots. We ended up at a pastry shop near the Military Museum, and treated ourselves to hot tea and sweet pastries. ...
  • Aug 31, 2009: ... that I tout so much no longer requires that you head over to the Military Museum in the middle of your day. There's now a ...
  • Oct 25, 2009: ... formed in 1923.  From Taksim I took a cab to the Military Museum because I wanted to hear the Mehter Band, the oldest ...

Galata Bridge Istanbul

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  • Feb 24, 2006: ... down to the Golden Horn and across the Galata Bridge. The galata bridge was filled with restaurants selling fresh seafood. ...
  • Jul 12, 2007: ... at it).  The walk took us along the shoreline to Galata bridge where there are loads of cafes and restaurants so we ...
  • Jun 3, 2008: ... the lights at night, perhaps for fun. Near the Galata Bridge, fishermen brought their catch to make fresh fish sandwiches ...
  • Jul 12, 2007: ... On the way back to the hotel, we stopped by the Galata Bridge. We were walking and we passed a restaurant. The owner ...
 
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