Taksim Square Istanbul

Asian Side of the City, Istanbul , Turkey
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    Attraction Type:

    Neighborhood, Town center/square/plaza

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  • 1

    Istanbul not Constantinople

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    ... from Friendly Planet met us at the airport and loaded us onto a bus and took us to the Point Hotel near Taksim Square giving us a little history as we went along. PHOTO_ID_R=3-the-point-hotel-.jpg] There was an orientation session at the ...

  • 2

    Istanbul Adventures

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    ... short ride but it sure beats climbing up the hill in 30 degrees Celsius. We strolled a bit over the Istikal Avenue towards the Taksim square. The street is lined with the famous brand name stores, not exactly what we were looking for in Istanbul. But the ...

  • 3

    I don't know how I feel about heights

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    ... to be so hard to leave the wonderful people of Turkey but tomorrow we are off to Athens. We all took a Taxi back to Taksim Square. This time we decided to split the other group up. Paulie rode with Cory and I and Jeremiah rode with the ...

  • 4

    Day of Pamper (Turkish bath!)

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    ... clean! Feeling light and refreshed, we took the tramvay then metro to Taksim.  The metro stopped at the center of Taksim Square, and our next destination was just across the street: Hotel Marmara.  The girls were craving some good American ...

  • 5

    Istanbul and Constantinople

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    ... earlier in the year and we have planned to do a hectic 19-day trip through the Mediterranean region this time around...) We explore Taksim square and find a place to grab a bite to eat, smoke some nagile (hookah) and catch up on the past 2 ...

  • 6

    Paulie Baba and the Taxi Thieves

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    ... . He didn't seem as chatty as the guy that brought us from the hotel. We talked all the way back to Taksim square. We talked about how much we loved Istanbul and all of the wonderful people we met.  I was careful not to say anything negative because ...

  • 7

    Merhaba, Would you like to buy a carpet?

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    This morning we had a delicious breakfast at the hotel looking out onto the Bosporus. We walked down to Taksim Square and hailed a couple of Taxis. I loaded Christina, Heather and Paul into a taxi and told them to take them to the Grand Bazaar. I told ...

  • 8

    All the Key Sights

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    Today I reconnected with Ehran for a full day tour of the important sites, strolling along Istaklal Cadessi near Taksim Square we entered into an old cathedral, Galata Tower, Sultanhemet aka the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia and Topkapi Palace. The day ended ...

  • 9

    Istiklal Caddesi

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    ... off early on Monday to explore the street known as Istiklal Caddesi. This avenue runs from where we are staying up to Taksim Square and has heaps of enticing shops. Handicrafts, fashion, delicious pastry shops and many more captivated us as went on out ...

  • 10

    2nd full day Istanbul

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    ... All in all it was for the best as the kids found a mini putt-putt game that had been temporarily erected in the middle of Taksim Square and took a much needed break. During the course of the day we did learn how to navigate the tram and subway system and ...