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Istanbul Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Istanbul, Turkey
Travels in Turkey (a.k.a the chicken place)
This is a top pick! ... us in a bit of shock that the 22 days had gone by so quickly and the next day would be many peoples last. We reached Istanbul at lunchtime and then headed out for last minute shopping. We had some games for our goodbyes and a cool dinner and night at a ...
Another Day, Another Bus
This is a top pick! ... her seat forward the required half a centimeter so everyone was comfortable. After this theatrics the ride was uneventful. We arrived in Istanbul after a few bus changes and were taken to the Sultanamet district in our own "private" bus (no one else ...
Another goodbye
This is a top pick! Said goodbye to some more tourmates last night on the roof deck of the Orient Hostel. The guys fixed us a milk nargile (milk instead of water) and we enjoyed a bottle of wine taking in the light show at the Blue ...
Istanbul - Our last stop in Europe
This is a top pick! ... vendors selling bbq'd or boiled ears of corn. With all there is to see and do, and the fantastic food, one week in Istanbul was hardly enough. It's definitely a city that nobody should miss! Moving on, we'll be crossing from Europe to the Asian ...
With one foot in Europe and the other in...
This is a top pick! ... Blue Mosque to the picture and you find a city that definitively deserves a visit. I went there for a work off-site, but managed to squeeze in some sightseeing on the weekend leading up to the meetings. Istanbul, a city I could easily go back ...
Turkish delights in Istanbul.
This is a top pick! ... eventually defeated by Muslim armies in the 1400's and became known as the Ottoman Empire with Constantinople's name being changed to Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire existed until it was defeated (along with its allies: Germany and Austria-Hungary) in WWI. ...
A wet drive
This is a top pick! ... place to stay. Unfortunately the weather was terrible today. We had pouring rain all the way from Canakkale to Istanbul. Driving rain and buffeting winds. Worse still, the roads were full of trucks and buses. The volume of traffic increased as ...
Egyptian Bazaar and Sound & Light Show
This is a top pick! ... coffee shop. I don't drink coffee, so I got a mixed fruit smoothie- yum! I haven't had smoothies at all in Turkey, so it was an indulgence to my taste buds. We had actually gone there last night around 8:45pm, but the place closed at ...
The Dark Knight
This is a top pick! ... movie theater. We had reserved 8 tickets 2 days before, which was one of the smarter things we have thought to do in Istanbul, because the theater was jam packed. The movie started at 6:30pm, but the doors did not open until the last ...
Harems, Bombs, and the Head of John the Baptist
This is a top pick! ... Three people killed, and quite a few injured in Mamaris, and no one killed, but six injured in Istanbul. A Kurdish liberation/terrorist (perspective, perspective) has taken responsibility. It raises an interesting and difficult question about Turkey ...
Geeks, Itchy spots and the Harlem of Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... dormitory on thursday but we were told that the place we are going to (Kasimpasa) is not just the worse place in istanbul but the worse in turkey one turkish man told me that in fact it is the harlem of Istanbul..my good friend Saadet is living in ...
A day of budget travels
This is a top pick! ... did we wake up to early, should it not be a vacation? We have to catch the Blue Express flight from Rome to Istanbul. Blue Express is a budget carrier like Easyjet operating from Italy. So we have no expectations whatsoever. We read up and saw that they ...
Classy Night at Galata Tower
This is a top pick! ... pop songs from different countries. There were people from Romania, Mexico, France, U.S.A., South Africa, England, Yemen, Ukraine, Turkey.... He knew ALL of the languages and songs- crazy! He started singing a Japanese ...
Across the Bosphorus - From Asia to Europe
This is a top pick! ... stands with a foot in both worlds, one in Asia, one in Europe, while the narrows of the Bosphorus bisect the continents. Istanbul also represents the last reaches of my Asian odyssey. On reaching this city, I have now traversed the breadth of Asia, ...
Touring Istanbul
This is a top pick! July 5, 2008 First morning in Istanbul! My roommmate and I woke up bright and early at 8am to grab our free breakfast. Our dorm is somewhat of a hole in the wall. It is definitely not a quaint building surrounded among mosques and shops ...
Turkish Delight!!!
This is a top pick! ... a whole is a very clean country. I don't know if this was always the case but we were blown away at how clean Turkey was and Istanbul in particular was a real surprise. I just expected a city that big would be a lot dirtier. We found accommodations in ...
Whew!
This is a top pick! ... is one of the lessons we hoped the children would learn in our travels. Tonight as we made our way through the streets of Istanbul (after a long day of travelling) Brett was spoken to by many people we passed. Hi Princess what is your name? Where are you ...
Sewing?
This is a top pick! ... of fanning. And that goes for eating grapes as well. Indeed, this is my overwhelming impression having visited the Sultan's Palace in Istanbul. I'm thinking Sultans had a decent life - no? To be honest, Topkali Palace - the Sultan's Palace - is a bit ...
2nd full day Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... buy a few items to snack on. That's harder to find here--at least in this district, obviously there are grocery stores in Istanbul, the population is 15million. One other thing that made me shake my head today was that after we found out how to use ...
No Turkey in Turkey, Police, Turkish Bath, Jobs
This is a top pick! ... . New Year, well this was not as tame! Went with my Turkish friends and my friend from Syria to a very expensive district of Istanbul to an amazing apartment with balcony and a great view. The host was a new English teacher from America, in fact the ...
Money!!! (another boring entry)
This is a top pick! This morning I received an email from the regional chairman of Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF) saying that I won the scholarship! Hey, hey hey- free money! Yay! See? I have my stuff ...
The Kanyon: The Nicer Mall
This is a top pick! ... shaped dome covering the mall, leaving the mall partially outdoors. People were more stylish and less creepy than central Istanbul for sure. The employees at the stores did not harrass you either. Spacious and nice restaurants ...
Kid blogs
This is a top pick! Alex: I am having a great time in Turkey. As you know, I am in Istanbul. We had a tour guide today. He showed us to a 5-star hotel named the Four Seasons. If you want to know what a 5-star is, some people rate the hotels with stars 1-5. It was really ...
Arrived in Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... Istanbul was delayed by about an hour and a half, which wasntlong but when you haven't slept its a long time! We arrived at Istanbul airport and queued for our visas in the wrong place, eventually we realised we were in the wrong queue and queued in ...
Back in Istanbul...my home away from home!
This is a top pick! ... Eyup Sultan Mezarligi (Cemetery of the Great Eyup). This was right around sunset so we saw quite a view of Istanbul as the light dimmed. Took the ferry back, watching as the lights of the illuminated buildings reflected along the ...
First impressions of Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... that I did not have time to notice how many near misses this taxi had had! Lots of tall tower blocks illuminated Istanbul's skyline and my dormitories I was to stay in was also a tower block probably previously a business building, situated in the ...
Turkey sandwich and tuna fish
This is a top pick! ... amp;oref=slogin Other students did not seem too worried about the incident even though it had happened at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. They were more worried that their parents and friends back home would freak out. I am more disturbed ...
The End!
This is a top pick! ... no doubt I'll pass them by again. There's too many good people to meet here - what's a traveller to do?? Tomorrow I fly out of Istanbul, to Rome. Asia will be behind me; Europe and dear friends await. We have a couple of days in Rome, then a week at ...
Istanbul the magnificent
This is a top pick! ... about to take on similar Greek and Turkish adventures to mine before I left, which was nice. Go for it mate! To wrap, Istanbul has left a warm lasting impression with me, blowing any expectations I had out of the water in the best possible way, so it ...
End of the Turkey leg (INCLUDES VIDEO)
This is a top pick! ... , a seat of power for the Romans and, of course, the centre of the Ottoman Empire. No longer officially the capital of Turkey, Istanbul remains the cultural and economic heart of the country and no visit to this region could leave it off the itinerary. ...