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Onze laatste dag
... vanaf het 19 km ten noorden van Istanboel gelegen Belgrado-woud. De Basilica Cisterne is een grote ruimte van 143 bij 65 meter en omstreeks 9 meter hoog, waardoor de capaciteit ongeveer 80.000 kubieke meter bedraagt. Het is een bijzonder indrukwekkend bouwwerk.
Terug boven de grond wandelen we verder naar de spice market en de galatabrug. Ik vind de spice market mooier dan de grand bazaar. Aan de galatabrug heb ik goede herinneringen uit de tijd dat ik hier als 16 jarige met ...
Lots of Walking, Not Much Cash: Istanbul Days 1-2
... an absolute highlight, if for no other reason than it was one of the best ways to introduce myself to the history of the city. Really, this place was a monument, and the fact that I was wondering around in it half naked only made the experience even more striking. I walked on air back to my hostel and immediately fell into a nap.
The other paid attraction I visited (this time on Day 2) was the Archaeological Museum, a massive undertaking that took me about 3 hours. ...
Istanbul Was Constantinople
... Christ. This location houses stunning examples of early Christian mosaics and frescos. A lover of Early Christian art history could be engrossed in the stories of these images for quite some time. There are images of the Christ as Pantocrator, the life and works of Christ, as well as the Dormition of Mary and many images of martyred saints. Icons were made to depict martyred saints, and early Christians would pray to these ...
First and 2 nd day in Turkey
... was a quick clean of the truck, we left at 7 am, we didn’t have far to go (99 Kms) there was no point in getting to Istanbul early o ther dormitory wouldn’t have been ready (mmm, dormitory, 30 people going to be a bit whiffy in the morning, I bet my socks win !! )
It was a case of get what you need and get to the hostel, drop your kit by a bed and hope it would be free later, I did, then we out to see what this place had to offer, Mosques, lots of em, the Sofia ...
Chapter Three - East is West and West is East
... by narrow cobbled streets to the ancient Galata Tower. Built by Genoese in the 14th. Century it is now a tourist attraction and offers some of the very best views of Istanbul from its observation terrace.
We continue past shops specializing in marine hardware.
“How much is that anchor?” I ask. It’s really quite reasonable, but it just won’t ...