Hotel Vicenza Istanbul
Fevziye Caddesi 3, Sehzadebasi Istanbul, 34470, Turkey
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Tretji dan v Istanbulu
... kot 400 let uporabljala kraljeva družina. Sestavlja jo vrsta paviljonov in prostranih dvorišč. V številnih muzejih znotraj palače so razstavljeni predmeti, kot so svečana oblačila, kočije, meči, kraljeve krone... najbolj pa je impresiven diamant, ki meri kar 5x3 cm in je še dodatno okrašen z rubini, smaragdi... in seveda še posebej varovan in pod stalnim nadzorom.
Ker sta se po vsem videnem že počasi ...
Backgammon & kebabs
... Efes (Ephesus). Our accommodation here was thanks to a lovely Turkish man who met us off the bus in Selcuk and took us to his family hostel. The next day we got a free ride to Efes to see the ruins, well kind of free, after 5 hours discussion about Kilims with the owners nephew, many apple teas, smoking water pipes, a couple of Efes beer and local wine, some Backgammon and a torn apart carpet ...
Turkish Delight
... I raced to soak up what the city had to offer. What I got was a visual, aural assault of minarets and mosque tops reaching up into the sky everywhere you look, the hypnotising call to prayer floating around the whole city, and all manner of stereotypes here in the flesh - rich carpets, pretty glass lamps, brash and ridiculously over the top clothes of so many vivid colours. It was madness. But the biggest eye opener were the massive displays ...
Day 268 - Istanbul Eats
... out, and with a flourish set the local dish squarely at the center of the table with three spoons and a shaker of extra cinnamon. We each met eyes and then after the briefest pause dug in simultaneously, having no idea what to expect. The smooth, sweet, creamy texture slid cold across our tongues, and the cinnamon added the tiniest bit of spiced bite to the silky mild sweetness. We looked at each other with wide ...
Arrival in Istanbul
... was at the hotel banquet area. All the food has been very good and provided for us. We unpacked our costumes and then it was a fight to stay awake for that bit longer. Then after an episdoe of the Simpsons at 9PM it was finally time to sleep. 38 hours later and at a max of only 1 hour of sleep, it was finally time to rest. Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Tyler
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