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Day 1 in Istanbul
October 15 2011
Port of call: Istanbul, Turkey
We arrived at 7: A.M., it is raining and a little cool (a whopping 17 C). Our tour guide is named Murat whom we booked privately from the internet. He is quite young (possibly mid-twenties) and he also teaches English, so his English is perfect. We head off for a 7 hour tour that I thought was by car but NO, we're walking again. I sure know how ...
A Cruise on the Bosphorus
... the charming town of Anadolu Kavagi to catch our boat back to the city. Karen was lucky enough to be spending her time at the four star resort on the water that we had spotted earlier in the day. On the boat we met an older well-traveled American couple and we all shared travel stories before going our separate ways after a highly recommended trip on the water.
With some daylight left, ...
ABANT
Kahvaltımızı Yedigöller tesislerinde yaptık.Çok güzel bir kahvaltı hazırlamışlar.Börekler ve yumurtalar dahil...Bundan sonra ki durağımız Abant Yeşil Ev Oldu.
2000 yılında bir hayalden yola çikilarak inşaa edilen MASAL Evleri, önce Yeşil Ev Restaurant adıyla, ...
YEDİGÖLLER
... ller oluşturan göller ise şunlardır:
Sazlıgöl,
İncegöl,
Küçükgöl,
Deringöl,
Büyükgöl,
Kurugöl ve
Seringöl’dür.
Milli Parkta hakim bitki örtüsü kayın ağaçlarıdır. ...
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Galore!
... morning first at the Blue Mosque which was built by (Ottoman) Sultan Ahmet I between 1606-1616. Then, we went to the Aya Sofya which was built by (Byzantine/East Roman) Emperor Justinian in 537 AD. There is so much to see in every corner! The Aya Sofya later was turned into a mosque after Constantinople fell under Ottoman control during the 1400s. Now, Aya Sofya is a museum with both Christian and Islamic features. We then went to the Basilica ...


