The Marmara Pera Hotel Istanbul

Travel Blogs from Istanbul

Into the music of the city

A travel blog entry by ss4fun

From our 14th floor room, we could hear the Turkish dance music well past midnight. Maybe we will join in another night when we have both eyes open.

A leisurely breakfast at 8AM - cheese, olive, cucumbers, tomato chunks, herb bread made with phylo and coffee. I use the last frame in my camera to take a photo of the bread display. Services are at 10:30. Later a small group of us go for a snack at the faux Mexican restaurant. All we need is something to drink since we are to have a large dinner …

Homeward bound

A travel blog entry by khoffart

Our hotel room faces east and just below is a wonderful photo op but I'm out of film. There are two short rows of taxis parked in the street below. The bright yellow is a bright splash of colour in the street-scape. Near the end of a trip there are always things I wish I had done - I never did make it over to the Pera Palas Hotel where Agatha …

Quiet day in Istanbul

A travel blog entry by arnies

We planned to visit Hagia Sofia today but the crowds were too long. Also we were feeling a bit down as I had just discovered that I had lost a jumper bought in Chipping Camden in the Cotswolds. It was a lovely green pure wool jumper and had fast become my favourite. As I have also lost my hat (left it on a bus in Venice) and my Bible (left it we think in Florence at our B&B) it was all a bit too much. It's a helpful reminder that we need to hold ...

Ramadan in Istanbul

A travel blog entry by manatwork

... throughout the city. The mosque is a good place to hide from the sun during the day. Mosques are seen almost everywhere with most designs primarily from the Byzantine and Ottoman eras. With more than 2,000 active mosques in Istanbul alone, it is better to visit the major ones if you are only here for a few days . One fine example is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. ...

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