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Turquhouse Istanbul

Pierre Loti Tepesi Merkez Mah Idris Kosku Cad Merkez Istanbul, 34050, Turkey

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Our first day in Istanbul.

A travel blog entry by jimfavor1

... strait to the north east, with great views of the Asian side as well. The palace was the political center of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries, until they built Dolmabahce Palace by the waterside.

There were originally around 700-800 residents of the Palace at the beginning, but during the centuries it dramatically raised to 5,000 during normal days and 10,000 during festivals. The palace became the largest palace in the world, ...

Back to Istanbul for River Cruise and shopping!

A travel blog entry by travel.geek

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... to give my body a little bit of cardio by walking up the stairs to the 4th floor with by bag, it beats the waiting agony.


The room was also small, but I don’t mind as it was only for a night. I packed my stuff as we need to leave early tomorrow. After freshens up I went out for a walk with a bunch of people from our group, we bought some food, I bought a really yummy lamb roast for ...

Day 101 - Istanbul

A travel blog entry by euro101

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... is just trying to be friendly but he is really unnerving her and she asked if we could try to find an alternate route back to the hotel so she doesn’t have to walk past that restaurant any more.

The Turkish dancing show started at 8pm and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Naturally it included belly dancing, but also traditional Turkish dance from various regions around the country as well.

Because we had had such a late lunch no one felt like dinner before ...

Back to the 'Bul

A travel blog entry by koppers

Our last day in Rome was really only a morning in Rome, which we mainly spent looking for a souvenir for Konrad. After trying a few places, we finally found a Roma jersey he liked and then stopped into a cheese and wine shop where we grabbed some pizza to eat on the run. We carried our slices to the bridge and ate while admiring the Tiber and trying the count the massive number of children on school trips, and just like that, we needed to head back to the apartment ...

Istanbul - love at first sight.

A travel blog entry by bitzofcarla

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... a country can make or break the experience - in Istanbul, they absolutely made it.

I was already convinced that Istanbul is one of the greatest places in the world, but the arrival of a best friend from home definitely more than welcome, especially when I still wasnt feeling too good health wise. Steph and I have been lucky enough to see each other in our temporary European homes this year, and to meet up again in Istanbul was the perfect way to ...