The Marmara Istanbul

This sailing trip went from Constanta, Romania through the Black Sea, the Bosphorus, the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, up to Lavrio (South of Greece). To me, it was a first sailing experience. The blog has an entry per stage, and I've ...

... the Bosporus, the Galata tower and where the Asian side was.  I thought I knew where everything (the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, Istanbul), but I find that I was confused....maybe still am...but at the moment, it seemed sorted out in my mind. We ...

... magıne,   The vıew from our hostel ıs the constant movement of shıps and boats on the Sea of Marmara, Istanbul seems to be a major meetıng poınt for many thıngs. Huge shıps, lıttle ...

... that gave me goose bumps for reasons that I can't quite explain.  Hagia Sophia :  (Sultanahmet Camii,  Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey) While the Blue Mosque is definitely more impressive than the Hagia Sophia on the outside, it was this ...

... ;s the “Europe Istanbul” and the “Asian Istanbul.” There are bridges connecting the two continents. Europe Istanbul is much more historical, with all the big sites. Asian Istanbul is more residential and less exciting. One of the ...

... for this insanely long post, but I saw and did SO much this weekend that I had to include it all here. OMGOSH I went to ISTANBUL!! I went with my roommates from Friday 2/12 to Monday 2/15, because we had Monday off from school for Clean Monday, a Greek ...

... the city and the Marmara Sea and the Bosphorus Bridge, connecting Europe and Asia.  Tomorrow we'll have another day to tour Istanbul before flying to our next stop in Cappadocia, 450 miles south.    Mark and Ellen These notes from Turkey may take ...

Sunday 25th May 2008                 Sydney-Singapore-Dubai-Istanbul             Go over to Adam's about midday, but he's ...

... from where the Sultans of the  Ottoman Empire ruled from 1479 until the middle of the 19th century, along with the Istanbul Archaeological museum, reputedly one of the best in the world.   The museum lived up to it's reputation, it contains ...

... under the Orient Line banner.  You can enlarge the picture by clicking on it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This journey started in Istanbul and ended in Athens.   The port stops were Troy, Kusadasi, Delos, Mykonos, Santorini, ...

... - it's like a maze of shops and just filled with colour. A visit to this place really is an absolute must when in Istanbul. shop after shop selling pachminas, carpets, clothing, jewellery, souvenir items, and the most beautiful light and lamp shades - I ...

... from the GM in which he extended a personal invitation to enjoy a complimentary . . . . and much quieter night, should I return to Istanbul. I intend to return and do more of Turkey, but I might try another hostelry.   . . . . Joey was not roused ...

... . Finished up with a drink on the roof of the Tan where I watched the sun go down over the Sea of Marmara. A cruise ship was sailing out of Istanbul at dusk and I watched it passing between the minarets of the Blue Mosque. September 19 Woke up about 6am ...

... Yesilkoy  and we had a lovely sail from midday when the breeze arrived.  Yeslikoy is a coastal suburb of Istanbul, on the Sea of Marmara, about 35 minutes by train from the old city of Sultanahmet.  Although the suburb is quite ...

... of the pedal that was missing earlier that morning. It wasn’t too long until we approached Istanbul’s sister city of Silivri that stretched along the Marmara coastline, here the D100 circled the city and at its highest eastern point we were ...