Sirkeci Park Hotel

Ebusuud Caddesi No. 24 , Istanbul, 34100, Turkey | 4 star hotel

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Istanbul: Brilliance of Ramadan and Iftar

A travel blog entry by chiapoe

... for recitations that may bring a believer closer to Allah. In many desert mosques, the Arabic script would be printed using a material that would almost glow many kilometers away, so providing spiritual inspiration for a believer to continue the arduous and hot journey. While I am not Muslim, I find this dedication to faith through art and architecture to be very inspirational and moving.

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Lahitraot

A travel blog entry by turner72

... Danny didn't even get profiled as hard this time. Then it was time to piece together dinner past security (brie from the duty free shop and some garlic bread from pizza hut for this guy) and assembly at our gate. The plane was delayed for no real specified reason, so we got to find out that Sally is good at ukelele. This delay aside, I have only a glowing review for Turkish Airways. The stewardesses were awesome (I left ...

Istanbul

A travel blog entry by betsybond

... embassy for visa application – I had mine already so I set off with Cher. Over the bridge we went to hike up the hill past the Galata Tower to a museum's design shop. So many lovely things – I fell in love with and bought a spinning top that when pulled apart was actually a salt and pepper shaker! We wandered on to an Art Gallery filled with Mona Hatoum's works. I loved her contrasts in objects; a rosary made ...

Istanbul revisited: the crossroad of Europe & Asia

A travel blog entry by rootsandroutes

... for flying over Iran, we were keen to talk about life there. The warmth of the couple seemed to contrast with the strictness of the government that ruled their country, and a slight hesitance to talk about Iranian politics was soon forgotten with the wide-ranging conversations about education, culture and food.

Amir, the husband, made his money from the export of nuts, especially high quality Iranian pistachio nuts, which are some of the finest in the world. As with ...