Saturday, 26 April 2014

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 2.1 - Istanbul, Topkapi Palace


kiter sambung from cni yer,


07/04/2014
last night … I did not sleep at all
pasai aper ?  Period pain!! Hadoi.
After breakfast …
Ok .. breakfast. Memula tenok kat the buffet table tuuu
Aarghk??? Nak mkan mcamana ni??
So, amek jus n buah dulu …
Pastu, tengok mat saleh sebelah meja ni makan ape?
Then, blasah jer la … makan sajerla labu.
Surprisingly … makan ntah haper haper tu
Kenyang gak perut ni!
Dua pagi breakfast kat otel ni ... the choice of makanan is lebey kurang same jer. Cili grill dia ni sedap la. Alahai, cam rindu lak makanan dia... (^-^)
View from the roof top restaurant
“So, where to today? Aper programme?” said mr paPa
“Since today is Monday, Aya Sofia tutup. Kite gi Topkapi Palace”
“Topikapi Palace? Tempat aper tu?”
“Topkapii ...., Istana raja.  Macam kat Jogja ... Istana Keraton tu"
FYI, this trip, mr paPa doesn’t know anything about the trip
He leaves everything to me. 5 hari lagi nak gi baru dia tanya ...
“eh, gi Turki x yah visa ke?  Hotel dah ader?  Gi sampai 10 hari, nak wat aper kat sana lama-lama?”
Haiyo  mr paPa …. *tepuk dahi*

So we walked to Topkapi Palace … folo jer signages dia
The day was quite cold. Hari pun cam mendung jer
Per Accuweather, there’ll be occasional rain.
Dok doa dlm hati .. “Ya Allah Ya Tuhan ku, Kau alihkan hujan ke tempat lain. Hambamu ini ingin melihat kehebatan ciptaanmu di bumi Istanbul ini”
Oops lupa.
B4 that, we went to cari to beli pad dulu.
Dok google … Dia kater cari kat farmasi.
Tanya kat reception, sib baik ade satu farmasi kat blakang hotel!
Phewww  … lega! Tapi ….
Ader tapinye … pad dia… Alahai
Nipis!! X macam kat Mesia. Heavy Flow dia … alahai
Still nipis!!  Aper nak buat, blasah jer la
Terus beli 3 bungkus. Janji ader.
carik yng ader signage cam ni. Credit to mr gooGle.
or yg cam ni ajer ... Credit to mr gooGle lagik
So, when we got there, about 10am kowt
The Q was quite long.
Tpi, x lama pun Q nye, bout 15-20minits.
When we got in …
Waaah … cantik garden dia.

We spent quite A lot of time in there.
Dalam Topkapi Palace ade a lot of peninggalan sejarah Islam
Form pedang Rasulullah SAW, janggut Rasulullah SAW,  jubah puteri Rasulullah Saidatina Fatimah and macam2 lagi.
Dalam dewan ni, ade orng mengaji secara live .. 24/7, since dari dolu dolu lagi.
Sedap swara dia … Syahdu dengo.
Ader pulak group mat saleh bebudak muda dok buat lawak bodo
Terus kena halau ngn pak guard! Tak hormat langsung!!
Mat saleh depan ai lak mintak maaf kat ai ...
Sebab ai muslim kowt.

A little bit on Topkapi Palace :
-The Topkapı Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624 year reign. The palace complex consists of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings. At its peak, the palace was home to as many as 4,000 people and covered a large area with a long shoreline. It contained mosques, a hospital, bakeries, and a mint.
-Construction began in 1459, ordered by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Byzantine Constantinople. It was originally called the New Palace (Yeni Sarayı) to distinguish it from the previous residence. It received the name "Topkapı" in the 19th century, after a (now lost) gate and shore pavilion. The complex was expanded over the centuries, with major renovations after the 1509 earthquake and the 1665 fire.
-After the 17th century the Topkapı Palace gradually lost its importance as the sultans preferred to spend more time in their new palaces along the Bosphorus. In 1856, Sultan Abdul Mecid I decided to move the court to the newly built Dolmabahçe Palace, the first European-style palace in the city. Some functions, such as the imperial treasury, the library, and the mint, were retained in the Topkapı Palace.
-Following the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, Topkapı Palace was transformed to a museum of the imperial era by Mustafa Kemal Atarturk.
Source : Wikipedia

Tengok jam … Pukul 2?? Lamanye duk kat sini.
lama pun bukan sebabape ... ralit tengok bunga tulips dia.
lagipun, nak masuk satu satu dewan tu kena beratur ...
Lunch … we just makan simit TL2 per piece.
Sapu ngan Nutella. Simits n jus delima. Kenyang gak.

Stop cni dulu  (◕‿◕) ...




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