Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 3.4 - Istanbul, Basilica Cistern

gigih serta gagah menghapdet hari hari ...
mostly sebab x nak hilang igatan 
on the details of the trip.
ni pun baru on day 3. 
ader banyak ari lagi nih!
Today, last month ... we were there ...
huhuhu ... nak gi balik .... 

jom  sambung.


Lepas Aya Sophia,
next was Basilica Cistern.
Basilica Cistern ni is on the other side of the road.  If u see the bright yellow building tu, the Basilica cistern ni is right opposite it.  Nampak x bangunan kuning jalur merah tu ...  Thats it.    When we reached there, there was no q at all.  Hati ni dok cuak gak.  Biar betul, x der nak tengok ke tpt ni ?  Maser ni we saw one famili of 6,  i think from mesia gak, dengo dari cakap diaorg.   Wah ... sombong nye.  ai senyum kat diaorg ... x senyum balik!!  eh eh ko ni  ... Rugi kut kalau senyum balik.  Watever !!! * eyes rolling *

Entrance fee >> TL10/pax
Masuk jer terus rase sejuuuk
ekcelli, nothing much here ... 
pusing pusing cari kepala medusa tu
then, dlam less than 1 hour
we r olready out.
Tadi, ai citer x der q kann mase nak masuk tu ...
Maser kuar tu ....
Q dia ... dah berlengkoq ... panjaaaang!!
where were u guys tadi ...



The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.  The cistern, located 500 feet (150m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia. It was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Located in the northwest corner of the cistern, the bases of two columns reuse blocks carved with the visage of Medusa. The origin of the two heads is unknown, though it is thought that the heads were brought to the cistern after being removed from a building of the late Roman period. There is no written evidence that suggests they were used as column pedestals previously. Tradition has it that the blocks are oriented sideways and inverted in order to negate the power of the Gorgons gaze.
Source :Wikipedia

We head towards Grand Bazaar.
Nak cari makanan ...
Makan simits jer tengahari tadi
Jalan towards Grand Bazaar ni
kat lorong lorong ke dalam yg kecik kecik ni 
ade banyak eateries yg kecik kecik
so price dia pun kecik sket dari yg kat jalan beso tu
lagipun, kat resto rsto kat jaln beso tu banyk mat & minah saleh 
and ader botol botol air "majik" on display
Mr paPa x suka.
Air "majik"??  Air aper tu?
Air botol arak laaa.
So, kat kedi makan yg kecik ni ... 
x der lak nampak diaorg display.
So, Seeedap sket hati ni ...


makan kat tepi jalan jer. Kat cni, maser tgh makan tu, ader couple frm mesia join kitaorg. From Gombak. Their second trip here.  Wahhh .. second trip. Katernye second trip ni lepak around istanbul jer.  Rasernye ade x rezeki ai utk second trip ke cni lagik ?? InsyaAllah   Aamiin. 
muka senyum terpaksa ... sebab dah sejukkk
After makan, solat.
Solat kat masjid kecik kat betul betul blakang Sultan Ahmet station.
Firuz Aga Camii
Comel ajer mesejid ni.
Only locals yg datang solat kat cni.
masa tgh tunggu mr paPa solat, ai lepak kat luar ... banyak burung berterbangan kat atas mesejid ni ... akhirnya, dapat gak tangkap gambo wif a bird in it. walapun sekor jer.
Selesai solat, we lepak duduk duduk kat luar mesejid tu ... killing time
nk tunggu 6.30.
sebab 6.30, ader shuttle pickup kat otel, to take us to the bus station.

okay, stop cni duluu .... (◕‿◕)


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