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Alhamdulillah ..
Booking tuk accomodation dah buat ..
InsyaAllah, we'll be staying here for 6D/5N

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Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 8.1 Istanbul - MiniaTurk

Dah olmost 4 bulan dah
citer pasal trip ni x abes lagik
baru on day 8
ader lagi 2 hari to go.
kalu ader yg membaca 
n menunggu the entries...
mintak maaf la ye ...

okay, without further delay
jom kiter sambung ...


okay, from Dolmabache Mosque
we walked back to the tram station 
took the tram back to Eminonu

we, found the ever femes Balik Ekmek @ Fish sandwich place.
yg banyak disebut sebut dalam most blogs.

the place was jammmed packed!!
lupa yg aritu was a sunday.
sambil berdiri tu, tertiba this pakcik n family of four bangun
Lega dapat duduk
time check ... close to 12pm++
ader lak kejadian bertumbuk kat situ
kenapa ntah ...

At the first bite ...
mmm ... kerasnya roti dia ...
second bite ... 
x sedap pun 
then nampak meja sebelah perah lemon n letak garam
so. ai pun letak jugakla
third bite ...
mmm... ok gak 
then the rest is history.

After lunch, we went to MiniaTurk
Memula ingat nak nek bus
punya la banyak bas
x nampak bayang pun bas yg kitaorg sepatutnye naik
so, we took the taxi
nak amek taxi satu hal
after the last incident ...
seriau lak rase nak nek taxi
so, dok doa ... 'Allahumma yassir wala tuassir'
Ya Allah, permudahkanla nak dapat taxi ...
tanya satu taxi ni : Miniaturk? meter?
Naseb baek second taxi tu kate yes.
Alhamdulillah

the ride was agak lame gak
jauh dia bawak pusing pusing. .. after the first experience
takot jugak sebenonye ni ..
Finally... after close to forty minutes
sampaila kami di Miniaturk
Alhamdulillah.
this is where u can 'Tour Turkey in an hour'

One of the largest miniature parks in the world, Miniaturk opened in 2003 on the northeastern shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul. The park features 120 models of structures from throughout Turkey. It is divided into three sections: Istanbul, Anatolia and Ottoman territories that today lie outside of Turkey. 

The Istanbul section includes models of 57 structures, including the Aya Sophia, Rumeli Fortress, Suleymaniye Mosque, Tomb of Sinan, Beylerbeyi Palace and the Galata Tower, each built to scale at 1/25th of the original size. 

The Anatolia section features 51 models, including the Sumela Monastery in Trabzon, the Great Mosque in Diyarbakir, traditional stone houses in Mardin and the Mount Nemrut ruins.

Finally, the former Ottoman territories section includes 12 structures, including the Mehmet Ali Pasha Mosque in present-day Cairo, the Mostar Bridge in present-day Bosnia and several tombs that can be found today in Romania, Kosovo and Budapest.

The Entrance fee is TL10/pax
Q x panjang pun 
mase ni dah olmost 3pm
and it was panas ... 
Panas by sana nye standard
Mr paPa was abit tired ... 
o dia x interested kut tengok miniature buildings nii
dia duduk kat under the shade.
Ai jer jalan sensorng kat dalam tu.
Ramai yang bawak bebudak 
memang seswai sangat tpt tu utk bebudak

jadi ape lagi ...

jemput layan gambo ....  

Nemrut Dagi ... memula, mase kat Cappadocia tu, ade plan nk amek day tuor to Nemrut. lepas pikir2 ... er x jadi la. Takut x sempat balik for night bus to Pamukkale. Lagipun, kna panjat bukit ... Aritupun da semput. tak payahla .. jimat duit sket

maser nak balik tu ...
Q org nak masuk, punyala panjang!!
ye la dah petang kan, diaorg kuar r bawak family gi jaln jalan.
Rezeki kitaorg kut, time kuar ader teksi tengah tunggu.
Terus naik. 
maser balik ni cam cepat lak sampai.

petang tu, gi balik to Spice Bazaar
shopping for t-shirts, turkish tea n their turkish delights
pastu, nek tram to Grand Bazaar lak
shopping lagi
masuk satu kedai ni
maser masuk tu, mamat keadai tu tanya
'Malaysia? Indonesia?'
Yes, Malaysia ...
Teruih dia pasang lagu Sudirman!!
hahaha lawak tul ... Lagu balik kampong lak tuuu
so, shopping la kat kedai ni ... 
borong key chain n fridge magnet lagik

stop jap kat tepi jalan ... minum air delima 

our dinner for the night

lepas dinner, we went back to hotel Evsen
amek bag ... 
and seret bag all the way back to hotel Tulip
Nape x naek tram??
Sebaaab ... 
tram dari Eminonu menghala ke arah Grand Bazaar tu penuh memanjang.
Jalan jer la ... seret la beg. Seb baik sorg satu beg jer
Dok doa dalam hati ... "Janganla tercabut roda beg ni"

Sampai kat area Blue mosque tu,
weols duk lepak lepak kat ctu.
x ramai ornag pun ...
Aman tenteram jer.

Cantek kaaan

Bila da x tahan sejuk, sambung jalan balik to hotel Tulip 
Maser jaln tu ... ramai yg offer nak tolong bawakkan beg
hmmph .. offer tolong ke??
Mestila nak mintak duit kaann.

Alhamdulillah .. selamat sampai hotel.
Beg pun Alhamdulillah selamat lagi roda2 nye

ni la biliknye, mahal sket from kat Evsen hotel tu. Biliknye beso. Kat Evsen tu biliknye cantik tapi kecik.

okla, stop cni duluu .... (◕‿◕)

In memory ...

Today, Malaysia is in mourning

Al Fatihah ....




On another note ...
today ...

Pagi  >>> went to jalan TAR.  Shopping cari barang2 yg diperlukan ...
Kat depan Sogo, ader lak message board for MH17

Petang   >>>

decorate office ...
ade competiton tuk Merdeka Raya ...
1st prize RM1000 !!!

x siap lagi ni ...
sambung on monday
competition day is on Tuesday ...

InsyaAllah ... ader rezeki boleh menang kowt ...

Malam  >>>

Happy burfday Adekk ...

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 8 Istanbul - Dolmabache Palace

Assalamualaikum ...
tengah pulun nak siapkan
photobook turkey ni
voucher dah nak expired
Aigooo  aigooo

sambil tu, ai sempat hapdet sket ..


so, at 10pm, we board the bus back to Istanbul
nek bus jer tido
sedo sedo, bus tgh parking ..
eh, bukan parking
tengah q!
The bus kena naek ferry!!
well... not expecting that.
it was around 5.10am > Topcular Ferry dock
lebih kurang cam ferry kat Penang tu.
cross the laut for about 30 minits jer.
in one hours time sampai lah kat Buyuk otogar again.
ekcelinye my original plan was to turun kat Harem Otogar at the Asian side
sebaaab ..
i ade bacer kat satu website ni, katernye
all busses akan stop kat Harem Otogar then proceed to Buyuk Otogar.
so, kalu turun kat Harem, 
then nek bot to Eminonu, 
then nek tram back to Evsen to amek our bags
then terus checkin kat the next hotel ...

Tapi ... haram!!  Hampeh!
x stop pun.
teruih la ke Buyuk Otogar tu.
Then we took a cab to Aya sofia.
the cab ride ....  was scary!!
memula tanya kat cab driver tu ... 'speak english?'
first cabbie ... 'No'
second cabbie also 'No'
third cabbie ... 'yes!'
dengan hati yg lega ... nekla cab tu ...
jalan jer keta ..  terus cakap bahase dia ...
ntah ape dia dok cakap .. x taw
scary ride! dok doa sampai la ngan selamatnye...
cut long stori short ... we arrived Aya Sofia safely 
after paying amount yg x sepatutnye!!

so, misi mencari our next hotel ...
review dalam forum, this hotel was nice
BUT, the forummer x mention thaaat
nak menyampaikan the hotel wasss   @#$%!?
..... somput den
turun bukit ... nek bukit.... mengah den!!!!

Alhamdulillah, dapat checkin terus
breakfast dulu ...
then, masuk bilik ... baring, mandi & tido jap!!

selesai semuanyer ...
we head to Dolmabache Palace, via tram
Entrance Fee > TL30/pax
Yag ni x include the 'Harem' part

All the pics below are from makcik google.

Dolmabahçe Palace, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922.  Dolmabahçe Palace was ordered by the Empire's 31st Sultan, Sultan Abdul Mecid I, and built between the years 1843 and 1856.  The construction cost five million Ottoman mecidiye gold coins, 35 tonnes of gold, the equivalent of ca. $1.5 billion in today's (2013) values.  The huge expenses placed an enormous burden on the state purse and contributed to the deteriorating financial situation of the Ottoman Empire which eventually slided into state of bankcruptcy.

Dolmabahçe Palace was home to six Sultans from 1856, up until the abolition of the Caliphate in 1924.  The last royal to live here was Caliph Abdulmecid Efendi. A law that went into effect on March 3, 1924 transferred the ownership of the palace to the national heritage of the new Turkish Republic.. Mustaafa Kemal Atarturk,  the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey, used the palace as a presidential residence during the summers and enacted some of his most important works here. Atatürk spent the last days of his medical treatment in this palace, where he died on November 10, 1938.

The world's largest Bohemian crystal chandelier is in the Ceremonial Hall. The chandelier, a gift from Queen Victoria, has 750 lamps and weighs 4.5 tonnes. Dolmabahçe has the largest collection of Bohemian and Baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world.

From the above, rumusannya
pembaziran tahap gaban!!! 
Tapi, istana tu was veri veeri impressive ... 
The walls of the palace tu, dibuat dgn batu
but, believe or not, lantai is from kayu!!
so, bila dok jalan tu duk bunyi krreeeek  kreeek ...
macam umah m.i.l kat tingkat atas tu aje.
the tour was only +-1 jam jer.

memula nak masuk, u'll see this huge menara jam. ingatkan x ramai orang, dah masuk, jalan depan sket baru nampak q nye. while mr paPa q for tikets, this wat i did...

the main entrance

second gate, tu istana dia

nak masuk, kena pakai sarung plastik. nak masuk istana ni pun kena q lagi. aderla setengah jam tunggu. pastu, masuk in small groups.  x la small sangat, 30 orng ader kut.

looove the blue skies, nampak macam panas terik kan. tapi, sejuk!

mtengok pating singa tu, selalu kalu patung singa dudu smabil mulut ternganga. Tpi, yg ni .. singa tgh nak blasah ... buaya! Ganas kan

lepas ni, menapak balik ke tram station
singgah kat Dolmabache Camii jap
kecik jer mesejid ni
Tpi, deco kat dalam tu, 
rase cam x kena jer
kononnya ikut Barroque style from France ke mana ntah.

then, we walked back to the tram station

ok, stop cni duluu .... (◕‿◕)