Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, Istanbul - Finale


Selamat Hari Malaysia uols ...
Tadi went sopping
most shop ader Malaysia day sales
x taw pun
1 kedai ni ... 1 t-shirt 10 hengget
Ape lagi ... x kan tengok jer. kesian dia
wat sales ... dok tengok jer kaan
hehehe

ok. finally, this is the last entry on Turkey


After lunch, we walked back to Sultan Ahmed Square
mr paPa had his last solat jamak in the masjid biru 
i duk kat luar ... 
the Tulips, da stat nak gugur dah the kelopaks. Tulips ni kembangnye x lama ... +- 2weeks jer. Alhamdulillah, ader rezeki kami tengok tulips in full bloom. not only that. beautiful big roses in Selchuk & Pamukkale.  Kat Istanbul x nampak lak ... 
B-U-T-ful fowers around the square ...

then, we walk again to the hotel ...
dah arrange ngn hotel for cab to the epot 

bye bye Istanbul
we had a great time there ...

Flight kul 6.40 but delayed to 7.30pm
Istanbul night view. gambo goyang sebab kapai teghobang ni yg gegor ...
the moon looks bigger, brighter and beautifuler from up here ...
layan abang shah dalam Chennai Express ... but seperti biase ... half way thru dah tidooo 
Alhamdulillah
amek liggage pun cepat
dapat teksi pun cepat
sampai umah kul 4pm
sumer kat umah sehat & selamat 

the  TRIP ,  overall ... 
we both had a great time. 
first time on a 13hours plus flight incl. stopover in Qatar
first time merasa spring
finally understand y diorg suka dok berjemur

trip to turkey IS doable without a travel agent
way way waaay cheaper than going with them
cuma , kena berani ... 
and
kena wat research sket
lepastu ... baru ...
kita N-Joy!!
Last but not least ... i heart Turkey      love heart hand emoticon



Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 10 Istanbul - Suleymaniye Mosque

Assalamualaikum 
Hi again ....

jom jom joommm
nak cepat abeskan citer ni


today is the last day ...
pouting face emoticon   sediiiih

macam x puas lagi duk kat cni
10 days ... x puas???
ish ish issh ... 

so, after breakfast
we pack barang
naseb baik beg beranak 1 jer
tu pun. tahan diri dari sopping sopping ni
we checked early gak, tapi tinggalkan beg kat otel 
kang petang datang balik.

oh yes ... nak citer about the otel
ok, dalam forum ni, dia kate otek ok ..
memmg ok,  buuut
nak ke otel ni ...
i'm standing right in the middle. pic atas is facing towards the otel. naik bukit ok. the otel is atas sikit dari mamat yg tgh jalan tuuu 
this pic is going towards Sultan Ahmed Square.  lepas corner tu, naik bukit lagiii. Seb baik duk cni for two days jer. pagi and malam jer dok menapak nek turun bukit.
nampak x macam tiang batu kat blakang ai tu ... its called The Million.  
The MILLION was a mile marker monument erected in the early 4th century AD in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul. It was the starting place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine Empire. 
kat ctu ader pokok ni. cantek sangat penuh bunga pink.  lepas ai amek gambo .. ramai lak yg join amek gambo
pagi pagi, this is wat the kebab looks like. before di bakar
waiting for the tram
Sultan Ahmed tram station
pagi ni, we teruskan misi mencari Suleymaniye Camii
so, we took the tram to Grand Bazaar.
the masjid is supposed to be belah blakang blakang sket
not far katernye
jenuh jugakla menapak.
cam x banyak signage lak towards masjid ni
of cos la .. mesti ader naek bukit kan
finally sampai jugak...
The Suleiman Mosque was built on the order of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and constructed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557.
The Suleiman Mosque was ravaged by a fire in 1660 and was restored on the command of sultan Mehmed IV by architect Fossatı. The restoration, however, changed the mosque into a more baroque style.
The mosque was restored to its original glory during the 19th century but during World War I the courtyard was used as a weapons depot and when some of the ammunition ignited, the mosque suffered another fire. Not until 1956 was it restored again.
masjid ni kan atas bukit, so from courtyard dia, u can see this view.  Cantik sanggat.
loove this pic
kat Sulaymaniye Camii ni kurang sket tourist
so, boleh lepak lepak duduk kat cni
dalam kawasan masjid ni ader tpt perkuburan sekali
ni ..., jaga kat kawasan perkuburan tu.  Comel x?
dah puas duk kat ctu 
menapak balik tu Grand Bazaar
mr paPa ... sempat lagi tu nk sopping!  beli apa lagi ni pa? cukup cukup la tu ...
it was close to 12noon. 
so, we walked slooooowly towards the Sultan Ahmed Square
stopped at the cafe for lunch.
an the lunch was grrreat!!
siap bagi turkish tea, compliments from the owner
daging roasted with rice underneath it and some sort of capati like thing.  the daging was marvelous!!  sedaap saangat. Add caption
haaa ... kengkawan dia 
ni cili jeruk dia.  pedas ala ala manja gitew
lunch here was yg paling mahal.
we spent TL50++ here
x kisahla ... last day
nak perabihkan balen diut lira

ok, stop cni duluu .... (◕‿◕)

Saturday, 6 September 2014

Once upon a time in ... Turkey, 9.1 Istanbul - Bosphorus Cruise

Assalamualaikum
Jom sambung jom ...



After lepak lepak kat Sultan Ahmed Square 
we took the tram to Eminonu
plan for today >>> Bosphorus Cruise
From Eminonu tram station, the jeti kounter is seberang jer
but
we just missed the first trip
so kena tunggu the next one



nak buang masa
we took a walk along the Galata Bridge
lepas ulang alik atas jambatan tu ...
still awal lagik
mmmm ... jom makan la
kali ni bawak cili sos mcD... 
looks yummeh!...
tapikan, macam x kena lak makan ngn sos ni ... pada i kaan, lagi sedap klu makan ngn salt n perah lemon ...
Hadoi ... masalah ni , terase rase la rase dia kat anak tekak ni.
mr paPa, if u are reading ---  Jomm repeat?  
Girl blowing kiss emoticon (Kiss emoticons) 
after makan, we terus nek boat
dah ever ready waiting
the cruise was TL20pp
serupa x gambo ni 
ngan yang ni
hahaha ...

tapi boat ni lambat lak
dia tunggu penuh baru gerak
lamajugak la tunggu
suasana on the boat
sila yan gambo, ok 
Dolmabache mosque
Dolmabache Palace
Ortakoy Mosque under restoration. 
Geram kann tengok pokok pukau dia ni ... Cantik warna dia pink n pepel

the first half of the cruise was ... best
tengok itu, tengok ini
second half  .... ngantuk daaa

after the cruise, we masuk jenjalan kat Spice Bazaar
we had this.  namanya Lahmacun.  memg cun pun, seeedap!!

petang tu, weols just jenjalan around
take our own sweet time
soaking in the Istanbul air
esok, sadly, nak balik da
jalan sampai la ke Grand Bazaar
so we decided to cari Sulaymaniye Mosque
Sesat barat cari
hari pun nak gelap
so, we called off the search for the mosque
our last dinner in Istanbul ... makan mis kebab. besar portion dia. Jenuh nak habes
ini kengkawan dia, bila order makanan, dia mmg akan bagi salad timun & tomato. i suka salad timun sana. Lgi satu tu cam sambal. tpi, x la pedas mana ...
ni menu dia.  guys boleeh la estimate price makan kat sana
After dinner, we walk back to the hotel
like the night before
lepak duduk duduk dulu kat Sultan Ahmed Square
malam ni x sejuk sangat
aaaargh... sedeynye esok nak balik  Sadness emoticon (Sad Emoticons)
cant get enuff with these tulips ...

then we went balik otel ...
sob sob ... esok balik  (︺︹︺)


stop cni duluu ....