| Page Views: 737 Last Visit to Istanbul: December, 2003 I Live Here | Whats and Whys by TheTurkishBrit - last update: Aug 10, 2005 |
Why I love Istanbul Carpets, mosques, kebabs, salesmen, Ottomans, the Harem. Culture shocks......? You will see for yourself, but the part of the city most tourists visit is actually the area most unlike Europe. Visit away from Sultanahmet and although the mosque call still hangs on the air, the lifestyle is more familiar. Istanbul is entrancing and exciting. I have been a resident since 1993, when I came for a week and fell in love with the sights and sounds (and some of) the smells of this city. No it isn't really different, But it is different. No you don't need to bring toilet paper, deodorants, or any of those usual comforts, Istanbul has them all. Honestly. And wait for the food! The cuisine is rich and diverse. Do not go anywhere near a Big Mac and allow your tastebuds to be enthralled. |
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| Pros: | "Nearly everything" | | Cons: | "Very little, except the occasional scary taxi ride" | | In A Nutshell: | "It is everything you every expected and more" |
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sectionforeman Wed Apr 1, 2009 12:31 UTC
Cons-very little? How about the constant rip offs, the traffic, the crappy law and order, the pushing and shoving, ***e services, are you a foreigner all the time, ***ty tefl jobs, religious abuse.... | danand Fri Jul 11, 2008 13:32 UTC
I should have read this comment before I went to Istambul during June 2008,I suffered it only once but I had to shel out aroung YTL 14 extra while geting out of the taxi | gilabrand Tue Sep 5, 2006 15:51 UTC
I gave the same taxi advice for women on my Jerusalem page...LOL | TheWanderingCamel Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:47 UTC
Lucky you -living in such a fantastic city. I get my little fix of Turkey and Istanbul via the gorgeous Cornucopia magazine -one day I'll get back there! leyle |
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