| Page Views: 235 Last Visit to Istanbul: September, 2008 | I S T A N B U L = A D V E N T U R E by haiamisa - last update: Apr 24, 2009 |
Beautiful Istanbul | Sunrise above Topikapi Palace |
What can I say about Istanbul that hasn't been said already? The city is such a mixture of east and west, a mixture of history and present, a mixture of traditions and modern life... Istanbul is beautiful with its location along the Bosphorus, with the sun rising from behind Topikapi Palace, with the sounds of muezzin in the moonlight...Visiting Istanbul was a real adventure! |
|  | Where to stay We stayed at two locations while in Istanbul. First of all in Kafkas Hotel in Sultanahmet, just beside the three main sights: Topikapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosq.Afterwards we moved to Devman hotel in the Taksim area in order to feel the modern city with its night life, shops and busy streets. This is what I recommend to anybody visiting Istanbul, do stay at the both areas if you stay more than three nights! The both hotels we stayed at were good budget hotels with excellent locations. I recommend them both! |
| | Bosphorus You should also not miss the Bosphorus Cruise which gives you the opportunity to see Istanbul from the sea and to cruise to Anadolu Kavagi close to the Black Sea. And you should visit Istanbul again... just like I should and hopefully one day will! Camera used on 2008 trip: OLYMPUS SP-550UZ |
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| Pros: | "So much history and present! What a city!" | | Cons: | "Of course too many tourist groups at the main sites...." | | In A Nutshell: | "Where east meets west - where history meets present ." |
haiamisa's Istanbul Travel Tips
 haiamisa's Istanbul Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Meeting VTers in Istanbul | September, 2008 |  4 | | H A R E M - Part 1 | September, 2008 | 8 | | H A R E M - Part 2 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Museum of the Ancient Orient - Part 1 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Museum of the Ancient Orient - Part 2 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Museum of the Ancient Orient - Part 3 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Museum of the Ancient Orient - Part 4 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Bosphorus Cruise | September, 2008 | 8 | | Blue mosq - Part 1 | September, 2008 | 8 | | Blue mosq - Part 2 | September, 2008 | 8 |
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istanbullocal Sat Aug 1, 2009 14:20 UTC
actually there are many companies manufacturing delights and sweets in Turkey. So here is a quick list of Turkish Delight producers. 1-) Ali Muhiddin Hadji Bekir (ınventor of Turkish delight) 2-) Koska 3-) Gulluoglu 4-) Seyidoglu | holyman Sat Mar 28, 2009 09:26 UTC
Great tips, lovely pics. Beautiful! | hindu1936 Tue Mar 24, 2009 13:30 UTC
Now this is a great hotel tip for an expensive city! I appreciated the common sense tips you offered and will have to look at those of your home country. We want to be there around Christmas time. | gilabrand Sun Feb 1, 2009 08:18 UTC
Next time I will check out the Dia supermarket! |
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