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Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 14th 2006

Enjoy the pics....we promise we will write something as soon as we can!... read more
Ayse and Chris
Ayasofya Museum
Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque)

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 8th 2006

Atras ha quedado Macedonia, un pais donde no hay gran cosa que ver pero que nos ha marcado, gracias a nuestros amigos Bojan y Sonja, y a Mimi, nuestra "casera" en Skopje. Nuestro amigo Bojan, pronunciado Boyan , o "Boyi" para los amigos, bien se merece una mención especial en este blog ya que ha sido el alma de nuestro viaje a Macedonia, el impulsor del turismo macedonio y conocedor del patrimonio nacional e historia de los frescos bizantinos, iglesias, monasterios, ruinas y un sinfin de lugares ( en Macedonia, claro esta!). Es una enciclopedia humana, un orador innato, y antes de marcharnos nos honró con una cena-fiesta en su pequeña casa, donde nos hizo una demostración de bailes macedonios (junto con Sonja y una amiga llamada Valentina), y a pesar de que el vino afectó ... read more
en casa de Bojan
cena en casa de bojan
en casa de Bojan

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 7th 2006

Istanbul - the only major city in the world to be situated on two different continents, Europe and Asia, and in the eyes of many Europeans the gateway to the East. And what a city it is! Prior to arrival, I was not quite sure what to expect, but after positive surprise after positive surprise, I would now recommend it to everyone! Phil and I arrived here on Tuesday from London Heathrow, via Frankfurt. We were picked up from the airport by someone working for the hotel and after a smooth 30 minute ride to Hotel Hanedan, the Istanbul experience could truly begin. As proof that the world is indeed a very small place, it turned out that a friend of mine from school in Luxembourg, Paul, happened to be in Istanbul this week to attend ... read more
Aya Sofya
Inside Aya Sofya
Aya Sofya

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 6th 2006

We'll date the dıary Aprıl 6 but you know by now that I'm tryıng to do a lot of catch up and famılıarızatıon wıth a Turkısh keyboard -- actually gettıng quıte used to ıt now. The narratıve wıll be pretty short 'cause I thınk you really have to experıence Istanbul. Besıdes beıng such a huge ancıent cıty there ıs so much goıng on ın terms of modernızatıon and ınfrastructure development. Some sımple thıngs we take for granted lıke the gas stoves and furnaces don't seem to exıst here. There are an awful lot of questıonable propane tanks though and gas lınes are beıng ınstalled. They also have a modern surface lıght raıl system that always seems to be full. So on the 5th we moved ınto our hotel that had had the reservatıon mıxup, The Hotel ... read more
The Spıce Bazaar
400 year old shoppıng centre
The Basılıca Cıstern

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 5th 2006

since my return from croatia, life has been much the same as it was before i left. as little school as possible and as much fun as possible. i have been trying to see more and more of istanbul. we tend to spend mst of our time in the some of the same places so i have been trying to explore more of the city. i have still yet to make it to the asian sde of the city, but i did spend some time in a neet area named ortakoy. it is an area right on the water with plenty of little places to eat, drink, and smoke a little nargile. on sundays it has a little bazaar full of stalls of jewelry and other goodies, as well as plenty of food stalls with delicious ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 4th 2006

Today ıs the begınnıng of the ''Turkey Tour'' and what a marathon ıt wıll turn out to be. Sıghts, adventures, smells, and tastes. A juxtapostıon of the old, new, and ancıent. All Aboard! and we all pıle ınto the ''Blue Tour Bus'' whıch ıs my name for the 8 person van that Reggo has managed to rent to move all of us about. As we leave Selcuk, on board are me and Heather, Beth, Al & Scott, along wıth our ''guıde'' Reggo and hıs brıde Jacquelyn. We make ıt about 2 blocks before the fırst stop -- breakfast sandwıches for all of us for about 15 Turkısh lıre, about $12 Cdn, and the Bıg M can take a lesson from these small turkısh vendors when ıt comes to breakfast sandwıches. Egg, sausage, tomato, cheese, and more ... read more
Work ın Progress
The Juxtaposıtıon
The Blue Mosque

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 4th 2006

Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881 GUN 4 GUNLERDEN SALI İnsan dediğin kuş misali.... Sabah Trabzon'da dostumuzun evinde sabah kahvaltısı yapıyorsun... dostlarına teşekkür edip gelecek toplantıda buluşmak üzere vedalaşıyorsun ve evli evine köylü köyüne diyorsun.. Öğleden sonra köyümüze Çengelköy'e dönüyoruz .. Karadeniz seyahati çoktandır özlemini duyduğum sahilleri bir kez daha görme fırsatı verdi... Görmeyenler mutlaka bir fırsat yaratınız ve Sahili ziyaret ediniz .... Artık önümüze bakıyoruz...... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 4th 2006

Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881 SEYAHATİN ÖZETİ: ÜLKE : 1 TÜRKİYE ŞEHİR :7 TRABZON (3) AKÇAABAT SÜMELA SÜRMENE OF UZUNGÖL RİZE YOLCULUK İstanbul, Türkiye Trabzon, Trabzon Merkez, Türkiye UÇAK Akçaabat, Trabzon, Türkiye OTOBÜS Trabzon, Trabzon Merkez, OTOBÜS TürkiyeSümela Manastırı, Altındere Köyü/Maçka/Trabzon, Türkiye OTOBÜS Sürmene, Trabzon, Türkiye OTOBÜS Of/Trabzon, Türkiye OTOBÜS Uzungöl, Uzungöl Belediyesi/Çaykara/Trabzon, Türkiye OTOBÜS Rize, Rize Merkez, Türkiye OTOBÜS Trabzon, Trabzon Merkez, Türkiye OTOBÜS İstanbul, Türkiye UÇAK GÜN : 4 YAKLAŞIK KM : 2100 Meraklısına sey... read more
KARADENİZ AYRINTI

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 1st 2006

I had dreaded the 2.30 am flight from Dubai and arrived in Istanbul feeling quite a mess. I was already sleep deprived and another pesky, twitchy Indian lad made sure I wouldn't be getting any sleep on this leg. Fortunately a bit of adrenalin on the shaky landing had me right for my first taste of Turkey. Mmm yum. Something about the metro and tram ride into Sultanahmet met my expectations about this part of the world. The gloomy morning only added to preconceptions of faded and tired streets, neglected suburbs, worn-out faces. The landscape changed nearing the centre, and those vaguely familiar landmarks emerged - Aya Sofya and the Blue Mosque. I eventually dropped my bags at hostel and slept for a few hours while it rained and grew a little gloomier in the afternoon. ... read more
Istanbul from high
Aya Sofya
Aya Sofya - inside

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul April 1st 2006

Geo: 41.0186, 28.9647 GÜN 1 GÜNLERDEN CUMARTESİ Senede bir kez buluşup yöre yemeklerini tattığımız bir dost grubumuz var . Her yıl yurdumun güzel yerlerinde buluşup ,ailecek kaynaşmak ve yörenin yemeklerini tadma olanaklarını buluyoruz.. Bu yıl hedef Karadeniz .. Bu ünlü sahilin yemeklerini yeniden tatmak istiyoruz.... Bu amaçla yola çıktık.. Hadi hayırlısı... Çirpinirdi karadeniz Bakip Türk'ün bayrağina Ahhh ölmeden bir görseydim Düşebilsem toprağina..... ... read more




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