Historical Funicular @ Taksim

Day 8: Emirgan Park + Rumeli Hisari + Taksim Square

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April 9th 2011
I woke up in Maywood hotel in Istanbul. Erboy was really much better.... Anyway, I felt that our prayers has been answered. The sky is blue today! The first one in Istanbul during our 9 days trip in Turkey! Timing is just perfect because today is the highlight of this whole trip! Tulip fiesta! We rushed to Emirgan Park where there suppose to be a lot of pretty tulips. Hopefully some has blosomed ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more