Coffee break
5 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
On the way from the Hagia Sophia to the Archaeological Museum was a shop called Han Baclava. Didn't have a lunch break built in to the day plan, so stopped. This was the fanciest Turkish coffeeЧитать далее
Hagia Sophia
5 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Hagia Sophia is one of those 'bucket list' sights. I joined up with a booked tour guide and after a long line, we had a short tour of what was the largest church in the world for many years.
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Istiklal Street
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Walked the main drag. Super crowded and super tired so did not make it up to Taksim Square, but I had seen it from the shuttle van last night on the way to the cruise. Decided to turn back, grabbing aЧитать далее
Blue Mosque
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Right across the park from the Arts Museum is the "Blue Mosque" The Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Sultanahmet Camii is nicknamed the Blue Mosque because of the beautiful blue tiles which adorn the interiorЧитать далее
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This museum is housed in the former 16th century palace of Suleiman the Magnificent’s Grand Vizier, Ibrahim Pasha. The museum holds approximately 40,000 pieces spanning from the 7th to 19th century.Читать далее
Rustem Pasa Mosque
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I had some trouble locating this mosque at first as it is just built right into the surrounding markets, but it was worth the extra few minutes as it is just filled with stunning tile work.
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Snack at Bereket Doner
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Stopped for a doner in a hole in the wall next to the spice market entrance and paid 106TL for a wrap and a Coke Zero. Yum!
Spice Bazaar
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So, leaving the mosque, it was thankfully downhill through more narrow streets. One thing you see a lot is deliveries are made by men pulling carts. Istanbul is also afflicted with the scooterЧитать далее
Suleymaniye Mosque
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Suleiman Mosque is the city’s largest mosque; it took 7 years to build and was completed in 1557. The mosque was part of a complex which includes a hospital, soup kitchen, hospice, Turkish bath,Читать далее
Galata Bridge
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arriving down the hill across some very busy streets is the Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn, a natural inlet in the Bosphorus River where it meets the Sea of Marmara. The Golden Horn dividesЧитать далее
Galata Tower
4 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Leaving the hotel is a nice neighbourhood before arriving at the Galata Tower just a few blocks from my hotel on my way to the bridge below. This tower was built to replace the Great Tower (MegalosЧитать далее
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise
3 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So this activity came with the Istanbul e-Pass I bought for all the museum admissions and guided tours, so decided it would be a good thing to do the first night in town. A van was booked to pick meЧитать далее
Arrival in Istanbul
3 октября 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Nancy dropped me at Kelowna airport, flight to Vancouver then from Vancouver to Frankfurt were on time. Dozed off on the red-eye, probably got 3 hours in. Connection to the Turkish flight to IstanbulЧитать далее
Our trip in review
18 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
For our 40th anniversary we decided to go to Rome, and while Doug had had a couple of quick visits, it was a city that we had always wanted to see. You can't see all of a country in one trip, nor evenЧитать далее
Day 12 Travels - Our Last Day
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Our last day in Italy was certainly busy, departing the peace of the countryside above Sorrento on the 08:50 shuttle to catch 10:19 Campania Express train to Naples. This "tourist" train was lessЧитать далее
Trevi Fountain
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Busy scene at both the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain. A lot of people just sitting about, vendors trying to sell roses and some sort of laser light toy. Tried a selfie; decided it was a bit tooЧитать далее
Anniversary Dinner at Sofia
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Doug had booked this cute restaurant for our last night in Rome. Food and atmosphere was good - very intimate as compared with La Favorita in Sorrento - we shared a primi of cacio de pepe withЧитать далее
La Passegieta
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Romans love their evening stroll. We took ours along Pz Barberini, Via Veneto, The Spanish Steps, Via Frattina, Via Del Corso.
Via Del Corso connects from The Vittoriano to People's Plaza andЧитать далее
Al Viminale Hill Inn and Hotel
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Very smooth trip for an hour at 250 km/h on the Italo train from Naples to Roma Termini. Nancy now feeling she knows her way around Rome and would like to hop the H bus back to Trastevere, home base.Читать далее
Napoli lunch
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On arrival in Naples Doug was feeling a bit unsettled and we did not feel like either taking the subway and doing the Rick Steves 1 hour walking tour or getting on the hop-on hop-off bus.Читать далее
Napoli
17 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Wandered through crazy honk honk crowded Napoli where people live in the same crowded conditions that you see in the old immigrant area of NYC. Everyone hangs their laundry out. Clothes and shoppingЧитать далее
Dinner at Villa Carolina (again!)
16 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We decided we'd try for the shuttle after the ship docked and made it - 13 minutes to get from Porto all the way up the stairs to the train station with time to spare. Emanuela put together a "board"Читать далее
Giardini Poseidon Terme
16 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
The Citera Beach south of Forio (end of Line 2) is very nice, resorts along it and then Poseidon at the end. It is quite large and a bit of a process getting organized - €10 deposit for bracelets,Читать далее
Ischia Day Trip
16 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
The morning dawned cool and breezy with promising blue skies. Quite a chop on the water but as Ischia is served by the large hydrofoil, we went ahead with a day trip to Ischia. Nancy really wanted toЧитать далее
Dinner at Villa Carolina
15 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Emanuela taught us how to make Ravioli alla Caprese (from nearby Island of Capri) and we had it for dinner. Met a pleasant couple Joanne and Arthur from New Jersey who had rented a car and there was aЧитать далее
I Giardini di Cataldo
15 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
I Giardini di Cataldo was founded in 1999 by Salvatore Esposito in honor of his father Cataldo who firmly believed in the preserving and handing down of traditions to future generations. Apart fromЧитать далее












































































































































Путешественник5 TL is SO cheap. How do they survive