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  • TravelerLe Grand Tour
    111
    Day 242–249

    Cruise the Med.

    March 24 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Arrived on board MSC Sinfonia this afternoon and found most of the passengers are Italian. As expected many are retired and loving life. They are social, sing, dance and attend all the scheduled events. Day 2 we landed in Izmir where we went ashore to visit Ephesus. In the first-century it was the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. It has a amphitheater and they rebuilt the facade of the library. Day 3 we sailed into Istanbul and it was a spectacular entrance to see the mosques and sprawling city wrap us in a welcome hug. We visited Topkapi Palace, the center of the ottoman empire where the sultan lived. It was very well preserved with the €55 each cost of entry. Day 4 was at sea, with the morning nice and bright. We walked laps on the deck then relaxed for the afternoon. Day 5 we landed in Corfu town and walked around the old venetian town. Almost missed the bus as i was buying delicious baklava from “Rosie shop”. Day 6 we were in Bari and went to see beautiful old town called Alberobello with trulli, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs made from dry stone. Day 7 was at sea and we had a relaxing day as the seas were calm. We were lucky enough to sit on the back deck, by ourselves, in the sun protected from the wind. There was a captain’s party with free happy hour cocktails. We had a lovely week.Read more

  • Reisen mit Moni und MarcoTürkei/Zypern 2024/25
    Day 163

    Treffen mit Eda

    February 8 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    Heut war trotz Regen ein wunderbarer Tag. Eda, die vor fast 35 Jahren in Deutschland im Internat war, in dem ich als Erzieherin gearbeitet habe, lebt seit langer Zeit hier in Istanbul. Sie lebt auf der asiatischen Seite und kam extra mit dem Auto angefahren, um uns zu besuchen. Es war wunderbar, sie nach so langer Zeit wieder zu sehen und es gab total viel zu erzählen. Was für eine Freude. 🥰🥰🥰
    So genossen wir die Zeit bei türkischem Tee und gutem Essen.    Read more

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  • TravelerIstanbul Turkey Trip
    211111111
    Day 4

    Shopping day and the last supper

    November 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Spent the day looking around the sights and shops with my friend Serafettin, and I might have bought a magic carpet 😜
    Then went out for dinner with the group for our last dinner as we had to start fasting from 6pm to get ready for surgery the next day. It was a fun restaurant with fireworks and a firey claypot dish they bought out to anoher table with singing and performing. The food we had was yummy and of course this Kiwi girl ordered the lamb chops 😁
    Ben enjoyed the Turkish ice cream performance they put on when you get ice cream here from a street vendor, however I think he was over charged $15 NZD for one small ice cream seemed a bit much.    Read more

  • TravelerIstanbul Turkey Trip
    Day 3

    Exploring Istanbul

    November 13, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    After havng the buffet breakfast at the hotel, I went exploring. The hotel is right next to the popular tourist areas and there was a large Viking cruise ship in the harbour so the place was packed with tourists. So many interesting food shops here with delicious looking cakes 🎂 and lots of Turkish rug shops with men trying to sell me rugs. Which is where I met Serafettin he owns a large handmade Turkish rug shop and some other businesses here and in America. We got talking and he offered to show me around, he took me on the metro underground and under the water to the Asian side of Turkey a place called Üsküdar. We had coffee in a terrace cafe that overlooked the Bosphorus. And went to a mosque, then we caught a ferry back to the European side. We spent most of the day together looking around and having lunch before my jet lag caught up on me and this Nana needed a nap 😴
    In the evening Serafettin picked me up from the hotel and took me to the Hammam a Turkish bath where you have a sauna and get rubbed and scrubbed all over, then covered in foam bubbles and massaged all over while you lay on warm marble Wow!!! That was an experience and a half 🥰
    So apart from the blisters on my feet from walking miles, you can tell I'm really loving Türkiye so far 🇹🇷    Read more

  • Städtetrip Istanbul
    11
    Day 2

    Istanbul erleben…

    October 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Unser erster Hochzeitstag begann mit einem ausgiebigen türkischen Frühstück auf der dazugehörigen Dachterrasse unseres Hotels. Am Vormittag besuchten wir eine der Hauptattraktionen in Istanbul -die Hagia Sophia. Sie zählt zum UNESCO Weltkulturerbe,ist das Wahrzeichen Istanbuls und war einst die Kirche Konstantinopels (heute Istanbul).Sie wurde 1453 zu einer Moschee umgebaut.Lange Zeit war sie ein Museum.Seit 2020 wird sie wieder als Moschee genutzt.
    Am Nachmittag ging es für uns weiter in das bunte Stadtviertel „Balat“Hier gilt das Motto: Bunt,bunter am buntesten. Beim Rückweg bekamen wir dann schon ein wenig Einblick in einigen Basars die Istanbul zu bieten hat. Hier ist auf alle Fälle viel Verhandlungsgeschick gefragt.
    Den Abend ließen wir bei einem Dinner auf einem Rooftop Restaurant,mit atemberaubenden Blick auf den Bosporus ausklingen. Hier wurden wir mit türkischer Gastfreundschaft und türkischen Köstlichkeiten verwöhnt.Morgen erwartet uns wieder ein straffes Programm,aber wir freuen uns schon sehr darauf ,mehr von dieser lebendigen, tollen Stadt kennenzulernen.    Read more

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  • TravelerIsabella fährt gen Asien
    12211
    Day 8

    Wir sind geizige deutsche Touristen

    July 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    Nach einer erholsamen Nacht haben wir uns über eSIMs für die Türkei informiert. Beim Anbieter BNE haben wir 3 GB für 1,83 € bekommen, dafür aber im etwas schlechteren Turk Telekom-Netz.
    Vormittags mussten wir den Parkplatzwächter bezahlen. Dieser sprach kein Wort englisch. Er dachte wohl mehrfach, dass ich Türkisch spreche und wollte aufgrund von Verständigungsproblemen deshalb mit mir statt mit Ludwig sprechen.

    Anschließend begaben wir uns auf die Suche nach einem Frühstückslokal. Stattdessen fanden wir jedoch zunächst eine Art Hippie-Laden in dem Ludwig langärmlig eingekleidet wurde. Die Zielstellung dabei war besserer Sonnenschutz und moscheetaugliche Kleidung.
    Ein interessantes Frühstück gab es zum Glück direkt danach, sogar mit einer schlafenden Katze als Tischgesellschaft. Es gab eine Art Mehl-Käsebrei, der ziemlich geschmacklos aber dafür um so fettiger war.

    Wir wollten anschließend den Ausblick über Istanbul vom Galataturm genießen, der Eintrittspreis in Höhe von 30 € pro Person hat uns aber abgeschreckt. Also erstmal einen Altstadtspaziergang und Bummel über verschiedene Basare bis zur Hagia Sophia. Hier gab es eine riesige Schlange in der prallen Sonne, der Eintritt kostete 25 € und man darf das Erdgeschoss nicht besichtigen. Also werden wir uns Zuhause doch lieber eine informative Doku über dieses imposante Bauwerk ansehen.    Read more

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  • Projet SAYE
    4
    121
    Day 145

    J141-145 -Istanbul - partie 2

    July 15, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    [Eliott]

    Pour la deuxième partie de la semaine, on bouge au Lola backpacker hostel, une auberge beaucoup plus calme dans le quartier de Galata.

    On y fait moins de rencontres mais on profite de nos derniers jours à 5 puisque Jambe nous quittera à partir de Sofia 🥲

    Le jour, on a pu visiter le quartier de Balat, avec ses couleurs flash et son style bobo. On a fait un tour de bateau sur le détroit du Bosphore, qui nous a permis de voir l’étendue d’Istanbul et de ses quartiers. On est aussi allé voir le coucher de soleil du côté asiatique avec Francesco.

    Le cadre de vie était reposant, avec des restaurants abordables tout autour de l’hostel et des petits chatons pour s’amuser dans la pièce de vie commune ☺️

    On clôture la semaine par une soirée à la Volkswagen Arena (stade de l’équipe de basket du Galatasaray), avec une scénographie mémorable 🤩

    On est maintenant dans le bus en direction de la Bulgarie et de sa capitale Sofia 🚌 par miracle, les vélos sont rentrés dans la soute, mais non sans mal.

    On quitte la Turquie, pays dans lequel on a passé le plus de temps. On dit au revoir à sa population, à ses spécialités et à toutes ces choses qui la rendent unique !

    Güle güle ! 🇹🇷    Read more

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  • Projet SAYE
    1111
    Day 140

    J137-140-Istanbul - partie 1

    July 10, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    [Eliott]

    Hello les amis, on vous a pas trop manqué ? 😁

    Petit récapitulatif de la première partie des 7 jours passés à Istanbul. Comme vous pouvez vous en douter, les bicyclettes et les jambes sont restées au repos 😴

    Après s’être installés à notre premier hostel, le Bahaus, situé en plein cœur de Sultanamet (centre ville historique), on se balade dans les rues du quartier bordées de restaurants et d’alpagueurs.

    Durant les 4 premiers jours, on fait plusieurs rencontres à l’auberge, dont celles de Francesco, Josh et Fleur, deux anglais et une néerlandaise avec qui on regardera les demies-finales de l’Euro, en passant ensemble du rire aux larmes 🥲
    Quel que soit le résultat, on a su faire la fête pour se consoler 😌

    Le matin c’était petit-déjeuner gratuit jusqu’à 10h. Avec Jambe le réveil sonnait pour des petits tête à tête avant d’aller se recoucher 😏

    La journée, on visite ensuite les quartiers de Sultanamet, de Galata, mais aussi le grand bazar (vraiment très grand), le bazar aux épices et de multiples mosquées.

    Suivant les conseils de deux italiens, on s’est retrouvé embarqués dans les bains turcs typiques. On a profité du sauna, du bassin froid authentique et des masseurs. Ceux-ci étaient des vieux turcs bedonnants, qui nous ont épluché la peau et ont passé Rémi et Dimitri au rouleau compresseur 🏥

    Ces journées ont été riches en rencontres et en découvertes 🙃

    On a aussi passé toute la troupe à la tonte d’été, pour avoir des belles coupes quand on reverra les copains et les copines 🐑    Read more

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  • TravelerTürkiye
    2
    Day 2

    Getting there

    July 9, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

    After Shutterfly shut down their web hosting service that served as our platform for travels, I was planning to lay low this trip. Well, that doesn’t seem to be happening. So, hold on, we have some catchin’ up to do!

    Leaving at the reasonable hour of 11:30am suited us well after many a trip that saw us arriving at the airport before most people were still in heavenly slumber.

    Leaving our trusty Subaru in the Economy lot (21 days is a lot of parking!) we grabbed the shuttle to the terminal. Through security in a flash, gotta love Spokane, and on to our gate to begin our 3-plane, 23+ hour travel day.

    I only found about an hour of sleep on the trip across the pond and an additional 30 minutes from Amsterdam to Istanbul. Kim and Myah found better success in grabbing some Zzzs while Brendan fared about the same as me.

    The only things of note during our air travel was Myah's seeking of a commitment that we visit the Netherlands in the future for more than a view of the inside of their international airport and the shudder that went through the plane when a flight attendant announced that due to a luggage handling breakdown, none of the checked luggage had made it aboard the plane! Now we know why we were late taking off and this is exactly why we always travel carry-on only!    Read more

  • Peter & Melissa in Türkiye
    21
    Day 7

    day 4- Blue mosque, Sophia Hagia, Grand

    May 26, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 21 °C

    What a beautiful full day we have had!!! walking, walking, walking - glorious weather and day one with our tour. So far we are really impressed. our tour guide is knowledgeable and communicates so much about türkiye easily. A really nice collection of people in the group too.
    we began our day being dropped off in the old town - traffic is horrific - not surprising given population in instanbul is over 20 million in a space slightly bigger than new york. We went to the beautiful hippodrome- a sporting and entertainment ground built in 203 AD - with a rich roman, greek and turkish history and many monuments including the monolithic obelisk which has bronze made from roman soldiers shields during battles!!! We visited the BEAUTIFUL Blue Mosque and learned so much about architecture, islam and Türkiye followed by a tour of the Sophia Hagia of 532 which has been the grand mosque, a church and museum and still a mosque now. The mosaics were amazing, the painting and rendering incredible especially the history of what lay beneath some paint - images of christ and angels faces and the history of architecture so interesting - ie dome design etc
    then we went to the basilica. unbelievable! a water filtration and storage system built underground by about 7000 slaves in 532 and held 80,000 cubic metres of water! it’s massive. it’s beautiful and obviously now empty except for the water under the walk way - the columns and arches are beautiful and now home to sculptures and art work. Amazingly over time the underground basilica was forgotten until an old lady kept complaining of hearing water dripping under her floor. they dug it up and found this basilica cistern. it has 336 columns - each one different - is referred to as the sunken palace. photos don’t do justice.
    then we walked forever and ever through the busy streets and bizarre to the golden horns bridges and caught a ferry. The ferry was amazing - rocky, windy, and choppy water owing to the fact that it connects the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea and Dardanelles Strait. on one side of ferry was europe and the other side asia. Lots of boats out including two tankers on the way to the Ukraine:(
    after our 1 1/2 hour ferry ride we walked to the grand spice bizarre - wow wow wow! words escape me- incredibly beautiful!
    Then we walked to a roof top restaurant for dinner and to watch the sunset over a grand mosque and the old city. We have had the fullest day and enjoyed it so much.    Read more

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