Day 2 di Istanbul saya naik Big Bus Istanbul lagi. Sebabnya ticket yg dibeli semalam tu valid for 24 hours. Also saya decided to go again sebab on day 2 ni ride on the bus will be in the morning as yesterdey's ride was in the afternoon. So this gave me the chance to see Istanbul masa pagi pula.
Ride pagi ke 2 ni saya sorang2 je kerana hari ni isteri dah mula kursus dari pagi hingga after lunch. Rugi pulak if I just stayed in the hotel room although it'd be great if I'd just spent my morning sleeping in that air-conditioned room on that very very nice bed...hihi.
And so the ride begins...
Semua foto diambil dari tingkat atas bus yg open air tu....
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| Alhamdulliah, off to a good start, cuaca elok, langit biru dan pagi tu temperature cool and nice. |
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| Saya suke shot ni :) |
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| Actually jalan di lorong ni sgt curam. To me la, to the locals tu kira biasa je. I mean I felt almost like 45 degrees slope! Hihi... |
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| Nampak packed. Also berbukit2. And not many high rise residential. |
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| Jalan2 cobblestone cam ni memang byk di Istanbul, which I like very much. |
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| Banyak banggunan2 lama macam ni diupgraded jadi hotels. |
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| In this part of town, jln2nya excellent. |
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| Saya suka view ni cause banyak layers :) |
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| Masa mula bus tour ni tadi, gerak a little after 9:00 am. By the time reached this place, it was about 9:45 am and tak jam. I suppose the morning traffic dah subsided, which is great! |
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| Pagi2 dah ada orang yang memancing. |
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| Bot2 yg berlabuh sebelum tours bermula for the day. By noon banyak le boats yg cruising with loads of tourists. |
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| Belah petang akan penuh la jambatan ni dengan pemancing2. |
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| Sangat scenic, yes :) |
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| This one macam kedai kat bazaar di area Eminönü. I wished I could jalan2 in there and take some shops and people photos :). |
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| I really do love the half domes in the style of the Byzantine. Magnificent. :) |
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| Hopefully mosques macam ni will lasts for many many years. |
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| Not sure if he is homeless or just there for the day to enjoy the summer weather. Seemed a bit elaborate picnic set up lah. I noticed bila locals picnicking, mereka akan makan minum situ, tidur situ dan solat pun kat situ. But I know the locals memang really like picnicking :). |
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| Sebuah kota lama mengadap laut. Love this view. |
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| Itu Hagia Sophia, a museum. I have to wait till the weekend as we had made plans to go on a day tour at the places in Sultanahmet areas. Tak sabar rasanya nak gi on that tour. Suka guided2 tour ni sebab ada penerangan dari tour guide and boleh tanya macam2.....hihi... |
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| Sebenarnya saya ada plan nak try barber kat Istanbul ni tapi tak jadi pulak...hihi... |
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| Hotels, cafes and shops, all in one street macam ni. Best kan :) |
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| Pasty shop yg rasanya agak famous juga di situ. Jual turkish delights, pastries etc. Saya tak try cause kena avoid 'manisan'... :) |
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| Signboard tu roughly translated as 'Hati2, laluan Tram' :) |
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| Tram di Istanbul yang modern dan luas dalamnya. Perfect transportation kalau nak gi jalan2 di tourist attractions. |
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| Cannot resist, must take one more shot! So magnificent! :) |
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Saya ada plan nak jalan kaki kat jambatan ni to get a closer look of these memancing activities. Hopefully can get better shots from different angles rather than these shots yg taken dari atas bas sahaja.
And actually I did! Alhamdulillah. Nanti saya akan post in the next coming entry, insyaAllah.
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| Tengah2 shoot, tetiba bas lalu... haha... Tak pe, macam ok pulak shot ni...hihi. |
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| Ada orang, pagar, laut, boats, trees, buildings and sky. Berlapis2..hihi... |
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| Jambatan dan mosque. Hampir terlepas shot ni sebabkan bas tengah meluncur laju masa tu..hihi. |
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| Kalau tak silap tu Galata Tower. |
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| Masa semalamnya naik Big Bus Istanbul ni memang dah ternampak tangga berwarna-warni tapi terlambat nampak therefore termiss nak ambik gambar. So esoknya pagi tu saya memang berjaga supaya tak miss lagi... :) |
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| Another set of very colourful stairs :). |
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Herkül !
As stated at the top of the poster, "Efsanenin ardindaki gercegi kesfet" maknanya "Discover the truth behind the legend".
Dan "ozgurluk savascisi" maknanya "freedom fighter".
I love Google! Hihi....
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| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. |
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| "Cicek Evi" maksudnya "House of Flowers". |
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| Best sungguh bila pemandu bas tu berentikan kejap bas tepi jalan nak kasi pelancung2 on board ambik shots of the Bosphorus bridge. So I took the opportunity to zoom max cause kalau bas tengah jalan, dgn zoom2 ni foto sure mengigil2... hihi... |
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Cantik sungguh view ni. Masa tu kat atas bas so bila lalu area laut macam ni, angin so nice and cool.
Le sigh.....
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| Tu ada masjid di tengah kawasan perumahan. I was told rumah2 tepi laut tu berharga from ratusan ribu to jutaan USD! |
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| Pulau kecik di Bosphorus tu namanya Galatasaray Islet yang dimiliki oleh Galatasaray Sports Club. Di situ ada bars, 6 restoran dan 2 swimming pools. Kat pools tu penuh dgn orang yg berbikini sun tanning. So tak payah le nak gi situ...hihi... |
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| Entah berapa la agaknya harga rumah2 kat situ. |
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| I just love this view. Sayup gitu :) |
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| Dari apa yg dapat saya notice, selain SOK dan BIM, Migros ni juga adalah supermarket [mini market] yg byk chains di Istanbul. |
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| Lepas bus tour which ended about noon time, saya rasa lapar dan terus ke area restoran2 di Taksim Square tu. Cari2 hanya Burger King ni je yg nampak tak ramai orang. Yang lain semua ada orang beratur. Saya tak lunch dgn wife sebab lunches were provided dlm program kursus wife saya di hotel Hilton Bosphorus tu. |
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| Actually makanan di Turkey memang halal as 99% dari penduduk Turki adalah Muslim. Just curious, saya masuk website Burger King ni. |
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| So inilah lunch saya. Set Fish Royale ni saya pilih sebab nak makan other than beef. Semlm dah overdose beef so tak larat dah nak makan beef lagi. Yeah, I know baru 2nd day.. hihi. |
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Total 11.25 TL which was about RM17.00.
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| Lewat petang 2nd day tu, kami plan nak jalan to a shopping mall di area Nişantaşı. Kami nak gi ke City's Nisantasi shopping center saja jalan2 dan nak have dinner. |
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| Sambil jalan ambik gambar :). |
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| Ni dia City's Shopping Mall tu. Jalan kaki dari hotel took about 15 minutes. Masa tu jalan turun bukit [landai la, tak le curam sgt tapi panjang jalannya]. Bila terfikir nak balik nanti kena menapak naik, adoii... hihi. |
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| Suasana dalam City's Mall. |
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Lepas2 pusing shops di situ kami naik ke food court pulak nak cari dinner. Kami decided to go to Fan Fang restaurant cause ada serve chinese style dishes. Lagi pun kami dah teringin nak makan something spicy :).
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Kami pun pilih fried noodles, mine seafood and wife's chicken.
Verdict: Hmmm.... boleh la. Asal tak lapar. And portion, masyaAllah, besar sungguh! Jenuh nak ngabihkan...hihi...
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| 18.90 TL lebih kurang RM27.00 |
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| Lepas tu kami singgah pegi beli juices and also to check out supermarket di Istanbul. Ini kedai supermarket kegemaran kami, SOK. Ada juga supermarket BIM tapi kami much prefer SOK cause byk outlets dan barang2 dia lebih beraneka. |
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My wife bought the pomegranate juice [2.45 TL = RM3.60] dan saya carrot+fruits juice [3.15 TL = RM4.60]. Super nice!
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Bersambung.....
Di bawah ni saya senaraikan kesemua entries Istanbul saya:
No photograph may be reproduced, downloaded, copied, stored, manipulated, or used whole or in part of a derivative work, without written permission from Syed Amran. All rights reserved.
Saya pernah baca tentang Bosphorus Bridge...beruntung sungguh en syed dapat melihatnya sendiri.
ReplyDeleteTangga yang berwarna-warni tu sangat menarik.
Rumah saya tak de tangga, kalau ada nak juga saya cat gitu..
nak cat tangga rumah kat kampung takut orang kampung cakap kat mak..
"dah something wrong ke anak kamu ni"
Alhamdulillah, syukur. Kami pun tak sangka dpt peluang macam tu.
DeleteSaya cuma tumpang rezeki isteri :).
Indeed. Saya suka tangga warna warni tu. Kalau la saya turun situ dan took closer shots tentu best..hihihi
Haha.... kata la itu kesenian...hihi...
by the time sampai kat hujung entri.. dah lupa apa nak komen sebab baaanyak sangat gambar!! hehehheee..
ReplyDeletecicak evil !!
yup..
tak repeat dan pergi sendiri ke kat tangga pelangi tu!?
caantik sangat!!
Hahaha.. I know, I know...hihi... banyaj sangat...
DeletePolicy saya if ada foto, jgn simpan dalam arkib, postkan je kat sini. Once in a while, boleh reminisce..hihi... seronok imbau2 ni... :)
Haha.. itu le the first few Turkish words yg kami curious about...
Ada gak terfikir tapi banyak lagi tempat2 lain nak cover..hihi...
dah lama saya amat kagum dengan Hagia Sofia dan the Blue Mosque itu..
ReplyDeletenengok tak filem Istanbul Aku Datang ? Dai Lisa Surihani berlari atas jalan bercobblestone gitu.. last-last dia bukak kasut tumit tinggi dia ..
Saya juga doc. Alhamdulillah dpt juga saya merasa tgk dan ambik gambar. InsyaAllah akan saya post photos tu in future coming entries.
DeleteSaya siap beli DVDnya lagi..haha. Lisa + Istanbul = must buy lah! :)
Yep, saya ingat scene tu. Jalan tu tak sesuai pakai high heels. Kalau ke sana paling elok pakai sports shoes.
Hmm... rasa nak tgk balik DVD tu kot2 teringat lokasi2 filem tu...