Hilton Bosphorus hotel ni ada garden yg sgt besar. Tak pernah lagi saya dok kat hotel yg ada jogging track sejauh 1 km within the hotel compound. So, on day 06 ni saya took the opportunity to go for a morning walk di garden hotel tu.
After having had quite eventful few days, I decided to just take it slow on day 06. And a nice leisurely morning walk in the garden sounded just perfect for me.
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| Since pagi tu nak jalan sejauh 1 km, saya kena la breakfast banyak sikit...hihi. Macam la jauh benor ek? :) |
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| Sunny side up is the way I like em' :) |
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| Dan saya pun memulakan perjalanan. Kehijauan yg sungguh menyejukkan mata dan filled my lungs with fresh morning air :). Jalan pelan2 sambil ambil gambar. Really just taking my time. |
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Swimming pool yg sgt inviting. Kalau saya tau berenang tentu dah berombak2 pool tu...haha..
Yes, my dear friends, saya memang tak reti berenang...hihi.. |
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| Haa... masa summer elok la kalau nak berjemur kat sini. Also can play tennis. |
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| Now back to the garden. Ada munga2. |
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| Ada gardener pulak...hihi... |
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| Rasanya kalau buat garden wedding kat sini, tentu nice :) |
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| Also got crows. Besar2 gagak kat sini. |
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| Cahaya pagi yg indah melimpah ke hamparan hijau... ewah... macam tak best je nukilan ni...haha... |
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| Splashes of pink amidst the cool greens jadikan pemandangan ini begitu indah dan menarik. |
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| Nice, right? :) |
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| Pas tu terjumpa pulak kucing ni tergolek2 manja bila saya rapat kat dia. Amboiii.... gatainyaaaa... hihi.... Soooo comel!! And pandai posing! Yes, kat compound hotel ni pun ada kucing2... Yay! :) |
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| Tuuu... sekor lagi...huhu... |
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| Serata ceruk kawasan hotel tu saya jelajah....hihi... |
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| Haaa.. tu bilik hotel kami on 2nd floor tu. Balcony kami menghadap garden yg belah sini. |
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| Guests yg bilik mereka di ground floor can actually just walk out their balcony door and walked onto the garden. The garden is really private so guests can really have a nice time with family and friends. |
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| Because a few shots are just not enough so I simply had to shoot more lah...hihi... |
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| Dari garden tu juga boleh nampak the Bosphorus. Tu ader cruise liner Seabourn Odyssey tgh lalu. |
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| Dan jumpa kucing lagi..hihi... |
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| And got cats on a tree also...haha... how cute, right! :) |
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| Not one, not two, but 5 cats. 4 jantan dan 1 betina. Kesian kucing betina tu kena lari naik atas pokok selamatkan diri dari 4 jantan-jantan tu...haha... Ye ke, larikan diri? Ke playing hard to get... saje je buat jantan2 tu lagi geram ek...hihi... |
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| Nak dekat 3 jam juga saya spent time di garden tu. Seronok rasanya bila dapat explore a place without the worry of time constraints. And exploring tu pulak within the safety of the hotel compound. And the cherry on the cake were the cats of course...hihi. Dalam kawasan hotel pun byk kucing. Tak sangka. So anyway, it was nearing noon time so I ordered room service. Lunch hari tu ialah spaghetti bolognese with bread and fresh orange juice. Punya la sedap. Ke sebab saya dah lapar sgt masa tu...hihi... |
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| Malam pula kami decided to eat out and kami ke Damak restaurant. Restoran tu was suggested by a guest relation officer of a nearby more exclusive restaurant. Masa di restoran mahal tu kami tgh check2 menu di depan restoran tu dan staff tu datang. Saya bagi salam, terus dia jawab dan dia jadi macam ceria dan happy jumpa kami. 'From Malaysia?' tanya dia. Saya kata ya. Terus sembang2 dan gelak2. Dia kata dia punya ramai kawan dari Malaysia. Then dia pun cadang la elok kami makan di restoran2 this and that yg sedap tapi tak mahal and one yg dia suggested was Damak restaurant. So nice of him right? Sikit pun dia tak promo2 suruh makan kat restaurant dia. |
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| Restoran Damak. |
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| Nasi dan something that look spicy and the smell, masyaAllah, sedapppp.... hihi. |
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| Kalau nak kata restoran tak la macam restoran. More like cafe atau fast food joint which immediately put us at ease lah...hihi... |
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| Tu dia... daaaaaaaaging saja! Nak kebab style ke, roast ke, grilled ke, semua ada. |
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| View from where we sat. |
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| Menu restoran Damak. Ada gambar! Yay! Senang nak order...hihi... |
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| Tapi bila bukak menu ada banyak yg tak der gambar. Also menu not in English. So kami pun tanya la owner restoran tu yg pandai cakap English. Bagus cara dia menerangkan menu tu. Fasih dan kelakar pun ada jugak. Dan daaaaaaging je menunya....hihi. Actually ada la juga ayam dan lamb :) |
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| Isteri nak try lahmacun. Dia ada read somewhere that kalau ke Turki, mesti try lahmacun ni. Saya ok je sebab nampak cam pizza je...hihi.... Actually it is known as 'Turkish pizza' but no cheese. Kami order cuma satu je sebab food portion kat sini macam nak bagi giant makan! |
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| Dan order kami sampai. Kami juga order lentil soup. Roti tu complimentary. Saya dah lapar masa tu, so apa lagi koyak roti dan cecah dalam sup tu. Huwaaaa.... simpel je tapi sedapppp.... :) |
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| Dan lahmacun pun sampai. So nice of the owner to cut the 1 order of lahmacun into 2. Lahmacun tu actually very big and by cutting it into half it was just nice for both of us. Tu pun kembang kempis jugak hidung nak ngabiskan....hihi... |
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| Warm, a little spicy and smooth. In other word, sedapppp... :) Habis saya hirup. |
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| Roti ni tak habis sikit je lagi cause lahmacun tu pun roti gak. |
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| Kesihatan kena jaga. Byk nor makan carbo, so drinks kena zero sugar...hihi... |
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| Ni lahmacun yg terlipat. |
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| Dan ini dalamnya. Got spicy ground beef with minced vegetables like tomatoes and jalapeno. |
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| It looked so delicious, right? Let me tell you, it was Delicious! 2 thumbs Up. Way Up! |
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| Dan inilah cara makan lahmacun yg betul. Lipat2 atau gulung lahmacun tu, pegang macam dalam gambar dan ngap! I noticed this guy was able to finish that huge size lahmacun in less than 15 minutes time! Tu pun sambil makan dia dok sembang2 dgn date dia tu. |
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| Lepas makan, kami pun jalan2 di Taksim Square to take a few night shots. Also to burn off the big dinner we just had...hihi... |
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| Nothing much kat situ malam2. But it was a nice walk nonetheless. |
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Macam biasa balik bilik hotel connect to wifi and ada new photos of Tam Tam sent by Alan :)
Ehh.... Tam Tam dah pandai mingle dgn kucing2 lain. Selama ni pantang dia jumpa kucing lain baik kucing jantan ke, kucing betina or even anak kucing semua dia nak ajak gaduh :). |
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| Amboiii... seronok la tu keluar dari kandang yaa.... :) |
So that's the end of day 06.
Bersambung ke day 07....
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jangan sampai satu hari nanti Tam Tam lak yang tak nak balik rumah sebab dah ramai kawan!!! :)
ReplyDelete'munga' tu adalah munga hydrangea
salah satu bunga fevret saya
tapi once cut , tak tahan lama.. sebab kelopak dia nipis.. senang layu
Tu la... kang dia dah syok ada kengkawan tak nak dah balik rumah.
DeleteTapi saya siap thank Alan sebab dah improve Tam Tam's social skill. Dulu pantang nampak kucing lain mesti Tam Tam akan hissing! Now, amboiii....
Oh, itukah nama bunga tu. Saya juga suka bunga tu sebab dia tumbuh sejambak. Nice.
Kelopak nipis. Hmm.. kalau lepas cut pas tu letak dalam jag berisi air berwarna, contohnya biru, adakah kelopak bunga akan tukar jadi biru juga?
Lucu betul saya sampai termimpikan lahmacun..
ReplyDeleteal kisahnya, tengah hari semalam, balik kerja, saya baring kejap atas kusyen, sambil online. Sy baca N3 ni, dah tu lelap, terus terlena dan sempat mimpi..kononnya pegi satu restoran, simple je, macam kat kampung je tapi ada lahmacun ni, terus order. Bila order sampai, tengok2 murtabak...terus terjaga..Dah 1 jam terlena situ...huh...tak sempat makan 'lahmacun' hahahha
Hihi... sampai termimpi-mimpi.... tapi dapat murtabak pulak! Kesiannya.... :)
DeleteNi pt kena cepat simpan duit gi Istanbul! :)
Actually kalau pt nak makan lahmacun tu, pt boleh buat sendiri. Just google resipi lahmacun tu. Ingredients pun tak susah nak cari dan cara masaknya simple je :).
Kalau plan nak buat bagitau saya dan doc ok. Kami datang...hihi...
hahhahaaa!!
ReplyDeletepeasl cepat sangat bangun!!!!!!!