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Gencturk Cad No 51-53, Sehzadebasi, Istanbul, 34740, Turkey
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Simit Sarayi at the Airport
Intricate and beautifully carved sarcophagus
Out of focus mosaic
Mosque & Football Stadium
Hi guys, My husband and I will be in Istanbul for 6 nights in June and we would love to meet other VT members while we are there. I have put a meeting on the meeting page and we look forward to seeing you there.
I will actuallly be there on the 19th June however fly out that afternoon, will have had 6 nights.
Ohhh, I would love to be there Natalie - both to meet you and Chris again and to enjoy one of my favorite cities!! Hope you have a great meet. We'll catch you again one of these days.
As I promised, I would like to be in this VT meeting. I hope we have many participants. A brunch could be a good option. What do you think?
Hi, great. I have posted this meeting on the meetings page. Can you put your name on there??
Brunch is not really an option as we arrive about midday. Evening would be better for us if possible. Let us see how many people will come. Maybe you can contact the other local members and ask them to sign up on the meeting page
Istanbul is a large city, and all the issues that a large city has. At times traffic is overwhelming, shoe shiners may hassle you, there are a few loose dogs [ they seem to be cared for]. But if you are streetwise has you should be at home, Istanbul will Wow ! you. It is now my favourite place.
The city is growing to fast. On Saturdays and Sundays the people living in poor sectors of Istanbul tend to gather in the parks and squares.
They make small parties, bring lunch boxes, bring music, talk, sing, dance... To me a very normal situation. Parks are for the people, by the people and of the people... However, someone said that Istanbul do not want their people coming to those touristic places, that they were trying to get rid off them... Why? people
I actually think that Istanbul probably holds the record for cats per square meter :)))
The picture you see here was taken during my previous visit to Istanbul. It was taken somewhere in the small streets behind Tp Kapi Palace.
If you look at my homepage you will see that I am a big cats fan. So, seeing cats everywhere I went in Istanbul really made me feel happy. What made me even happier was the fact that all of them were extreemly friendly. One of them even got on my shoulder :)))
So many of the Hamams in Istanbul are SUPER cheesy (tourist-oriented) and SUPER expensive. If you want to go to an authentic Hamam, which is actually used by a Turkish community in Istanbul, visit Kocamustafapasha Hamami, located at Kocamustafapasha Cad. 441. Here you can get the real deal (seperate facilities for men and women, as is tradition) for less than 6 Euro - sauna, shower, scrub, and massage.
Though my wife and I couldn't enjoy the hamam together, we both had a great time. I strongly reccomend it! It's clean and the staff are friendly.
Kocamustafapasha Hamami
Kocamustafapasha Cad. 441
Tel (0212) 529-0948
This museum is located in the anchor casting workshop at the docks on the Golden Horn (Halic in Turkish), an area that symbolized industrialization in the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century. The anchor casting workshop was built in the era of Ahmet II (1703-1730) and the building’s foundations go back to a 12th century Byzantine construction. It was restored under Selim III and used by the Finance Ministry until 1951. After a fire in 1984, the building stood in ruins. In 1991, it was bought by the Rahmi Koc Museum and Cultural Foundation, restored and opened to the public in 1994.The museum is a small replica of Ford Museum in Detroit.
On the first floor, motors and steam engines are displayed. On the second floor are the scientific instruments and communications apparatuses. The entrance is reserved for the aircraft department, mint machinery for printing paper money and coins, bicycles and motorcycles, the naval department and ship engines. In the open area, there is a coast guard life-boat, a tram, a narrow gauge steam train, and a vertical steam boiler. There is a submarine in the water.
Open daily between 08:30-17:00 except Mondays.
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