laundry
by AlperIst
Shalom Sirpa,
First, I never offered to any VTer to wash their clothes before. But I host many travellers at home through www.hospitalityclub.org and www.couchsurfing.com You can my profile and comments of my guests there, my name is the same, AlperIst.
Ha ha ha, I thought yoo will put your dirt socks into the meachine by yourself, and after they will not be dirty anymore and I don't hesitate to hang and dry and collect them afterwards :)
Then let me know how many people you will here and when.
Cheers.
Alper
Baksheesh, Else What's a Tongue For?
by mrclay2000
Turks are generally a welcoming race of people, eager to help and proud to show off their country. Sometimes the help can become overbearing. People here, once they've assisted you in any small detail, almost instantly expect something in return, and in a country where inflation is skyrocketing, this "return" normally involves the instant demand for money. Be prepared to pay or to trade for your services. Haggling and swapping and even price gouging are hardly confined to the Grand Bazaar.
Cagaloglu Hammam
by SirRichard
If you wanna know how are the famous turkish baths like, try this one. Old, authentic and famous.
Although the date of the construction and the name of the architect of the hamam is not known, it is said to have been built in the beginning of the 18th. century. It is also said that construction is one of Sinan's works of art. These double baths in which only the changing-rooms have been changed since 1969-1971 now consist of two parts, one of women and the other for men in a 2834 sq.m area.
King Edward John VIII, Kaiser Wilhelm, Franz Liszt and Florance Nightingale have all been here for a royal experience. Besides today's well known personalities King Fahd, Rockefeller, Tony Curtis, Richard Harrison came to Cagaloglu Hamami during their visit to Istanbul. Some films were shooted here, from Indiana Jones to a commercial for visa card.
Suadiye
by H-TownJourneyman
Suadiye is a lovely neighborhood located along the Sea of Marmara, just south of Kadiköy. It is a very upscale area of Istanbul, with many beautiful homes and apartment complexes, as well as lots of fashionable shopping and eating spots along Bagdat Caddesi, a popular street in the area. The views of the sea are what inpressed me the most. There are some great sights of the Princes' Islands from beyond the beach here. The sidewalk along the shore is an excellent place for a stroll by the sea. Suadiye can easily be reached by taking a ferry to Bostanci.
Baghdad Street
by MalenaN
Baghdad Street is a big (and very long) shoppingstreet on the Asian side. It is about 10 km long and runs from Bostanci to Kadiköy. Along one part of the road you can find branches of most well known modern clothestores. There are also many cafes.
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Topkaopi towers gate
Streets of Istanbul
Shoppers in the bazaar, data hangs from the roof!
Hagia Sophia from the park
