I s t a n b u l ' 0 8 (uk)
Take-off at Nürnberg on 14.05.2008 to Istanbul
View from the balcony at our hotel
room Evening sun at the Asian part of Istanbul
over at the Bosporus, the Asian side of
Istanbul
in the afternoon
in the afternoon
Bosporus at night While the cook was preparing our beef and
chicken Döner, we ordered freshly pressed
orange juice and sat behind a hill of bananas
Houses at the sea-side Rene & Mahmut posing in front of the
Bosporus bridge
View to the european side of
Istanbul
Doris
& Rene
Graves stones from present and the past, when Kunkapi plenty of fish restaurants
Turkish was written in arabic alphabets
The Bosporus with a lot of ferries and cargo ships Most of the population lives at the Asian part of Istanbul.
The European part is for business, shopping
and amusement
Our taxi passed the Stadium just as 22:00 at the Taxim place, near to our hotel
a soccer game ended
Valens-Aquaduct Galata bridge with restaurants beyond the bridge and a lot of
fishers. The middle of the bridge is for the ships to enter to
the golden Horn (Gulf) of Istanbul
Kitchenboat near the Galatabridge Pet food at the spices Bazaar
Drinking tea at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul was built on 7 hills; therefore many stairs exist in the town.
where you pay the highest price Our strategy was to walk down the stairs in the morning
thinking that you made a good bargain take the trams and to return in the evening by taxi
View of the Taxim place from Marmara hotel Big ship coming from the Mediteranean sea
heading to the Black sea
Kunkapi plenty of fish restaurants Musicians at the restaurants
Gilthead seabream with vegetables The Sultan- Ahmet-(blue-) Mosque
and one of the unknown but good Turkish wines
Blue Mosque Rest in the shade
Haga Sofia (a Christian church converted into an Topkapi palace
islamic mosque and is now a museum)
View of Istanbul from the palace "Hollowly" trees
View from the Harem Big ship, view from the balcony
A Christian Orthodox church At a fish restaurant close to the Black sea during our Bosporus tour.
near to our hotel I ordered "coral" and got 3 barb-like fishes
passing the Bosporus bridge during our Bosporus tour Marmara hotel seen from the Bosporus
Big ships at the Harbour The way to the spice Bazaar
Sunrise Seat at the tramway station
Land Wall of Istanbul Catacombs (ancient Waterreservoir) of Istanbul
Farewell dinner in Kunkapi
Back to Nürnberg
Useful links: Turkish Airlines, Our Hotel, Istanbul