Istanbul Day 1

Istanbul is one of the oldest city and you can see the remains of many, many ancient buildings and their vibrant culture in harmony of its modernization. It is the old versus new, traditional versus modern, a city that is full of contrast and calmness at the same time. Unique eh?

It is a cosmopolitan city that was built on 2 continents- Asian and European side.
With the limited time at hand, we only got to visit the European side which is the commercial and cultural center, and it is further divided into the Old City and Modern City by a narrow path of water called The Goldern Horn.

First Half Day
After 13 hours of journey, decided to waste no time and headed to the old city for few historical places. I reminded myself many times to explore places and stuffs that I wouldn’t be able to find in KL or any other big cities. What I wanna see and experience is their local authentic stuffs that are unique. For the first half day, we visited the infamous Topkapı Palace - Hagia Sophia - Blue Mosque. All i can say is beautiful, beautiful and beautiful. So here goes lotsa of pictures

oh yes, i couldnt stop eating, everything looks yummy, one after another :) I tried almost all that they sell by the roadside.

Hagia Sophia

Thulgul was almost arrested for being an external translator to us. We didnt know they have the official translator that u have to pay for their services..Oppsie! I am not that interested either for further explanation on each historical item *yawn* C6 for my history paper *yawn*

Just appreciating the beautiful sight :)

Coffee infront of Blue Mosque..i loike!

and again, small bites for late lunch

She is just adorable, isnt she?

Note: We even went to their pasar malam downtown..cool!

Remaining of the day which is 7pm anyway, resting and preparing for meeting with the agency tomorrow. Excited! and sight-seeing in between for dinner venue selection. Interesting really!