A throwback to Istanbul
5/7/17
Here I am again, writing from the university library. Across from me is sitting a high school teacher, carefully and patiently grading his students' work. He's filling in points in a table used to calculate the students' grades with a red pen. I think it is a nice sight, calming even.
From writing my first post I have noticed how much I missed writing blogposts. I used to have a blog, my first one, when I was 17. I wrote there quite often, but it didn't last for more than 7-8 months. It's nice to look back at from time to time, so I am glad I didn't delete it. Reading my old blogposts does make me feel a little embarrassed though.
Now as for the subject of this post, I wanted to write about my beloved city: Istanbul. The last time I was there was over a year and a half ago, so it was still winter time there. Of course we went there to visit my mother's family members, but this was also the first time I got to explore the city for 2 full days with my cousin.
On the first day we decided to go to the Fatih district of Istanbul, which is definitely the most popular place for tourists. Because my aunt and my cousin live on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, we had to take the metro to Kadiköy, and from there we took the ferry to Eminönü. It was my first ferry trip in years and it made me feel this indescribable feeling. The sounds of the water and the city, the air, it was truly magical and that is all I can say.
Using public transportation was quite easy actually, we took the tram from Eminönü to the stop next to Sultan Ahmet mosque. Just as we were about to buy Müzekartı I suddenly remembered that I didn't take my ID with me, thus visiting museums (including Hagia Sophia) was out of the question for that day. We did visit the Sultan Ahmet mosque (beautiful!) and thereafter walked all the way to Süleymaniye mosque, which I found even more beautiful than the former. It had such a beautiful view from its garden that it makes me sigh even now.
Not far away from Süleymaniye mosque, my cousin suggested we go to this rooftop café she found on the internet called Kubbe-i-Aşk. We had chocolate soufflé and Turkish tea (çay) and enjoyed the gorgeous gorgeous view at the same time. Thereafter we concluded our day with a ferry ride back to the Anatolian side.
Here I am again, writing from the university library. Across from me is sitting a high school teacher, carefully and patiently grading his students' work. He's filling in points in a table used to calculate the students' grades with a red pen. I think it is a nice sight, calming even.
From writing my first post I have noticed how much I missed writing blogposts. I used to have a blog, my first one, when I was 17. I wrote there quite often, but it didn't last for more than 7-8 months. It's nice to look back at from time to time, so I am glad I didn't delete it. Reading my old blogposts does make me feel a little embarrassed though.
Now as for the subject of this post, I wanted to write about my beloved city: Istanbul. The last time I was there was over a year and a half ago, so it was still winter time there. Of course we went there to visit my mother's family members, but this was also the first time I got to explore the city for 2 full days with my cousin.
On the first day we decided to go to the Fatih district of Istanbul, which is definitely the most popular place for tourists. Because my aunt and my cousin live on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, we had to take the metro to Kadiköy, and from there we took the ferry to Eminönü. It was my first ferry trip in years and it made me feel this indescribable feeling. The sounds of the water and the city, the air, it was truly magical and that is all I can say.
Using public transportation was quite easy actually, we took the tram from Eminönü to the stop next to Sultan Ahmet mosque. Just as we were about to buy Müzekartı I suddenly remembered that I didn't take my ID with me, thus visiting museums (including Hagia Sophia) was out of the question for that day. We did visit the Sultan Ahmet mosque (beautiful!) and thereafter walked all the way to Süleymaniye mosque, which I found even more beautiful than the former. It had such a beautiful view from its garden that it makes me sigh even now.
Not far away from Süleymaniye mosque, my cousin suggested we go to this rooftop café she found on the internet called Kubbe-i-Aşk. We had chocolate soufflé and Turkish tea (çay) and enjoyed the gorgeous gorgeous view at the same time. Thereafter we concluded our day with a ferry ride back to the Anatolian side.
View from Kubbe-i-Aşk
A peeping Galata Kulesi from our second day
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