17 Sep, 2009 in
Istanbul . Tags:
bosphorus; buildings; cruize; europe; istanbul; people; river; strait; Turkey;
Fili's world
Culture & Travel – China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Latest
Chinese Tourism in Israel–Interview The importance of studying Chinese – Israeli Prime Minister Growing Chinese studies trend – Israel I came to Israel for Love : China & Thailand Miss Universe 2010 Asia Qi Bao–Shanghai’s local ancient water townTaiwan
Fulong Sand Sculpture Festival 2010 Fulong Beach–Northern Taiwan Maokong Tea Houses – Muzha Taipei’s Maokong Gondola : Traveling through clouds 228 Peace Memorial Park-Museum & Formosa Betrayed Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall More on Taiwan »China
Qi Bao–Shanghai’s local ancient water town Chinese Red Army Orchestra Vintage Lipsynced Parodies Fairy Lake Botanical Gardens Shenzhen Hongfa Temple–Shenzhen CCTV China Documentary : Walk into Israel-The Land of Milk and Honey Dashanghai’s Old Shanghai & Vintage Posters @Duolun Rd More on China »
Istanbul has a mix of Europe and Asia and the Bosphorus is the strait that lies between the two parts. The Bosphorus connects the northern Black Sea with the southern Sea of Marmara which is connected to the Mediterranean Sea.
How lucky is Istanbul to have such beauty.
On one of the evenings, just before sunset, we took off for a one hour cruise of the Bosphorus.
To make our stay more pleasant, we were served Turkish style tea…
The buildings on both sides could give you a bit of taste of what a combination of European and Middle Eastern, and of old and modern, looks like.
The people watching, was fascinating… (thank Buddha for zoom).
Nitzan | September 20th, 2009 at 4:12 pm #
Beautiful photos i should go there somehow.
Fili | September 21st, 2009 at 10:01 pm #
Nitzan – Thanks. Yeah, Turkey was brilliant. You could make it a stop on the way back from Taiwan. If you choose the right dates, they have prices comparable to ElAl, and sometimes even close to Korea Air and Royal Jordanian when it comes to going HK->Israel (~850US$).
My 2009 – A year’s summary | Fili’s world | December 31st, 2009 at 7:11 am #
[...] Visited my other sweet sweet sister living in gorgeous Istanbul and enjoyed the friendly Turkish people, local music and food. Spice Bazaar, whirling Dervishes, grand bazaar, blue Sultan Ahmed, & bosphorus. [...]