My Beloved Istanbul!!

If you haven’t gone there yet, then you should.

My visit to Istanbul remains one of the greatest vacations I ever had. I would really encourage you to see, smell and taste everything I experienced over their and which I will be talking about in this post.

My stop there was for only 5 days! I wish if I stayed more! You can’t really get bored, it’s just fun! There are many things to do and as much as you do you still feel you’re missing out a lot. I can’t tell you how much busy the city is, whether its morning, afternoon or nighttime. It’s one of the most impressive cities in the world.

The weather, the nature, the people, the food, the crowd and everything in Istanbul makes it the best place for a holiday.

I stayed in Ortakoy area, one of the nicest neighborhoods in the European side of Istanbul, on the Bosphorus strait, right under the first Bosphorus Bridge. The view from the hotel was Awesome!! The area was full with tourists and very very busy.

It’s a very popular spot to drop by, and I advise you to take a short boat trip along the Bosphorus, which will last for 1 hour. The area is full with a huge choice of cafes, bars and restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets as well as the small bazaars that’s full with scarves, jewelleries and many other things.

I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the shisha with the banana flavor there. I use to drop their every night to have dinner and shisha. I really miss it!

Other spectacular views and places you should visit in Istanbul is “Sultanahmet area”. It’s the heart of the imperial center of the Ottoman Empire and an important tourism spot. The Great architectural attractions their are Topkapı Palace, Aya Sofya, the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome.

The architecture is just woow!!

During our stop there, we met one of the Istanbul residents who stayed with us for almost 2 hours to guide us on what could we do and were to go. He was really friendly and wonderful! We dropped by his family carpet shop and had tea together. We also bought some hand made pillows which are wonderful!!

Other major spots you shouldn’t miss is the Galata tower from which one can see spectacular views of the city. You can really spend a great evening there. The food is just great and the shows are very entertaining.

Other major commercial centers in Istanbul were Taqsim, Istqlal and the spice bazaar market; these are the city focal points for shopping and very packed areas throughout the day until late night!

I can’t tell you how much I love enjoyed it and how terrific it was!
I would still be glad to explore other places in Turkey if I had another chance!

Its worth a visit believe me ☺