Merhaba ! Hos Geldiniz ! ( Hello ! Welcome !)
Istanbul is magical, Istanbul is incredible, Istanbul is my new home now!
We never planned or dreamt of living in Istanbul but as luck would have it, my better half was posted by his company to work here for couple of years. Maybe three years, so 1001 nights would be a good estimation as to the duration of our stay here. And meeting the number would be my utmost challenge for now. I have been offered 1001 dollars if ever i match the number so....here I go!!!!!
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| started as a Chatideral, later on a mosque and finally a museum, ...two sides to The ( Saint) Hagia Sophia ........ |
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| the Sultan Ahmet Camii ( Blue Mosque) is magnificient from any angle... |
We have clocked 238 nights and still have another 763 nights to go. For those who follow this blog, you can help keep track of the nights,too. If I collected the 1001 dollars, I shall donate it away. The good thing is, I can use whichever dollar that I want, be it US$, Singapore$, Australian$ or any currency that uses the name Dollar.
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| Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings.... |
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| Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings... |
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| Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings... |
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| huge chandellier inside Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings... |
So follow me while I feel my way around and take the road less travelled and hopefully many good things would come out of it all. I believe that the Man upstairs put me here for a reason and I don't intend to let Him down. Istanbul is a gift to me and I'm still unravelling the colorful wrappers that is covering it.
Between contributing as a mother, wife and an Engineering Doctoral PhD candidate, I shall present to my followers the wonder and magical of Istanbul through my eyes!!!! Sit tight, fasten your seat belt and lets Blast Off !
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| yours truly with an MAS pilot friend who landed with his crew.... |
24 comments:
Merhaba...good job and nice pictures too...especially the last one hahaha! You should now get more adventurous by stopping atl all the jetties along the straits and walk the back lanes and off beaten trails.Snap away your camera and I would love to see the pictures of everyday life of the turks especially the common everday people.
kudos mother! good job with the blog. you should include the delicious food, culture and of course the shopping. and oh, the museums. :)
jehan
Taib,
Im taking a 9 hour bus ride to Cappodocia next week.To see the caves dwellings and the underground dwellings. The hotel is in a cave. If I survived the bus ride, i might not survive the cave ha ha. wish me luck!
Jehan,
Yes....food and shopping! Will touch on that in other postings.That alone might cover 10 pages!
Salam Ani,
Its me Juta. Istanbul looks enchanting indeed....I will be there with my girls...insyaallah before your 1001 nites expire!!!!!!! Salam to my dearest brother and Daniel.....
Kak Zu,
i have not read all your writings but m sure will be pretty interesting! Add more of your recent pix with beautiful backgrounds...will continue reading @ home!
take care!
Juta,
thats the spirit..you'll love Istanbul!see you soon!!Love to all at home.
Well done.
I manage only a tourist's perspective of Istanbul and I loved what it has to offer.
Plse delve more into their everyday lives. I'll love to see things from a the locals point of view.
Keep up the good jobs (wife, mother, student, tourist, blogger, etc...)
Sam
Great, eagerly awaiting your pics and commentaries. East meets West, apparently you can still work out the ancient city of Constantinople. Have not been there but one day ...
Sam and Chris...
thx a lot. will try to keep you guys posted...and may my writing get you to save the $$$$ to visit Istanbul....btw.....Gee (Sabariah fauziah) is here now!!!
Yes, saw a pic of you with Sabariah in FB. Looking good.
Chris....that was me and our senior Kak Dr. Salbiah (Datin). i just uploaded some fotos with Sabariah aka Gee(5E1 '74-77)...you know, the gorgeous girl from my class.....
salam zu,
its nice while having a good time..you can still do what you want to do and do the best..i envy you..would visit insyaallah before your 1001 night ends...take care
hartini
Datin,
why panglima hitam? sounds sooo scary mah!yes..its nice here,esp. when i can share it with my friends.datang...jgn tak dtg !!!
Zu,
Nice job indeed. Will get there one day too. Maybe will plan a trip and we can explore together!
Have fun!
Kak Shahid
Kak Shahid,
you're most welcomed! bring your back-pack and we take the route less traveled.see you....
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