Merhaba ! ! Hos Geldiniz

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!!!!!

started as a Chatideral, later on a mosque and finally a museum,                                              ...two sides to The ( Saint) Hagia Sophia ........

                                   

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.

A beautiful Iznik tiles on the wall of The Tokapi Sanayi Palace 

more beautiful Iznik tiles at Tokapi Sanayi Palace 

the distinctive blue and white Iznik tiles on the wall of Tokapi Palaca

Bangdad pavillion at Tokapi Sanayi 

beautiful tilling details on the dome of Banghdad pavillion

the old and the contemporary.........superbikes in front of centuries-old Hagia Sophia..

 head of lamb soup anyone ?? you'll love it if you stopped imagining what is it that you're eating....

fishing is BIG in Istanbul........all along the Bosphoros and Golden Horn...

the breathtaking Dolmabahce (Palace) where Ataturk breathed his last breath...

make it a point to visit this magnificient Dolmabahce palace...

don't know who owns this villa but i call it a 'cake house' as thats exactly how it looks...

this Ortakoy camii had been photographed millions of time...the kumpir (baked potato) and wafle is just as delicious...

Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings....

Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings...

Ortakoy Camii - photo uplifted from a poster on renovation hoardings...

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 !

yours truly with an MAS pilot friend who landed with his crew....