~ 10 days in Turki (Pt.8) ~

~ 7th day ~

 

we started our journey fr Ankara to Istanbul after breakfast. by d way, d name of d hotel where we stayed for a night in Ankara is Turist hotel. we were supposed to overnight in Bolu d night before but there's a change of plan. so, we stayed in Ankara. if u want 2imagine how Ankara looks like, just imagine Putrajaya. Ankara adalah cm pusat pentadbiran kt Putrajaya where ada byk offices kt situ.

it's quite far from Ankara to Istanbul. we passed Bolu on our way there. our captain took us to Istanbul using a different route from d one normally used to travel from Ankara to Istanbul simply because of the view. as usual, we stopped at several places (R&R) for toilet break and at some places kt tepi jln sbb nk amik gmbr. owhhh, cantikkkkk!!!!

~ keychain Istanbul for my bag & jajan utk mkn dlm bus ~

 

route yg kitrg lalu tu is dkt kwsn tinggi. jadinye, can see d connecting highway & also kmpg2 kecik kt kwsn tanah rendah.

 

~ sayuuuuup kt blkg tu is d connecting highway ~

 

~ itu kwsn kmpg2 ~

 

we stopped for lunch at another R&R. ms ni dh terer dh cmne nk bg lentil soup sedap. dh everyday mkn kot... & it's being served during every meal, drpd xpandai nk bg sedap smpi dh jd pandai dh, hahaha.

 

~ yg ada arrow pink tu rs dia cm murtabak sket, or roti canai. that's delicious ~

 

our guide took d opportunity dgn distance yg stil jauh to get everyone to introduce themselves. dh dkt nk abis trip pn, dh jd geng sesame kitrg pn, baruuuuu ler nk wt proper introduction, hehehe. xpelah. there were 18 of us, majority adalah org2 muda seangkatan je cm kitrg (i still muda ye, hahaha), tp ada jugak 2families in d group.

 

finally, we arrived in Istanbul dh ptg2, so d traffic was quite bad. we first went to Miniaturk. this is like LEGOLAND kt Johor. this park has miniatures of bangunan2/tmpt2 famous dlm Turki.

 

 

we prayed Maghrib at Eyup Sultan Mosque. it's a historical mosque where u'll find d tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari and other companions here. as it was near Maghrib by d time we arrived at d mosque, we decided solat berjemaah je skali kt masjid ni. senang.

 

dinner time.... we went to have fish for dinner. yummy!!! our guide brought us to one seafood restaurant. ms dpt sotong gorg tepung, mcm kenikmatan abadi. lagi2 cicah dgn sos cili McD yg 1 of our grp members bw. dpt packs of sos cili McD, masing2 mmg muka bhgia, hahahaha. amboi, selera!!!

 

~ lentil soup & salad... as usual ~

~ one cherry drink for me ~

~ ikaaaaannnn...kenikmatan ~

 

if u r in turki, they'll give u chilli flakes kalo anda mahu lbh spicy kpd food anda. dats y we bring our own sos cili, or sos nandos (I brought this with me during this trip), or sambal kentang with ikan bilis.

 

we checked in to our hotel - Buyuk Keban Hotel - after dinner. it's our 2nd nite in Istanbul (1st nite ms sampai fr KL aritu). d location is strategic as it's located not far from a mosque, shops and byk penjual di jalanan ms malam2. sempat la jugak singgah tgk apa yg dijual kt tepi2 jln tu.

 

 

if I recall correctly, "bersiar2" dpn hotel tu arnd pukul 10lbh or 11 mcmtu...waktu Turki. with d 5 hours time difference, dat's waaaayyyyy past midnight kt Msia, hahaha.

 

.bye.