~ 8th day ~
(*entry trlbh pjg sbb byk gmbr2)
dh nk habis dh rupanye kesah journey to Turkey. tp I stil haven't completed d story for d last two days of d trip. so, let's continue...
we went to 1 leather boutique in Istanbul. seriously, I had soooooo much fun there, hahaha. we pretended to be Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia & d other famous people in fashion industry as we watched the fashion show on d runway. yepppp....fashion show. glamer gitu!!!! after that, we listened to a briefing from d host with regards to their products. then came d time to try and buy =) ni samaada ko rambang mata & nk beli semua, or u become just like me... trying those that I think nice, bergaya dpn cermin, take photos of myself with d jacket, give it back to the salesperson & try another one & bergaya dpn cermin, take photos, give it back to d salesperson & d cycle continues. hahahahahahahah...don't b surprised. sila la sila tgk betapa byk aku try.
~ 1st look... same jacket with different styling ~
~ 2nd & 3rd look ~
~ 4th look...u can wear d same jacket inside out ~
~ 5th and 6th look ~
all these trying and posing and taking photos and changing to new jacket and so on were made possible with d help from these two people... mereka tidak forcing I to buy & penyabar sgt layan I yg asyik brtukar2 jacket & posing tanpa beli walau sehelai. rs guilty... huhuhuhu. tp nk buat cmne, kn. di dunia reality, blom tntu leh berangan nk pki bj2 leather yg cntk cmni. I rs cm Cinderella cntk kjp kt sini (cuma aku xde glass shoes je, hahaha)
~ thanks to these 2 gentlemen (gmbr kanan, I dh brtukar jd Cinderella yg asal after 12midnite, huhu) ~
next, we went to Topkapi Palace. it was a sunday, so there's a big crowd there. but according to d guide, itu bkn la big crowd pn. pffft. d entrance fee was TL25. some things are not allowed to be brought along with u while u r inside. so, u can just leave it at d security (at d main entrance) and collect it back before u leave.
take note, no photos allowed inside d museum. thus, d reason y I only took pictures at d compound. if u r wondering, inside d museum u can find mcm2 brg sejarah Islam, cnthnye tapak kaki Rasulullah, pedang yg Rasulullah dan beberapa sahabat gunakan, pakaian Fatimah az-Zahra, etc2. we didn't spend a lot of time here as we had to go to our nx destination - Hagia Sophia.
from Topkapi, we walked to Hagia Sophia. the entrance fee is also TL25. this historical place used to be a church, then it became a mosque, and now it's a museum. when we were there, there's some construction work being done inside.
it's soooo beautiful inside. ada sections tu yg cat dh terkopek2 dh tp d remaining pictures on the wall still jugak cantik. mcm gmbr kt atas yg belah kanan.
take note, the queue to get the ticket for both Topkapi and Hagia Sophia is quite long. same goes when u want to enter these places. our guide has bought the tickets to these places earlier, so we don't need to queue anymore. jimat la sket masa. otherwise, it could take about 1hour to get the ticket, according to our guide.
after Hagia Sophia, we went to hv our lunch as it's already time to eat. npknye cm from 1 place to another tu xde la jauh, so we just walked to the restaurant. after lunch, we went to pray Zohr (and Asr) at the Blue Mosque.
Subhanallah. again this is another nice place to go when u r at Istanbul. and it's more special for me when I got to pray inside. I didn't get much time to tour inside d Blue Mosque after I've completed performing solat. but I managed to capture some pictures.
~ (l-r): inside the Blue Mosque, outside b4 wudhu', outside after wudhu' & inside after praying ~
the Spice Bazaar was our next destination. we were given only 1hour to complete our shopping. huhuhu... kalo bg 1jam, mna cukupppp nk bershopping. walaupun nma tmpt ni Spice Bazaar, tp yg dijual bkn spices je. u can get souvenirs, shawls, baklava, Turkish delight, tea, and many many more interesting things at the Spice Bazaar. I managed to get baklava for my officemates and Alhamdulillah, it's nice + not too sweet =) we reached there in d afternoon (around 3.30 p.m) and d place was too crowded. nk g survey brg kt kedai yg jauh2 sket pn xleh sbb de 1jam je & sesak sgt. so kalo sesapa nk g Spice Bazaar ni, i think d best time would b pagi la kot utk mengelakkn bersesak2. beware of pickpockets ye.
~ Spice Bazaar ~
and then, it's time for d Bosphorus Cruise (yeay!!!). this is an opportunity for me (us) to see both the Europe and Asia sides. it was cold tp I cuba utk tak rs tekanan mental sbb kesejukan, huhuhuhu. bot yg kitrg naik tu ada serve minuman panas, tp kna request&byr. bila dh kesejukan smpi nk beku kt belah atas ni, leh la turun ke belah bwh bot to request for hot drink. I bought hot nescafe (TL3).
~ with frens...I'm excited!!! (*yeahhh, kesejukan smpi agk miserable sbnrnye) ~
last activity for the day, bergambar di taman bunga =) it was nearly 7pm by d time we completed the cruise. agak bergegas ke tmn bunga (naik bus) sbb hari dh nak gelap. tp stil managed to bergmbr2 & kagum dgn bunga tulips yg mcm2 kaler. fuuhhhh, cntkkkkk sgt!!!!
d next day would b our last day in Turki. sedih pulak dh. blk je from berjln2 ni, g dinner & kms2 brg kt hotel. bersggh2 wt krja packing2 sbb dh beli mcm2 dr day 1. kna kosongkn sket beg sbb d final day, we are going to do our last shopping. that and d rest in d next entry.
.bye for now.
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