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Tuesday 20 January 2015

Ziarah ke Turki : Istanbul Day 3


Phewww....yabeda bedu kertas exam dah habis tanda, markah dah siap masuk dalam sistem, student pun tengah cuti sem, barang2 lepas pindah masuk rumah baru pun dah siap kemas, so dapatlah I rilek sikit bila balik rumah...boleh lah sambung mengarang entry Ziarah ke Turki : Istanbul Day 3 pulak. Yang dah terlepas entry2 sebelum ni, jemputlah baca Ziarah ke Bursa, Turki : Day 1 dan  Ziarah ke Turki : Istanbul Day 2.

These are the places that we've visited on our 3rd day in Turkey :-

(1) Tol & AR Leather shop
This leather shop is our first stop early in the morning tour. It's located in front of the Marmara sea. When you come with tour, they would bring you to see their fashion show first, and then visitors will be served with drinks, air teh panas yang I tak minum coz mak incik memang kurengg sikit minum teh. 


+- fashion show kat Tol & AR -+


The price is quiet expensive but our tour guide told us that this shop is a very reputable shop. After the fashion show, a salesman explained to us that they use 3 kinds of leather to make their products – sheep skin (thickest, soft), lamb skin (thinner, softer) and the best quality – lamb skin shaved to 0.4mm thin using special machinery, which is the so called “silk leather” that feels like fabric and is wrinkle-free. Dia siap buat demo suruh pusing2 jaket tu pastu konyok2 bagi kedut2 lepas tu bukak balik jaket tu kedut sikit je, bila smoothen balik guna tangan..kedut2 pun hilang. 

+- in front of Tol & AR leather shop, overlooking Marmara sea -+

Salesman tu pon bagitau yang leather dari Turki banyak eksport ke Europe utk buat beg2 branded yang mak incik dan kawan2 semua gila2kan sangat tu *ngata diri sendiri*. Kat dalam kedai ni memang semua jenis handbag, jaket kulit dan baju2 dari kulit ada di jual. Cakap je nak jenama apa, semua ada e.g. LV, Channel, MK, Prada, Hermes pon ada weh...leather handbag kat sini memang ringan dan almost the same dengan kalau beli kat butik ori, tapiiii...jahitan kat beg tak kemas; harga pulak murah 50% je dari yang ori. So tepuk poket tanya duit dalam wallet kalau nak shopping kat sini :p

+- dah jom naik bas nak pergi jalan2 tempat lain pulak -+


(2) Bosphorus River Cruise
Boshorus River is body of water that passes along the shores of Istanbul is 20 miles in length and is the physical divider between the continents of Europe and Asia.

+- view from the Bosphorus River cruise -+

We took the Short Circle Bosphorus Cruise that took about two hour non-stop tour. Mak incik kekonon ayu habis pakai skirt kembang FV for downy masa naik cruise ni, lepas tu bila angin tiup feeling2 princess sebab skirt jadi kembang dengan sendiri nya hahahha dah tua2 pun tak habis2 berangan pompuan ni.

+- SN jr buat gaya bajet top model sangat, tak nak tengok kamera pon :p -+

+- eh eh eh apsal mommy senget2 macam nak jatuh pulak ni,mabuk sungai ke apa? -+

Oh tapi silalah jangan di lupakan hero ber2 yang super excited dan fully energetic masa kat atas cruise tu, tak menang kaki nak mengejar diorang. Incik hubby pulak mabuk pening2 lalat  sikit masa atas cruise ni, so dia duduk diam2 kat bench dan sengih2 bila I ajak posing.

+- ecece..hero2 kesayangan tengah menikmati pemandangan -+


+- SN jr siap berguling2 atas cruise tu -+

+- tengok le step by step kelam kabut kelibut nya mommy jaga SN jr sebelum akhirnya dapat posing dengan tenang -+

Well, what can I say is it's pretty cool to see the sights of Istanbul on one side and the "East" coming to you on the right side. Bot tu memang khas untuk geng tour kitorang je, so we had time to move around and could get up and view the shores with ease. 








Honestly, cruise ni biasa2 je aside from the spectacular view of buildings surrounding the river, but if you have done a lot of sightseeing and need to rest your legs, take a cruise and you can continue to see more sights. So, anyhow it was still a good cruise for me sebab leh rilek2 layan berangan konon2 ada private cruise sendiri hahahaha.

+- mari berangan suatu hari nanti boleh beli private cruise sendiri lalalala -+


(3) Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia)
The grand old Aya Sofya has had a history as complex as the city it sits in. Starting its life as the Hagia Sophia Church (Church of Holy Wisdom), it was turned into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest and is now a museum.

+- inside the Aya Sofya -+

+- outside of the Aya Sofya -+


The first church on this site was built by Constantine the Great in AD 326 but this was later burnt down. The next church that rose on this spot was then destroyed during the Nika Insurrection. During the reign of Emperor Justinian the church was rebuilt on a grander scale with construction taking place between AD 532 and 537. Masa kat dalam ni, kitorang di bekalkan dengan audio guided tour yang kitorang boleh dengar suara Ahmet, so dapat lah tahu sikit2 sejarah dan cerita ceriti Aya Sofya.

+- Abg SN pun pakai audio guided tour -+

+- LEFT PIC : Ahmet tengah cerita sejarah Aya Sofya -+
+- RIGHT PIC : Nampak tak betapa ramai nya orang dalam tu? -+


Dengan excitednya kami memasuki Aya Sofya dengan niat nak menghayati keindahan dan sejarahnya, tapiiiii 5 minutes after entering...dua2 hero tidur berdengkur2. So mommy kena dukung SN jr dalam SSC, Daddy pulak dukung la abg SN sambil galas bag kamera yang berat berbatu2 tu. So, in the end gambar2 kitorg dalam ni semua guna handphone je; sedih :(

+- ni kat ground floor. 
LEFT PIC: snake patterned pool
RIGHT PIC : pillars with ABu Bakar name on it -+


Downstairs the building is largely empty; the best of the glittering mosaics lurk in the galleries upstairs. Ada pillars besar dalam ni yang ada tulis Allah, Muhammad, Ali tapi tak nampak sangat sebab ada kerja2 reconstruction kat dalam tu, so nak ambik gambar pun tak best sangat.

+- haa tu belakang kitorang ada tulisan Allah, Muhammad dan Umar -+

+- kerja2 contstruction yang mencacatkan view sedikit sebanyak -+


Dalam ni boleh nampak pertembungan 2 agama, dan ada bekas tanda2 cross yang dah di cungkil buang dari dinding Aya Sofya. Naik tingkat atas guna tangga sambil dukung budak kecik seberat 9kg memang semput gak lag, tapi incik hubby lagi kesian dukung budak besar seberat 15kg hahaha. Nasib baik masa turun tu, ada macam slope pathway..so tak lah lenguh sangat kaki.

+- LEFT PIC : bekas tanda salib yang dah di buang -+
+- RIGHT PIC : pameran barang2 kesenian Islam -+

+- turun slope, phewww lega tak yah turun tangga -+

Pusing2 kejap je pastu lepak luar layan angin sejuk kat perkarangan Aya Sofya sebab both of us dah lenguh bahu dan tangan dukung both SNs. As for me, OK lagi la sebab pakai SSC..so rasa lenguh tu bearable lagi compared to hubby.

+- muka ceria dapat keluar sebab dah lenguh dukung budak 15kg tu -+

+- posing depan pintu Aya Sofya -+


(4) Hippodrome
The ancient Hippodrome was begun by Septimus Severus in AD 203 and completed by Constantine the Great in AD 330. This was the centre of Byzantine public life and the scene of splendid games and chariot races but also factional conflicts.

+- tu yang panjang tinggi belakang kitorang tu lah salah satu landmark Hippodrome-+

Location: At Meydanı, Sultanahmet [source: here]


(5) German Fountain
The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square), Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898. It was built in Germany, then transported piece by piece and assembled in its current site in 1900. The neo-Byzantine style fountain's octagonal dome has eight marble columns, and dome's interior is covered with golden mosaics. [ source: here]

 +- ahli tour yang lain kusyuk dengar penjelasan Ahmet -+

  
+- abg SN sibuk posing masa orang lain sibuk dengar history German fountain -+



Kat sini ada banyak pigeon, so abg SN mintak nak beli makanan burung tapi mommy daddy tak layan. Pusing belakang, tengok2 dah ada makcik Turki bagi kat dia..so seronok la abg SN bagi pigeons makan. "pet..pet..pet..I want this pet", jerit Abg SN kat situ. Hamboii nak, kalau setakat pigeon tak payah nak pet sangat lah, crow tak nak buat amik jadi pet sekali? :p

+- makcik palai jubah brown tu yang bagi makanan burung kat abg SN..tengok muka dia sikit punya excited -+

(6) Grand Bazar 
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with 60 streets and 5,000 shops, and attracts between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewellery, hand-painted ceramics, carpets, embroideries, spices and antique shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by type of goods, with special areas for leather, gold jewellery and the like. 

+- depan pintu masuk Grand Bazaar -+


Masa kat dalam ni, terus tuju kedai sourvenir yang touris guide recommend. Tokey kedai siap boleh cakap melayu. Mommy busy duk pilih t-shirts and Fridge Magnet nak bawak balik kat family & friends back in Malaysia..Daddy pulak busy beli sunglasses. So anak2 ber2 siapa jaga? Of course, our tourist guide yang baik hati i.e. Ahmet yang tolong dukung dan entertain SN berdua tu.

+- ni tokey kedai kebab, org Turki kebanyakan nya sangat2 friendly dengan budak2 -+


Sebab kan nampak Ahmet yang dukung budak2 tu, tokey kedai ingat I ni wife Ahmet sebab kebetulan Ahmet ni memang kahwin dengan orang Malaysia..so dia bagi diskaun lebih sikit hahahhaha. Cepat2 mak incik explain kat tokey tu, tapi diskaun dah di beri so takkan dia nak tarik balik kui3x.

+- ni gambar selingan, Ahmet jaga SN jr while daddy duduk diam2 layan pening kepala mabuk masa kat atas cruise -+

Overall, we really enjoy our 3 days tour in Turkiye and would love to visit Turkiye again anytime soon. It was really a lovely place to visit and there's still lots of things and places that we wish to visit there. 

+- one of the most beautiful sight that we enjoy every fajr in Istanbul, from the hotel window -+

+- breathtaking view of Blue Mosque behind us -+


Yang paling penting, sepanjang kat sana Abg SN dah sangat2 attached dengan Ahmet tourist guide kami yang super duper hensem tu sampai kan masa kat atas bas on the way ke airport, dia nangis2 sebab sedih nak berpisah dengan Ahmet. Lepas tu asyik beriba dengan Ahmet atas bas, memang dia jadi personal assistant Ahmet sepanjang 3 hari tu. I guess they both feels the love towards each other so much that even sampai lepas check-in and entering the departure gate area, both of them were still waving sadly at each other....auwwww so sweet. 

+- with Ahmet and his beautiful wife before leaving the hotel -+

Insya Allah kalau panjang umur, bila2 Ahmet ikut wife dia balik Malaysia, mommy bawak Abg SN jumpa Ahmet ye. Insya Allah jugak kalau murah rezeki melimpah ruah lagi lepas ni, bolehlah bawak jalan2 lagi sebab anak2 mommy well-behaved along the trip; Alhamdulillah :)


Psssttt: Menjawab soalan Afziha Hafiz in the previous post, I was using SSC Tula design Retro Bikes bought online sebab kat Malaysia I tak pernah nampak lagi rasanya SSC Tula ni di jual kat mana2 kedai baby :)

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Tuesday 13 January 2015

Ziarah ke Turki : Istanbul Day 2


Haish haish haish.....berkulat dah janji nak update pasal sambungan ziarah Turki (entry sebelum ini Ziarah ke Bursa, Turki : Day 1dengan umrah with kids. Maka taip lah sikit2 tiap2 hari dan kena paksa diri dengan lebih gigih update blog sebab dah janji dengan diri sendiri, bajet azam tahun baru 2015 :p

(1) Bursa --> Istanbul
- check out dari Bursa menuju ke Istanbul, singgah sekejap kat kedai sweets Munira. Ada la beli non-alcohol perfume and few Turkish sweets kat sini.
- Sepanjang atas bas, mula2 je sibuk tengok pemandangan..after a while tidur berdengkur berkrohh krohhh eheh.

+- kat dalam kedai, SN jr dah terlentok tidur dalam SSC -+

 +- dengan makcik pakcik trip yang sama, tengok tangan abg SN tu..sempat lagi nyakat SN jr -+


(2) Galata Bridge
- This bridge spans the Golden Horn, connecting the old city with Beyoglu, the northern district of Istanbul.
- stopped by for a while tengok pemandangan kat Bridge lepas tu makan kat restaurant Dersa Adet kat bawah Galata Bridge tu


+- superb view from Galata Bridge -+

+- SN's family on the Galata Bridge -+

 +- in front of Dersa Adet restaurant, SN jr is sleeping soundlessly inside the SSC -+



(3) Topkapi Palace
One of the most visited place in Turkey. Memang penuh je orang, so recommended untuk visit kat sini the first thing in the morning kalau nak betul2 round habis semua dalam tu.


+- depan pintu masuk @The Imperial Gate -+

+- This First Courtyard functioned as an outer precinct or park and is the largest of all the courtyards of the palace -+

+- one of the garden at the courtyard area -+

+- depan kaunter tiket -+

The Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayıor) is a large palace, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years (1465–1856) of their 624-year reign. Serius luas kawasan dia, memang semput gak lah nak jalan dengan tenang ditemani hero kecik ber2 ni.


+- The Gate of Felicity is the entrance into the Inner Court, also known as the Third Courtyard -+

+- abg SN kena ikat child harness, SN jr kena kurung dalam SSC -+

+- SN's family infront of The Gate of Felicity -+

+- ok, SN jr dah keluar dari SSC..baru nampak muka dia -+

+- The Tower of Justice next to the Imperial Council hall -+

Hubby & I weren't really a big fan of history, so kitorang paling berminat nak tengok pedang dan janggut Rasullullah s.a.w. je lah, lagipun serius ramai visitors. Nak masuk each room tu kena beratur panjang, habis korang ingat 2 hero ni sabar sangat nak beratur lama2....huk3x.




+- look at the queue....nasib baik sejuk, kalau panas terik..xde makna nya mak incik nak beratur pepanjang ni -+

+- tu nampak tu, sikit punya panjang barisan ke belakang tu hohoho -+

+-  nampak tak manusia2 sikit punya ramai tengah beratur nun belakang kitorang tu?*-+

+- yang ni tak ramai sangat beratur masa tu, so kami masuk lah kat The Conqueror's Pavillon that houses the Imperial Treasury -+


Lama jugak spend time kat area courtyard Topkapi tu, puas lah jugak budak 2 orang tu lari sana sini sambil di kejar Daddy, mommy tolong tengok je. Tak kuasa mommy nak kejar korang dengan pakai dress Poplook yang begitu feminin ni...hilang keayuan mommy nanti pffffttttt.


+- ni tengok ni, SN jr dah meronta2 mintak dikeluarkan dari SSC -+


+- SN jr dah nak start lari, abg SN pegang dulu suruh pose for the camera -+

+- siap panjat tembok, lepak macam garden sendiri -+


Sambil menunggu ahli lain dalam trip yang sama, kitorang lepak kat garden dengan pakcik makcik tourist Korea, cakap "running man"kat diorang tapi diorang tak tahu hahahaha. Last2 makcik pakcik ni bagi gula2 kat SNs tapi mommy terpaksa buang sebab tak tahu baca tulisan Korea kat ingredients sweets yang diorang bagi tu, kot2 ada animal fat ke, animal emulsifier ke, animal shortening ke..so cepat2 buang masa diorang tak nampak.


+- peramah makcik pakcik korea ni walaupun tak faham diorang cakap apa -+

Malas beratur punya pasal, kitorang pilih2 je nak masuk yang paling tak ramai orang lepas tu lepak sambil wefie banyak2 kat luar ngeeee. So, layankan je lah gambar2 wefie dari handphone ni..takkan nak wefie dgn DSLR gedabak tu; mau parkinson tangan nak pegang. Sila ambil baldi tadah sendiri kalau rasa muak nak muntah tengok gambar wefie bebanyak ni.


 +- Welfie 1 : depan The Gate of Salutation, entrance to the Second courtyard of Topkapı Palace -+

+- Wefie 2 : kat tepi The Conqueror's Pavillon that houses the Imperial Treasury -+

+-Wefie 3 : kat garden tepi The Conqueror's Pavillon pulak -+

+- Wefie 4 : depan ticket counter -+

+- Wefie 5 : depan pokok yang angkat jari macam masa tahiyyat -+

+- Wefie 6 : Tepi dan depan Palace Kitchen -+



(4) Blue Mosque
Sebelum balik hotel, sempat singgah solat Zohor - Asar kat blue mosque. Sini pun memang tempat wajib singgah lah kalau datang Turki, kalau tak datang Blue Mosque; jangan cakap korang dah sampai Istanbul..eceh..berlagaknya statement.

The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design. Dari luar tak nampak biru sangat, tapi bila masuk dalam memang nampak lah birunya.

+- hepi btol abg SN dapat wefie dalam Blue Mosque dengan Daddy -+

Mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 years, during the rule of Ahmed I. Just like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasa and a hospice. 



Besides still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction in Istanbul. Ada ruang khas untuk orang Islam solat, kat ruangan solat, tourist lain tak boleh masuk lah, so walaupun ramai orang tapi tak menggangu kita nak solat.


+- outside of the Blue Mosque -+

Masa kitorang pergi tu, Tulip tengah berkembang cantikkat perkarangan Blue Mosque. Dapatlah pose feeling2 guling2 macam dalam cite Hindustan hehe.



+- shocking pink Tulip, tengok tangan SN jr tu laju je nak petik bunga -+


+- Dusty Pink Tulip...super duper cantik -+

+- one for the album -+


(5) Spice Bazaar
We were given about 1 hour to shop here, tapi sebab both hubby & I dah penat mengejar both SNs dari pagi, so kitorang tak borong apa sangat lah melainkan makan aiskrim Turki yang sedap kat dalam ni.


+- inside of the Spice Bazaar -+

- The 17th-century Eminönü Egyptian Spice Bazaar, open seven days a week, is another favourite of the camera-wielding, souvenir-seeking tourist. 
- This is the best place to pick up dried fruits and nuts, spices, olives, Turkish delight, oils and essences of the finest order. 



(6) Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye crowns one of İstanbul's seven hills and dominates the Golden Horn, providing a landmark for the entire city. 
- Though it's not the largest of the Ottoman mosques, it is certainly one of the grandest and most beautiful.
It's an easy walk of less than 10 minutes around the Grand Bazaar to the Süleymaniye.

+- muka penat dah berjalan sehari suntuk -+

- This is our last tourist spot for the 2nd day visit in Istanbul, so lepak sini tunggu makcik pakcik siap shopping sambil bagi pigeon makan.

Pssssstttt : Okeh, nanti I will sambung untuk Day 3 pulak *yang tak tahu bila pulak bakal di update* hohoho.


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