3rd Day - We Went To Bursa! 20 Dec 2006

so as d title says, today we r not going to wander around istanbul like ysterday... we r going outside istanbul about 2 and a half hour trip to BURSA!!! yup yup bursa!... brtolak from hotel (d travel agent pick us up at about 8.40am by van - 1st time naik ven yg pntunye otomatik hahah... agak kejakunan cket wlaupun dr luar nmpk cam x amek tau pon ngahahaha .. we went across d sea to the asea side... so welcom back to asea heheh.. it takes quite long gak r smpai tertido2 dlm ven.... hmmm then we went on ferry to a town called 'yellw.... sumthing.. xingt huhuh.. about 30minutes prjalanan atas fery.. they brought us to d 1st stop >> turkish delight shop best gak.. n cheaper than ysterday r.. but again didnt buy anything hahah.. along our way to bursa main tekateki yg mrepek gle dr bun n kiko n dr beberapa org lagik.. selain main teka teki aku tdoje hahah....

ferry takes us from istanbul to BURSA.... (1st OTOMAN city)

arrive at bursa at bout 12.15pm.. Nieyl (pmandu plancong kami) kater bursa means 'green n city at d same time' hmm menarik... so 1st stop kami d bursa ialah The Green Mosque (name got from the green tiles use in d masjid) see above picture.. mmg kehijauan je dlm msjid nih.. we solat zohor n asar jamak n qasar in here.... noe wat??? amek wudhuk kat luar huhuh... skali tmpat ngan laki huhuh.... n d water was very cold!! like amek smayang kat cameron je rase.... n tmbah lagi it was raining in bursa at d time... so amek smayang dgn cara menyelit2kan saje air ke bahagia muka yg diselindungi tudung huhuh...  

thats outside the green mosque.... now we r going to LUNCH!! yeah!!!

thats our lunch!! ALEXANDER D GREAT KEBAB!!! yup2 seswai ngan namenye mmg awesome!!!! sedap sgt but a bit muak ar... tmbh lagi ngan vanilla custard desert nye huhuh... tp papepon makan kt cnih mmg best!!

old town street (kalo xsilap) like silk market r... but we only go to one of d shop... but not bad la d shop.. very nice interior n nice stuff in there... but i only bought 1 carpet bookmark worth 1 lira.... don no who is it for... myself mbe?? huhhuh....

thats d bookmark.... alas2 meja dia pon cun2 n lawa2 gak... d tudung as well!!

in d cabel car... foggy gak at d time... huh... nak wat cane naseb badan huhuh...

ready to go to d next stop.. d 1st stop got nothing except d fogs.... so we r going to the puncak!! yeah!!

see??? snowing dgn lebatnye!!!! best sgt wlaupon tgn dan kakiku kekakuan huhuh.... tu la pkai kasut tapak nipis2 lagik hhahah.. we walk through d snow to find a place to hv a tea for drink... 1st stop mahal 2nd stop ok we went in... i had a nescafe for 3liras... no wonder la its expensive here sbb atas gunung... i don no why there's people living on top of d mountain here huhuh.... dgn sejuknye saljinye... warghhhh!!.... but guess wat?? ade budak comellll sgttt!!! d boy that serve us rase cam nk bagik tips je tp x bagik pon huhuh... comel tau da la bdiri tegakje masa kitorg tgh minum... comel!! kawaaiiiii!!! .... huhuh dah2 .. abes panaskan badan semula.. turun gunung balik n went back to istanbul..... on d way back discuss bout next program... should we go to the hamam (turkish bath) or not... finally everyone decide to go yeah!! mlm nih brmndi manda hihi...i imagine its like a big hot pool mcm biase tgk dlm anime huhuh..... but its not like wat i imagine la sob sob....

9.15pm we r at hamam (CamBERLITAS HAMAM) ! before masok ke tmpt bermandi manda... we r holding the scrubber n token for massage hehe... it costs us 33liras for bath n massage....massage was bout 10 - 15 minutes but theres no limit for bath..it was a very good experience r!! recommended for people going to istanbul hihi... but i wont go there again r hahah.. rahsia kite berempat huhuh

d wat to men area... its a separate hamam....

we r leaving at 11pm..look everyone faces after hamam... huhuh fresh n wangi ngahahah... we stop by at d kebab shop near our hotel (d same one during d 1st nite)... i ate kebab for 1.25 lira only.. cheap kan??? then balik tdo.. letih!

2nd Day In Istanbul 19 Dec 2006

so its d second day now.... yeehaaaa... so today our plan was to walk around istanbul city... will go to sum hystorical places... places since 6th century!! yeah!! so woke up early n have breakfast in d hotel (d price for d hotel is include d breakfast) d foods are ok.. not bad la.. but its kinda not change every morning... tukar cket2 je.. but ape2pon ttp ok..

this is how it looks like in d morning in itanbul.. it really is a very busy city!! yelaa 17million people lving in istanbul.. phewww!!!

our 1st stop after taking a trem from Aksaray to Islamabad.. behind us is the Blue Mosque... tgk kiko dgn gaya poyonye konon2 tourist guide la tuh huhuh....but at least kiko mmbantu gak la... give us basic info bout places we go... makaseh!! 

behind me is the Aya Sofya 

Very BEUTIFUL BLUE MOSQUE!! kredit to madot yg mengambik gmbr hehe 

in front of the main gate to d blue mosque

in d middle of d blue mosque... bnde kcik kat tgh2 tuh rasenye tmpt amek wudhuk dulu2 but cant be used da skarang.. 

great architecture!! n design... dak laki kater dulu Imam xyah pkai mic pon da satu masjid bole dgr... btapa hebatnyer architecture itu... pantulan suara.. 

me n fadh inside d masjid... notice d lamp... sume lampu2 kat dlm msjid kat turkey cam rndah2... my theory is... for easier maintainance huhuh 

boy band hahah... 

another gaya poyo boy band.. nasyid la... kulit album hahah... but i luv dis pic soooo much!! 

best gler teh nih!!! i think its an apple tea!! wutever turkish tea mmg BEST!!... they charged us 2liras for each cup hhahaha... but i don who's paying huhuh...

our next stop.. Aya Sophya... best kan name dia?? hmmm all i noe is that dis church (used to be) was build in 6th century .. n it takes only 6years (i think) cause they used many slaves at that time to build it... i was very amazed by this building!!! mmg magnificient sgt2!!... but then in year bile ntah it was changed to masjid... n d only cross that they throw away are the crosses at d main gate.. cause in Islam cross is considered as geometry only... so dlm main bangunannye stil boleh nmpak banyaknye lagik cross yg dikekalkan.. tapi any faces (christian kan byk faces kan.. marry la.... etc...) dicover dgn plastic... so still d original church is preserved,,.... kagum2!! d admission fee is 10 liras n we also hire a tourist guide (bukan kiko tau)... kitorg bayar dia 10liras sorg for 2 places (aya sophya n d cystern).. mmg worth la hire pmandu plancong sbb dia cerita mcm2 sgt yg tersurat dan tersirat....best2!! mmg recommended!!

sum stuff u can find inside aya sophya... n theres one hole on one of the 'tiang'..dipercayai kalau masukkan ur thumb inside d hole then make a 360degrees pusingan sambil wish... then kalau ur thumb sweating that means ur wish will come true heheh... then sume org try... but yelaa kepercayaan karut je sume tuh... saje je for fun....

'Hussein n Othman' d largest gold handwritten.. mmg besar sgt! n theres another 2 i cant remember who..

mimbar.. with 2 biggest candles i ever seen on each side

outside d aya sophya... tmpt amek wudhuk rasanye.... 

next stop >> The Cystern.... cool gle tmpat nih!!! mmg seswai utk menenangkan fikiran.. byk sgt ikan kat dlm air..  

lepas habes pusing2 d cystern... pmandu plancong tuh(cant rmmber her name).. bwk kitorg g tgk sejadah.. actually her cousin shop la.. but d sejadah doesnt really look like d usual sejadah we are using... its more like carpet with different sizes... wool carpets... n d price also 'kebaboom!!' huhuh... rasenye kedai tuh seswai utk nak jual kat org yg nak wat bisnes carpet je... d cheapest we can get is 40 pound.. n d carpets look nice as well la.. mule2 sume org da cuak sape nak bli carpet nih?? huhuh... bt at last it ends up only me, fadh n halim je x beli hahah... saya org miskin x mampu huhuh....its not like i don like d carpets... ya they are very nice n i like sum of them but jus do have d interest in buying... mbe bcause of d price la... kalo 10 aku beli hahah!!... abes berjual beli.. kitorg g makan kat kdai kbb.... sedap sgt!! mbe kitorg lapar sgt kot hehh.. kiko n munzir g carik travel agent for trip to bursa tomorrow.. then solat zohor jamak with asar kat masjid berdekatan.. then off to d travel agent ... ling murah dapat 35pound... mmg ade terjadi sedikit selisih paham la.. smpai org tuh pon cam da bengang je huhuh... but at last we all agree la with d price n tomorrow we are going outside istanbul to bursa!! yeay!! they said bursa is cold la.. mbe snowing... weeeeee!!!

berlegar2 di bandar istanbul... nak g carik tomb... jumper gak akhirnye.. tomb ape ntah x ingt tapi ade byk.. mcm sultan2 dulu2 la.. then off to find d kamal attartuk statue..tapi x jumpe pon .. last2 end up kat Topkapi Palace tapi da tutup... yela mmg da malam.. 

beautiful houses seen along d street behind aya sophya.. rumah2 dia bawah kecik then start mmbesar huhuh.. pelik... n byk sgtttt kucing yg comel2 n gemok2 blaka kat cnih!!! best geram!! tp penakot laa...

we end up here... suppose jumpe attartuk statue.. bijak betol tourist guide kite (KIKO) huhuh... thats behind of d aya sophya... senja version..

we stop by at d oldest shop producing TURKISH DELIGHT... hmmm mmg nyummy nyummy!!! makan byk sgt turkish delight free hahah.. mcm2 rase n bentuk ade.... cam usus pon ade huhuh... tp mmg sedap tp mmg maniss sgttt..... n again i didnt buy anything hahah..

at d restaurant (sefood restaurant) we ate fish with rice. kentang.. ape ntah lagi.. but it worth 10liras... mmg very worth it laa.... marve
llous food!! sambil makan smbng2 pasal kat KMS laa... hahah... best2!! mengimbau kenangan silam.... lame gak kitorg lepak cnih..

see the reflection of madot.... spot madot!!

n tadaaaa.... our last stop for today!!! SISHA!!!! heheh.... dis is my first time trying this thing.... sisha sambil lawan dam team boys vs team gurls... we lost sob sob ....sisha tu ade 2 perisa strawberry n apple.... ntah aku pon xtau mane satu yg lagik best huhuh... main isap je....really enjoyed d nite laaaa... FUN sgt!!! lupe sgala krja2 ku yg bertimbun d cardiff tuh huhuh.... mule2 mmg terbatok2 cket r... lame2 baru maintain huhuh... but i still cant hembus pakai idung lagi la hahah... kn blajar lagik huhuh...so today ksimpulannye was really fun!! walaupon mmg penat shari suntuk berjalan.... best2!!!! rase nk stay teros kat istanbul heheh...