Merhaba: From Istanbul with love...

Merhaba!!!

Merhaba from Istanbul...with love..that's important.Humma2.

First thing first, let me enlighten you all with a little bit of info on Istanbul.
Byzantine or Constantinople and know widely known as Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey,with a population of 12.6 million.What is so special about Istanbul would be its location.Istanbul is located in the north-west Marmara Region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosporus which places the city on two continents—the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city has also been nicknamed "The City on Seven Hills" because the historic peninsula, the oldest part of the city, was built on seven hills (just like Rome), each of which bears a historic mosque.How cool is that?(source from Wikipedia)

We( My parents,my brother(Amin),my sister(Zalikha) and myself) departed from KLIA on the 19th of December at 0030 hour Malaysian time and arrived in Istanbul on the same day at around 0555 Istanbul time.The journey took us about 10 hrs 47 minutes.The temperature reported was 2 degree celcius..woh2..sejuk.Surprisingly funny was when I was approached by a teenage girl asking me "Are you Nabil Aizat?"."Yeah",I answered."I read your blog"she replied.I didn't know what to say, so I just replied "Seriously,thank you".That was it.A short conversation between the two of us.She was rushing to the baggage collection carousel and I was rushing to the toilet.Hehe.

Once we've done collecting our baggage, we headed to the arrival exit door.We were greeted by the hotel driver and taken to our hotel, Fehmibey hotel.I must say that I'm fully satisfied with the facilities in this hotel.The decorations at the lobby are amazing.Not forgetting the available wifi service(sngt penting) and breakfast provided(sngt sedap).Yeah gemoe dah..

The best part about the Fehmibey Hotel is that it is located in the centre of old city, Sultanahmet-Istanbul.
This hotel is strategically located within two minutes walk to the most important Ottoman & Byzantine monuments of Turkey such as St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern and not more than ten minutes to The Grand Bazaar.

This post will be about the activities that went on in the first three days.All will be explained through the captions below the pictures...Enjoy!!!


KLIA AIRPORT...muka teruja sorung2..

1st Day


See you soon Malaysia...Hallo Istanbul!!!


The room key of Fehmibey hotel is attached with a heavy load to ensure that guest will remember to leave their keys when they are going out...huhu


Arrived at Fehmibey Hotel



Our room which is known as apartment at Fehmibey hotel...



Breakfast is provided everyday...gemoe kot makan buffet tiap2 hari...


Where to go?What to do?


Enjoying the panoramic view from the roof top.


View from the Lighthouse Cafe & Bar


First outing after taking a short rest from the long journey...


Time ni ada shooting untuk music video turkish singer...woh2.


The Obelisk of Theodosius


Owh lollipop ini sangat sedap sehingga menjilat batang kayu...A must try if you're in Istanbul


Lapar2...lunch at the restaurant next to Fehmibey Hotel


Nihan Carpet...Window Shopping...


Skali woh..carpet baru la new year ni...




Jenjalan malam2 exploring the city of Istanbul


Muka terlebey teruja sebab berjaya buktikan kesejukkan teramat dengan gambar bernafas kluar asap..owh yeah..


2nd Day


In front of a University and Museum


Fountain lawa


At the park...met Turk cell promoter..refused to hand in my phone for a survey..phobia dah phone kena bawak lari dulu kala..


Pic 1: Exchange money from euro to turkish lyra.Pic 2: Met a Malaysian family.Pic 3 :The tram station.Pic 4:Turkish Bath kat belakang...


Terpikat dengan the turkish apple tea served at Nihan's carpet shop, we went to search for Ali Baba's tea.Byk kot beli..nak bawak balik Malaysia..


Perut berbunyi..It's time to eat..semua makanan turkish sangat mengenyangkan...dah habis makan malas nak bangun ke haper entah..


After lunch,we headed to Hagia Sophia( A former Byzantine church and a former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now it has become a museum.


In front of the Blue Mosque/Sultanahmet mosque


Magnificent architecture..


Tempat mengambil wudhuk


Dah penat berjalan...kita minum dulu...fresh orange and pomegranate juice is very popular in Istanbul.


Dinner time..takeaway from a restaurant heading to the beach...sedap2...

3rd Day


It's a new day...


Grand Bazaar ( covered market) - A place where more than 4000 shops are operating,selling carpets,turkish arts and crafts,shawls,bassware and trays,water ewers and many more...


Teruja jumpa sink macam dalam cita harry potter



Some of the goods that were being sold...


Mamam time...


In the evening,we went to Arasta bazaar which is close by to our hotel.Bought souvenirs there..




Mata rambang..semua hawt stuff.....definitely will come back and shop more..hehe..

The next post will be about our trip on Bosphorus cruise and maybe a belly-dancing show,Sultana..we'll see how thing goes...

Till next post...Allaha ismarladik...