Firstly I wanna told about my journey after landing in Ataturk International Airport, we arrived about 11 o'clock. I was a little bit worried when passing immigration gates. I thought was it true for Indonesian tourists just need Visa On Arrival for entry on that time...
But Thank's God.. it was so true..just brought our passport n paid about 25 USD. Our Turkey visa finally was stamped in our passport.
We had booked a car for dropped us to the hotel that was Sayeban Hotel. After 30 minutes, we paid about 20 Euro. For additional information, the currency of Turkey is Turkish Lira (TRY) but Euro is accepted too. We just brought USD money but the driver refused USD for the taxi fee. Fortunately, a hotel staff offered us to borrow his money. I was so touching with his kindness.
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| SAYEBAN HOTEL |
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I enjoyed a welcoming drink with a gentle staff hotel that lent us his money to pay the taxi. |
We enjoyed our room this hotel. It was cheap about 60 USD for a night and I recommend this!!! The room about 25 m2 with shower room inside and it was so clean. Our room included a single bed and a double bed. Sayeban Hotel is located in the best street and closes for the mecca, well situated for all the sights and places we wanted to visit. The breakfast was pretty simple but we enjoyed.
The staffs were absolutely wonderful and very helpful, My charging data cable was not working, so I got trouble to charge my phone call and I brought from a gentle staff. And you what? When we were checkout, He gave that charging data cable... Thanks for your kindness, I couldn't imagine what i could do there with off phonecell.
As I noticed, Most of the streets in Istanbul are uphill roads.
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| Uphill roads arround Sayebean Hotel |
After cleaned up... not lot things to do.. we just strolled along the way to Bosphorus Piers and took pictures all the way. Boshphorus forms part of the continental boundary betweed Europe an Asia, It seperates Asian Turkey and European Tukey. We took a public ferry, i forgot how much we paid and our destination. Honestly, we were lost at first day...but we enjoyed lost in Istanbul. .. Lost in paradise
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| Anybody could tell me what the name of bird it is. |
Well...the most activities i like in Istanbul was sightseeing along Borphorus way. It was so dramatic. Blue Water, flying birds and the old ruins on the hill overlooking. It was so interesting to see the lovely structures building lining the Bosphorus, magnificient palaces and private residences. I love to noticed people fishing along the bridge. It is so romantic.
I just thought, many countries make rivers or waterway in the cities as their tourist atrratcions. such as i had ever visited there are Singapore, Shanghai and Malacca; Why it can not be implemented in my country? we have many rivers acrross big cities here, actually these are so potential to attract tourists. But we dissipate these potential asset, generally rivers in Indonesia especially accross big cities are not clean, dark and not interested to scrroll along the line. Hopefully, these things will be change one day,
Do you enjoy sightseeing along the river line like i do?
