Destinations

One must visit in Istanbul: The sunken palace „Basilca Cistern“

The entrance to the Basilca Cistern is very small and easy to miss. It is not far from one of Istanbul’s main attractions: The Haiga Sophia. And it is definitely as interesting and fascinating. After you managed to find this place and walk down the stairs to the ancient water…

Enjoying a Turkish coffee

“Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death and sweet as love.” A coffee break means taking a rest from stressful everyday life and just holding on for a couple of minutes to refuel on energy. Holding a cup of this warm, brown beverage and just being able to…

Shopping- Istanbul Style

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping” If you want to go hunting for souvenirs, clothes, cooking utensils or other interesting, little things: Istanbul is the right place to go. Especially the bazaars offer a large variety of goods, tourist and locals love. If…

The blue mosque or why sometimes we shouldn’t judge before we actually experience it

Famous landmarks of citys are not always the best thing to see if you visit a city. Surely you don’t want to leave Paris without having seen the Eiffel tower nor do you want to go to London and not be near the Big Ben or the Tower Bridge. However…

Where to see the most beautiful sunset in Istanbul

When we are trying to picture the perfect sunset, we are all having that picture of a lovely pink sunset on a tropical island. The sunis touching the sea, we are holding a cool drink in our hand and the whole scene is framed by palm trees on the beach.…

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