Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul,
Turkey
By
Sachi
Ghosh Dastidar
In
the summer of 2023, we visited Istanbul, Turkey. Our earlier plan of visiting
other cities and coast area were of Turkey was modified for time constraint. We
flew in from Israel, but a minor aircraft problem took half a day of our
vacation. Istanbul is a unique city of the world connecting the continents of
Asia and Europe. Moreover, it is also a place of Ottoman Empire who ruled over 1,000
years bringing Islam into Asia, Africa and Europe under an empire, and creating
beautiful structures of mosques and palaces. In Asia they also colonized Arabia,
founder of Islam, and were able to bring important artifacts from that land.
Ironically, they themselves were from Central Asia. Central Asians and
Mongolians were the first to ride horse which was able to militarize the world.
Istanbul
is a remarkable and thriving city. Even at 2 am or 3 am in the morning many
streets and areas thrive with tourists and local residents enjoying life, at
times even with their babies.
The
city is heavily mixed with diverse population, religious and secular, diverse
food, drink and liquor were available everywhere. It has also developed good
public transportation, including water transportation.
We took several tours to visit the ancient parts of the city, as well as places on both sides of the bay.
Here are some pictures of Istanbul:
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