turkiye

October 22, 2014

turkiye

Out of 5 states kapadokya is definitely a winner;

Seluas saujana mata memandang

the "silence" that got me for good

And the dogs

they're everywhere!

Kusadasi is full of brightly painted summer houses which is empty this time of the year

obviously because it's autumn

and the loaded British men are not using it yet

It's pretty to look at and the beach is okay lah

and I cannot tahan the guard dogs

they followed us one morning

and kejar *main kejar2 sampai nak tercabut jantung

luckily got back to the hotel in one piece

oii takut gila masa tu

Pamukkale simply means cotton castle

It's the largest roman thermal spring water

in a massive city called hieropolis

I have to walk like 10 minutes from the back entrance to the actual spring water

the limestone formation is surprisingly not slippery at all

quite enjoyed walking barefoot on those cottons la sgt

spent 2 hours rendam kaki jalan jalan

ambil gambar

After 4 hours drive through konya to ankara

visited the moeusleum of kemal ataturk the 1st president of turkey

he was the hero to the turks until present

Kira mcm tuanku abdul rahman bapa kemerdekaan

The place was enormous; 2 hours is not enough to read each and every contribution that he had done for the turks..

handsome jugak dia masa muda *eh? Eh?

And finally that friday night we've reached istanbul after 9 long hours drive

we're greeted by heavy rain and traffic

much worse than the ones in kuala lumpur

Fell asleep like a 100 times before reaching our hotel in the fatih area

The rain continued sampai noon keesokannya

I am so frustrated sebab tak dapat shoot sunrise pagi tu

but it's normal to rain in autumn

autumn kot

that evening we've checked in a new hotel near sultanahmet behind the blue mosque

Walked like mad lady in istanbul with my mom

No maps no gps

just good old sense of direction *and a lot of shouting and simit

And we've manage to get to Galata tower, eat fresh seafood at a local market, shopped at both egyptian and grand bazaar, went in and out museums, pray inside beautiful mosques, drink cay, eat kababs, turkish delight, ice cream..banyak la ktorg buat

And now I know why you left half of your soul in gulhane parki

in the fountain between st sophia and sultanahmet camii

in Istanbul

Being able to walk and stand where the ottoman empire once stood
Al-Fateh once lived and ruled
that one feeling that I have at that time was satisfaction
and a little sebak
how can a country/ city that was once being a centre that was so great
can now be a country that Islam is put 2nd
land that is blessed with flowing crops all year round
and beautiful geographical landscapes
Allahuakbar

I'll come back;
I promise