Friday 24 October 2008

FuFu World Tour


Breakfast in Denizli.

Turkiye 7th - 22nd May 2007
Denizli, Istanbul
- Turkish Bath - Part Seven



A gorgeous breakfast i had ever had.

Forgot to update the special breakfast ever i had in Denizli with Necla. It may be a simple and common breakfast but to me, a tourist, it was totally an awesome surprise in the morning. The additional great atmosphere at the restaurant with the great table setting and design, it was wholly the best one i ever had. As the first destination of my world tour, undoubtedly, i had ton of great adventures in Turkey. Thanks God, i had Necla, her family and her friends to be with me during the 15 days.


Ceyda (Necla`s younger sister) and Necla.

Well anyway, after coming back from Antalya, we met up Ceyda at the bus terminal. How lucky was FuFu. He had a great dinner with two pretty girls. My last dinner with them in Denizli. I promised Ceyda that i will pay the family a visit again in the near future. Probably will be back in 2010.





We talked until the driver got into the express bus. I went back to Istanbul myself. Alighted at Acvilar and took taxi back home. Sevda and Anne (mother in Turkish) were waving me in front of the balcony. Lunch was prepared. How nice Turkish people are.



I was freaking tired travelling by express bus from Fethiye to Denizli (6hrs) then Istanbul (10hrs). Started writing postcards to my friends after having a good nap.


Turkish postcards.

Then came the dinner time! Today`s menu was spaghetti, fried chicken, yogurt and tomato.





Having cay, Turkish tea after dinner is a must. Our interpreter, Necla was in Denizli busy preparing for her coming test. Fortunately, she left us a good English-Turkish dictionary so communication with Sevda and her mother was not difficult while having tea in the living room.


Cay, Turkish tea.

The next morning, breakfast was served on the table once i had got ready to go out. I was told to finish it. Damn it took me couple of minutes more walking to the bus stop. I was so full!





Local railway station.

Corlulu Ali Pasa Medresesi is a wellknown atmospheric water pipe place in Beyazit district, Istanbul. The neighbourhood tradesmen and local rest here along with tourists. The leafy courtyard of the Medrese contains an outdoor garden, gift shops old carpet kilim shops. Indoors, small historical buildings stand side by side. Cafes serve various flavour of Turkish water pipe as well as tea and soft drinks. Originally this place was a Medrede, a Muslim theological school.




Turkish Mystic Water Pipe Garden.





Old Carpet Kilims, leather and textile.




A dense Jewish neighbourhood is one of the historical sites of Istanbul that you must not miss out. There you can see how real is the local working life and the architecture of the historical buildings.








I saw the crowd lining up and drinking the water from a machine standing beside a mosque. I thought it must be something special holy water. So i decided to join the local and had a cup to moisture my throat after a long walk around the historical site.




Everyone knows that i am proud to be a Malaysian. But when i saw Proton Gen-2 in Istanbul, my heart smiled! I wanted to tell Turkish people that i am from Malaysia. The car was imported from Malaysia. Well, Proton is the Malaysian national car maker which was established in 1983 under the direction of the former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad. When i observed carefully i found that there are quite a number of Proton outlets in Istanbul. I am glad to see Malaysian car running on other country!


Proton Gen-2

Then i walked to Yeni Valide complex. It is a large domed room that houses the graves of Turhan Hatice Sultan, Murad V, Osman III, Mehmed IV, Mustafa II, Ahmed III and Mahmud I, as well as numerous members of the royal family.






Misir Carsisi (Spice Bazzar).

Next i walked to Spice Bazaar. Another bazaar that worth you to pay a visit. Unlike Grand Bazaar, you can get the finest Turkish delights, spices, vegetables, fruits, flowers, pets and cooking utensils, basically everything in Spice Bazaar.










Above are the pictures of the spices and below are the popular Turkish delights that tourists must not miss to bring back as souvenir.











Continued with the pictures taken beside the bazaar.








I was exhausted. Took the train back home earlier. Dinner was a very typical local dish! Mushrooms and green chillis cooked with tomatoes, eaten with bread. The desserts, rice pudding was great! It was served to me both hot and cold.



Yummy turkish rice pudding.



Breakfast. Toast with cheese, sausage white cheese and olive.

My first destination, on the following day was Haseki Harrem Sultan Hamam, a carpet museum located at the royal box of Sultanahment Camii (Blue Mosque). It houses a nice collection of historical Turkish carpets. Animal figured rugs, Usak carpets, a fascinating collection of praying rugs are displayed in the two storey building where Ottoman Sultans prepared themselves for hamam, literally Turkish bath.


Haseki Harrem Sultan Hamam






Cemberlitas Hamam, Sultanahmet district.

One of the truly unmissable experiences of a trip to Turkey is a visit to the hamam, literally Turkish bath. The Turkish bath as a method of cleansing the body and relaxation is particularly popular to entertain tourists as another stop in their daily tours. The process involved in taking a Turkish bath is similar to that of a sauna, but is more closely related to the bathing practices of the Romans.



I decided to have a bath after fifteenth days of exploring the capital, Denizli, Pamukkale, Antalya and Izmir to clean the entire of my body. Upon entering, a attendant will ask you if you need a bath and scrub or massage. My attendant did not speak much English. I was given the choice of bathing myself or receiving a scrub, or massage. I said yes to all options. My attendant gave me a cotton wrap, or pestemal, and a pair of slippers, or terlik, along with a key to your cubicle. then was brought to a dressing room, which is surrounded by private cubicles where you dress. My attendant told me that once you have removed all your clothing and wrapped the cotton cloth around you sarong style like a skirt, you are ready to go. Ready to go?

I was taken to a warm, humid room with a raised stone platform (goebektas) in the center, surrounded by bathing alcoves, in pretty coloured quartz tiles. The tiles remove static electricity from the air, and help to relax the mind and body. The light, diffused through glass in the ceiling is soft and relaxing. I lay on the platform (but you can sit if you prefer) which is heated, and worked up a sweat. My attendant then lead me to one of the basins, and then i was scrubbed cleaner than i ever have been, and again. The attendant used a coarse mitt to remove layers of dead skin, then came the soap. He used a lacy cloth, like an icing bag, then blew through it to create bubbles. I was covered from head to toe with white frothy bubbles. My hair was piled high, a bit like Marge Simpson`s and i enjoyed a wonderful scalp massage.


Next, i was doused in warm water again and my attendant disappeared. I later learned that was to allow me to clean my private areas myself. Total nudity is fine here, but some men wore underwear. However you cant run naked in the room. Turkish bath is not like Japanese hot spring which you can expose everything proudly. Now it was time for the massage! Back to the stone platform and he pummeled me, quite roughly but it felt so good. After the massage i was handed towels and then taken to the cold room to cool down, and to drink tea.


The room, towel and slippers.

After the rest, it was time to head back to the cubicle to get dressed. Although a scrub and massage generally takes an hour and a half, you can take as much time as you need. It`s about $20 for a scrub and massage. While the massage at Cemberlitas Hamam was a bit rough (although just as good and much cheaper), but you must not miss taking a Turkish bath when in Istanbul, especially after a long, hot day of sightseeing to energize the muscles. Or you can anyhow try the luxurious hamam at any five star hotel in Istanbul.


Turkish bath? Good? *ponders* Erm, no freaking idea! Let me try first.


Oh, was wrapped like this. Ops, feel so good now.



I spent two hours enjoying the bath until i forgot the time to go back home. It was late when i arrived home. Seyda and mother had had their dinner. But we had dessert and corns together. The dessert was yogurt with strawberry.







Need to mention about my VIP room in Istanbul. Necla`s mother changed the sheet everyday for me. Treated me like her own son. Being a three daughters` mother, she has longed to have a son. I understand her feeling. And i told her that i will be back in 2010, definitely back! She smiled. She looked so happy. Time flew. It was finally the last day in Turkey. It was the time to say sayonara. We had lavarsh with cheese which is a type of turkish flatbread.


Breakfast on the last day.

I then walked around the residential area before going to the post office to send the postcards out. I met cute Turkish kids. After that i took a short stroll enjoying the view of Sea of Marmara before heading back.




Lunch was Turkish pizza. It was very quiet. None of us talked while having our lunch. I bravely broke the silent by asking how should i go to the airport. I told them not to go to the airport with me. I knew that they would definitely tear the second i step in the entrance of departure hall. Mother called a private taxi for me.




Gule-gule (goodbye) Turkey. Çok tesekkur ederim to Anne, Necla, Ceyda, Sevda, Oslem and those i had met. I will be back and wish to meet you all again in Turkey.


Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey.


Emirates, one of my favourite airlines.


Sultanahmet Camii (Blue Mosque), Istanbul.

68 comments:

chewny said...

嗨!又去玩啦!真棒!

你去那里是观光?工作?

海市蜃樓 said...

好豐富好多顔色既早、午、晚餐,但是我都係對中餐情有獨鍾,嘻嘻。

bearlim said...

the post so long and so many good photo!!
And the most important thing is..i saw lenglui!

:P

Anonymous said...

what is the white color thing with turkish tea? is that sugar? looking so cute.. turkish is famous with roti canai...hahhah..looking alike~

Rex said...

I am attracted by all the food you pictures on... gosh...

Unknown said...

wah~enjoy your life~

Anonymous said...

1。从照片中,我看到当地的食物有点类似印度餐和马来餐!!
2。马来西亚的国产车出口到土耳其!!你知道国产车在土耳其的售价??
3。很喜欢看你拍的地摊照片!!尤其是那些蔬菜和水果!!
4。香料的种类很多!!
5。那边看到文化色彩和很多国家不一样,值得去看看。

很多人都向往欧洲,其实看了你的土耳其的照片,觉得这个地方很值得去。
期待我有这个机会

Beverly's Secret said...

Turkey... Never appear on my travel list before... However after reading your post, I wish i could know it more :)

p/s: those are plainly decorations... "Symptom" is just the word i used for indication :p

Wois said...

很羡慕你

HappY LinG said...

我还是决定直接跳到第十一集了,你去看了就知道了!哈哈。。谢谢你的支持哦!!知道你很帅了!哈哈哈哈。。有空就去看回之前的几集哦!

even said...

大佬富~這篇的食物好引人啦!^o^
清新又道地的蔬菜~好正呀!^^


希望你12月黎香港時!
會有一篇更加動人既blog~
睇下我煮既食物~會唔會引死人啦~^oo^

艾旅 said...

异国风情,令人向往。

iamlz said...

Believe it or not..this is one of the few blog posts that I enjoy reading. Really enjoy reading your posts. Admiring your photo taking skills.

Thx so much for sharing!!

Miney said...

Woot
so many foods >_<

So many pictures,
took some times to finish it xD

- yEng - said...

Turkey,富有异国风情的地方
你是一名导游么?真么可以到真么多地方啊?

很喜欢你拍的地方照片
清晰,鲜艳 :)

sally^^ said...

Really a long and detailed post.. I really like it.. Muahaha..
I heard that Turkish like to drink tea, i wonder how many cups of tea have u drink? How they taste like? Izit like the teh kosong here?

天使 said...

there de bread quite big 一下嘞~
呵呵。。。
好吃吗?? ^^

omg...我看到你没有穿衣服~~rfrf...

**upload那么多张照片,辛苦你了~~^^

花罗汉 said...

羡慕你的旅程。我做梦也许可以去到。哈哈

pui0219 said...

2月5晚會由印尼到吉隆坡...
還有2個馬來西亞朋友同我地一起去...
2月7及8日去馬六甲
2月9日回hk

而沙巴,我四月17至24日會去...
馬來西亞女仔peggy 同我同3個hk朋友去..
你一起去吧!
一起去一個『你也竟然未去過的地方』
期待中~

你真是12月來聖誕果幾日來?
o.my .god...
我還安排了12月24日返通頂tim...
o...要快d回去改改先~

pui0219 said...

富...
你bath果張好白痴呀~
不如..下次拍下面一d...
see see 會不會比較man一d..
wakakak

ang ang said...

喜歡那早餐的地點,感覺很輕鬆寫意。噢!Gen2 也出現在那兒啊!

I AM A BLOGGER said...

oooooooo, i must visit turkiye oredi!!!! How is ur work? Wish u all the best!

Akira 思胜 said...

Wow, got Gen 2 over there!!!

Mei-Wah said...

OMG, look at the array of photos! :) thank you for showing us around turkey.

p/s: FuFu's VERY VERY lucky to have scrumptious food AND pretty ladies for breakfast! ;)

Unknown said...

来这里走走看看。。。。

phew~很精彩的旅志,我也希望有那个机会到处走走。。。快被马来西亚给闷死啦!

Anonymous said...

WOW, Turkey definitely have a lot to offer. Exotic culture, beautiful and friendly people, and abundant with food. *sigh* wish i can travel like you and visit turkey too someday. :-D

Nightraveller said...

Hey pal,

My blog has moved again, sorry for the trouble. In HK now, next time u drop can contact me

Kikey Loo said...

a very nice country... will try to go next year...

p/s: are you doing the couch surfing??

-waiseng- said...

Lovely post! Good food! Nice People! and Oh! a Gen-2!

hey, add me up in my msn: knightrazor@yahoo.com Let's go Cha Siew Fan. AHHA

阿芃 said...

好好好滿的一篇post,呵.
旅行真好.

~珊姑娘~ said...

好奇你每次都那么多食物!!!吃得完吗??跟你一起的又是两个美女,能吃完吗???

半身裸体!!哈哈!你身材好棒!!

*我给很多朋友看你的部落格,全部看到你都只赞~帅死人了!!!!!好帅的你︿︿

assamlaksa said...

i dint know turkey was so amazing. love the culture there!

JiaNi said...

原来我们的国车也有在那里喔..有没有感觉到亲切感啊?呵呵~

Chris said...

I want to try the turkish bath, haha..

Yenny said...

土耳其... 嗯,记得了记得了~
我记得要去那里玩了~
别一直在这儿提醒我还没去到嘛~~~ *痛苦*

fufu said...

chewny : 没有再去玩啦 这是我去年的旅记腊


海市蜃樓 : 中餐是好 土耳其餐也是世界三大美食之一哦


bearlim : yeah i will only post up nice photos here =) hehehe yeah Necla and her sisters and friends are all pretty girls :)

fufu said...

choyyin : yeah bingo! it is sugar, and yeah they have something like our roti canai there =)


rex : hihihihi, more and more nice pictures of my world tour will be posted up here, get ready~~


ah man : yeah we should enjoy life ya... :)

fufu said...

sockpeng : 1。和我们的印度餐和马来餐不同,他们用的是番茄阿,不是辣椒而是香料
2。我不知道国产车在土耳其的售价,对不起~
3。会拍那些蔬菜和水果的照片是因为我父母买菜的
4。对,香料的种类很多
5。那边的文化色彩是中东和欧洲的合璧,值得去走走


BeverLy's : yeah you gotta stop over turkey if you have any chance in the future ya =)


wois : 不要羡慕啦 我只不过想分享罢了~

fufu said...

lingling : 好啦 你放心我会追地啦
谢啦 我五官端正罢了 那里帅?


even : 好,我都想到香港的街市走走
我们去卖菜卖肉回家煮饭仔~~~
超期待我们的约会~~~
就看看你的厨艺卖相~~~


艾旅 : 我当时真的很享受~~ 回味无穷

fufu said...

lz : i am glad to hear you enjoy reading my blog, do come more often ok? hehehe thanks for your support, i will try to post up more about my world tour here =)


MiNღ唲 : hahaha, thats why i posted on friday, so you can read during the weekend and holiday :)


yeng : 土耳其真的很棒 值得一去
我不是导游 只是环游世界一周
谢谢你喜欢我拍的照片

fufu said...

靓靓sally : yeah turkish like to drink tea(teh ohh) yeah i will try my best to post up all my travelouges in details, turkey is only the first....i still have 25more countries to write~~~


天使 : 那边的面包还好啦,没穿衣服的照片竟然被你发现 *害羞ing* 希望你们喜欢我放上来的照片


花罗汉 : 不用发梦也可以去啦 努力省钱去土耳其吧

fufu said...

pui0219 : 甘我地一起2月7及8日去馬六甲
而沙巴,不可以答应,我要考虑考虑
我真是12月中会去过聖誕
你要快d回去改改先工作时间表~


angang : 那个早餐很丰富 有情调吃的特别好呢


xjion89 : yeah turkey is a must visit country :)

fufu said...

pui0219 : 哈哈哈 拍下面?
我怕你男朋友会自卑囖 哇卡卡


Akira 思胜 : yeah really got Gen 2 there...


mei-wah : hahaha thanks god you like those pictures... hehehe i am too lucky to have pretty girls with me for the meals in turkey :)

fufu said...

阿恺 : 不一定土耳其,你也可以到东南亚其他的国家玩玩得 如泰国,印尼等等
喜欢我的部落格就要常来哦


cleffairy : yeah my first destination really gave me a good beginning of my world tour ~


nighttraveller : oh, brother long time no see, you have moved? no wonder no news from you...ok i will give you a buzz when i go to hk ya ;) fyi i am going to there to celebrate the coming christmas~~

emilio said...

the breakfast! you can hardly have breakfat like that in malaysia!

oh gen 2 appeared in one taiwanese series too! and look at the spices! woots!

Anonymous said...

有没有人説過你長得像新加坡明星李騰?

迷迭香 said...

wat is the pink color round slices of thing in the plate ?

fufu said...

kikey loo : oh not couchsurfing =) they are all my close net friends, yeah hope you could visit turkey next year...


waiseng : hahaha char siew fan? can add siew yuk or not? :) ok i seldom MSN nowadays but will add you once i sign in


阿芃 : 没错 旅行的感觉真的很棒 超享受的

fufu said...

珊姑娘 : 我得身材不好 没有肌肉的
你朋友没有留言叻~~~ 我又不知道他们的部落格
叫他们留言好吗? 我们可以交个朋友囖
我五官端正而以 一点也不帅的啦


jamy : hahaha, i thought turkey is already a well known country among the tourists~~ yah you gotta check out the culture there yourself =)


jiani : 我有点冲动立刻想跟所有的人讲那时我国出产的国车呢

fufu said...

chris : remember to take the bath on the last day in turkey ok? it helps to recharge your mind and body after exploring the country =)


yenny : 好啦好啦 不讲了啦
你自己记得一定要去土耳其就好了啦

fufu said...

emilio : i guess only can have those breakfast at a turkish restaurant in malaysia... oh Gen 2 so famous one huuh? hehehe, wish our proton can establish its brand gradually


felicia : 有人曾经说过我像金城武,谢霆锋,张智霖,高橋克典
新加坡艺人暂时没有,你是第一个说像咯


迷迭香 : that one is turkish ham~~ quite nice though =)

Faye fly said...

土耳其讓你拍淂很美﹐最喜歡那個甜點照片。。看起來琳琅滿目應該都甜死人巴

pui0219 said...

你拍下面...我點會比男朋友see wo~
自己慢慢see~

pui0219 said...

好!那天就一起去馬六甲吧
waakkaka...
咁多你地當地人在,一定可以平玩~

et Shuben™ said...

I miss Istanbul apple tea!

写得很棒的游记,翻版金城武。

fufu said...

Faye fly : 土耳其的甜点真的很琅滿目
很甜的 记得要配土耳其茶哦~~


pui : 哈哈哈 那祝你不会生眼滋针
希望我们可以一起去马六甲~


et : 土耳其的茶真的很香 很好喝
当地人都每天喝的咯
谢谢你的赞赏,多一点上来噢

pui0219 said...

一起去马六甲~

『羅』泳~

爱美丽 said...

哇,伊斯坦堡是很美的地方,充满民族色彩。。
你的vip room很干净舒适。
很惊讶可在遥远的地方看到大马制造的Gen 2..yeah~

Anonymous said...

rrrrr.. i'm so jealous with you.. XD
turkiye is undoubtedly gorgeous
wish i can go there someday .. X-)

fufu said...

pui : 哈哈马六甲沒有地方讓你'羅'泳


爱美丽 : 伊斯坦堡真的很美麗
有機會你一定要去那走走看看玩玩
是啊 很驚訝在土耳其看到Proton Gen 2


Nus : hahaha... turkey is a nice place to visit =) dont be jealous, save enough money and fly there one day ok?

pui0219 said...

那就SEE你偷偷''羅泳''好了~

fufu said...

pui : 那你要慢慢等咯 =)

thepinaysolobackpacker said...

wow! such a long post! i love the photos esp. your cute bed! ;) and the foods, so yummy! thnx for sharing this fufu! ;)

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