Thursday 30 July 2009

Denizli - Istanbul - Turkey

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.

18 comments:

小闷瓜 said...

早安,fufu!
时间过得真快啊
又是一个月底了 =0

谢谢你,在旅游期间
还记得我们,常常会update
ur blog,虽然少了你的回复

wow,他们的早午晚餐,
都准备得好丰富哦
好开心啊,在土耳其
既然还可以见到gen2 o!

ladyviral said...

Wow the meal definitely looks all exquisite. Looks like Fufu enjoying every moment. It is so nice of Necla's family to have around even when Necla is not around. Really sweet and kind of them. :).

Look at all the loal places, very authentic. Nicely taken, Fufu.

GeOk kEE好きな♡ うち said...

Wow Fufu...really a great tour...I can see your friend, Necla had done a lots of arrangement for your tour, she is such a nice friend. I kinda like the colourful textile....very attractive.

Ayie said...

lots of foods fu, and the ebst...having it with the pretty ladies! that's a bonus right?

those birds...we have a lot at home (Phils)

杰胜 said...

fufu,你好吗?
应该很棒吧?都有到处去旅游哦~

Nick尼克仔 said...

大佬富啊~
真的没想到啊~
去到了那里
都可以看到马来西亚的车诶!
真的很厉害~
真的没想到!
有点引以为傲了~
怎么大佬富这次的旅程
好像每一餐都很丰富?
虽然
你有令人羡慕的
“吃不胖身材”
但是不要这样引诱我们嘛~
看看文章看到肚子饿了
就会想找东西吃~
一吃下去就后悔了~
哈哈~
不过你的行程都很久诶~
这一个旅程就15天
然后现在的中国之旅就几乎两个月
虽然你很好
还是不忘记我们
会一早预设这样多文章
但是没有你的回复
真的有点不习惯~
还不回来啊?
快点告诉我们你的这一趟趣事啦~

Yih Yann said...

Realli proud to see own country car at other country. Your trip is so fun...got delicoius food and pretty gals with you.

毛毛 said...

turkish rice pudding
一定很好吃咯
井底之蛙的我
也好想试试它
呵呵...

thomas said...

fufu,afternoon, wah a lots of food, looks damn nice....
erm, can c msia car at other country, that kind of feelingz muz me very nice ryte...

♥nOzOmI♥ said...

食物真的很吸引人哦~~看了觉得很饿~haha

Chris said...

好久没来看你了, 还好吗?
还在中国?

I AM A BLOGGER said...

another beautiful istanbul post^^

三吉 said...

Turkish delight look so delicious....how come u ate so great everyday at there...?

Unseen India Tours said...

Hi Fufu !! This is a wonderful series of beautiful and lovely photographs !!I loved the photographs of Kings..Great..Unseen Rajasthan

Princess Heathasia said...

喔喔~
好丰富的早餐!
天天吃这些,感觉好幸福哦~

还有,原来Gen 2卖到土耳其去了~

shloke said...

I keep on seeing OLIVES, CHEESE, HAMS, PIZZAS, TEAS....Oooh I can have those delicacies for one whole year. YUMMYLICIOUS candies and desserts at Spice Bazaar.

The historical buildings are AWESOME! Are those people lining up to have a cup of 'air zam zam'?

Cheers!
mylo

Landy said...

This is what i read long time ago!!You moved the posts to here. Where are you right now??

Matt said...

Your host family is great - telling you to finish your breakfast. lol.... great pics - especially of the market.