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Hello everybody!!
We are from Greece and last November we visited Istanbul with a group by bus from Athens.The trip was a bit tiring but well worth it.What can we say about Istanbul?
FANTASTIC, and you cant understand it unless you vistit it. Everything was great the city the people, the music ,shoping etc.Of course for us was good also that most of the people were talking greek.Now we have to learn some turkish for our next visit(i hope this year).
If someone wants to go to istanbul i would advise him to stay definately more than one week (we only stayed 5 days),
to visit except Agia Sofia and Sultanahmet, Kum Kapi (fantastic), Istikal kaddeshi(?)for shopping, of he must go for a cruise at Bosporos, and of course Dolmabache palace.Top kapi is also great , and he must buy many ,many cds with turkish music(we bought 3 of Tarkan 2 of Mustafa Sandal, 1 Serdar Ortac, 1 Athena, right now we are listening to Yok Gerekcem).
What can i say after 4 months my mind is still there...

u forgot smth i think..
not istiklal kaddeshi..the true is istiklal caddesi..
u should visit kiz kulesi, yerebatan sarnici, anadolu hisari, dolmabahce, ortakoy..etc
i think u have to walk..not go by bus in istanbul..
u could taste from everywhere..
at night u should see kiz kulesi and u could see topkapi palace from uskudar beach.. What a lovely view!!
sometimes i believe that i am in dreams
i fall in love with istanbul where i have been living 17 years..
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http://www.jorgetutor.com/turquia/estambul/estambul/estambul.htm

these pics r interesting i think.. they show u the real İstambul! İ liked them really very much, hope u'll also like them

Hello everyone,

Yup, I think Istanbul is a lovely city. I was there last month during wintertime and it's just so romantic

I went to Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofya, The Blue Mosque, then on to the Grand Bazaar. Later that evening we went to Taksim Square and then dinner at Kumkapi at one of the taverns.

I was on a tour so we were only shown the touristy places . Nevertheless it was still fun and it made me really like the city.

I was in Istanbul on a Saturday night so Taksim Square was packed! There was like this mass exercise going on as people were walking and walking; ignoring the shops.

Where is everyone heading by the way? We didn't walk to the end of the road because we had to strictly keep to our time. Also, we were afraid we'd get stuck in the crowd somewhere so we turned back as soon as we could. But it was a definitely memorable night for me and my friends.

The next day we went on the cruise of the Bosphorus then on to the Orient Express for lunch at the famous railway station!

That was our last stop before heading for the airport to depart from Turkey. With only one and a half days in Istanbul, I think I would have missed a lot of the interesting sites.

Ah well, a good reason to head back to Istanbul when an opportunity arises

I'm going for vacations to Turkey! For a month! I just can't wait it... Thank u all who helped me!!!! Thanks a lot!

I wish you to have a nice trip Seticio I will also be in Istanbul by the end of the month, and I understand how happy and excited you may feel

Hello! I wish you a good trip and all the best.Enjoy your time there.I look forward to see all the pictures.

I'm going to Turkey on Friday YEAAAAAH!!!!! I'll be in Icmeler until Monday night, then I'm off to Ayvalik for 3 days then back to Icmeler.

Hurrah! Wish I was 'popping in' to Istanbul too.

wow! that's great! have a nice trip!!!