Travelogues Istanbul

Day #48 Wednesday, June 17 From Istanbul to Yeniciftlik Country: Turkey The usual routine starts all over again: getting up and packing. And even though everyth

Day #47 Tuesday, June 16th. Day off II Istanbul Country: Turkey After breakfast, it's time for Washing Part II, to get everything clean again. Anyway

Day #46 Monday, June 15 Day Off I Istanbul Country: Turkey Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, I'm missing the clown, but muesli will do.

Turkey makes it clear at the border what is important here. Flags of every size. Apparently, among other things, the largest flag in the world. In addition, shots are continuously...

Founded over 2500 years ago, once known as Byzantion, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), then known as Constantinople, then as Islambul, then as Stanbol......

At the end of February, we went to the city on two continents, the city that connects Europe and Asia with the Bosphorus passage. In Istanbul, we travel back to my roots and...

.... hasn't really set in yet. Schahaatz has been down with a cold for a week and has now passed the baton to me. I'm already a bit apprehensive about the long flight when...

In the morning, I participated in a short city tour of the old town, where I learned more about the city's history. The tour began in front of the gates of the Blue Mosque. The...

Pretty hungry, I made my way to my hostel to drop off my large backpack and get a kebab nearby. Feeling refreshed, I walked to the port and explored the area. My hostel was...

In the late afternoon, I went to Sofia's train station and boarded the train to Istanbul. In my 4-person sleeping compartment, I encountered two familiar faces: the first was an...

After more than a decade of knowing each other we the *Girls* gang, decided it was finally time to break away from the routine and explore somewhere new. After much debate and...

Constantinople, Byzantium, Kallipolis, people have given me various different names. Today I am widely known as Istanbul. I have been around for thousands of years and seen many...

Actually, KKK for cats, coffee/tea and culture says everything about Istanbul. It is a beautiful, almost quiet old town full of cats sleeping, playing and looking for cuddles,...

Monday 31.7. (22km) After many cyclists advised us not to ride directly to Istanbul (too many people, too much traffic), we decided to take the bus. We pay 35 TL per person...

4 days in Istanbul

Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey with around 15.5 million inhabitants. It is located on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara on both sides of the Bosphorus, in...

Hello! The days in Istanbul were a welcome contrast to the smaller villages and vacation spots of the past week. Surprisingly, we found our hostel in the hustle and bustle of...

when I set foot on German soil at the airport in Berlin after the lunch break 😜 I hope I don't get knocked back into the transit area again 😅🫣 Goodbye was great, and see you...

A trip to downtown Istanbul for the last hair dryers, sweets, and snapshots of the countless domes. Too much, so I decided to take fewer photos. But it could also have been the...

Hello my friends, today was the first day of my longer break. It went from Munich Airport to the Bosporus to Istanbul, departure at 09:40. The flight was relaxed, only during...