Living The Turkish Dream

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  • A trip on the Babadağ Teleferik/Cable Car and chair lift.. November 16, 2021
    Honestly, I spent the entire 4 minute chair lift ride up to 1800 meters worrying about having to get off again. I just had Bridget Jones-ish visions of me not getting off in time and being dragged around upside down hanging on by a bra strap or something. Continue reading →
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  • A Village Wedding… October 25, 2021
    Turkey has some weird, wonderful and wacky traditions when it comes to weddings.. Continue reading →
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  • Something familiar when the world was a bit weird. October 17, 2021
    The last time I wrote on here was December 2020, we’d just been put in ‘Tier 4’ (gosh, remember those days?) and Christmas was cancelled. Four days after Christmas, with his pub closed for the foreseeable future, Berkay went to … Continue reading →
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  • Christmas in Istanbul.. December 23, 2020
    I love Christmas, so back in January when the world was normal, I was so excited to see Christmas decorations still up around Istanbul when we visited. Saint Antoine Church had it's nativity scene outside along with a huge tree decorated with white and red poinsettias, so beautiful! Continue reading →
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  • Travelling to Turkey in these strange times.. September 28, 2020
    Six months ago, we had just had our April holiday to Turkey cancelled – three months later, things still looked bleak, although Berkay had managed to get a flight to Turkey and visit family for a couple of weeks, albeit … Continue reading →
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  • Sunrise over breakfast in Istanbul July 29, 2020
    Visiting Istanbul in winter had a lot of advantages - one being the late sunrises. The sun came up at around 8am in January and this coincided perfectly with the hours breakfast was served at our hotel. Continue reading →
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  • Mısır Çarşısı – Spice Market July 25, 2020
    We stepped off the tram in Eminönü one afternoon when Berkay's eyes lit up at the sight of Mısır Çarşısı.  This historical and famous spice market is right next to Galata Bridge and the impressive 'Yeni Cami' / New Mosque (which is actually over 350 years old). It is the second largest undercover market in Istanbul, with the Grand Bazaar obvio […]
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  • What a strange few months! July 22, 2020
    It’s been a long time since I posted on here – just as I was getting into the swing of blogging again and writing all about our trip to Istanbul at the beginning of the year, corona virus arrived, changed … Continue reading →
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  • Yerebatan Sarnıcı / Basilica Cistern April 7, 2020
    There are hundreds of underground reservoirs that lie beneath Istanbul, and the largest one of all is The Basilica Cistern. The cistern is in the old city, Sultanahmet, near Hagia Sophia and was built in the year 532, by a … Continue reading →
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  • Istiklal Caddesi March 24, 2020
    Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul is one of the most popular, well known and busiest streets in Turkey. Around 3 million people a day walk along the pedestrianised street – in comparison, Oxford Street in London has less than a million … Continue reading →
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