Istanbul, Turkey

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 15:00

Some are going to have comments, others not. I can't remember all that I've seen.

Thoughts? Turkey is fantastic. People are very friendly and even though Ramadan is going on, people go absolutely above and beyond to make sure you're comfortable and well-fed.

Mixed grill, on the first night:

View from breakfast on the second day:

The Grand Bazaar:

Shopping for rugs with the captain:

"Jimmy", a Turkish shop owner, posing with his picture from his trip to New York posing with the "Naked Cowboy" in Time Square:

The "Spice Market". Smells like heaven:

The Blue Mosque:

Had to take our shoes off to enter the "Blue Mosque":

A formerly Byzantine Christian church built during umm, I can't remember whose era:

Lost! DOH!

More food!

skidz · October 9th, 2007, 15:06

Awesome!

Nick · October 9th, 2007, 15:08

That dinner looks good.

Are you near the Bosphurus Bridge? Apparently pedestrians can't walk across it anymore but I think that would be cool to see, connecting Europe and Asia.

Good pictures, thanks for posting them.

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Nick

That dinner looks good.

Are you near the Bosphurus Bridge? Apparently pedestrians can't walk across it anymore but I think that would be cool to see, connecting Europe and Asia.

Good pictures, thanks for posting them.

Pedestrians were all over it when we walked past. I have to find the picture of it so I can add my "That's Asia!" Photo!

Here's some YouTube:

You can hear the prayers during one of the prayer breaks as we walk towards the train:

Inside the "Blue Mosque":

I might have more if I'm able to get youtube to behave. Great service, but buggy and a pain in the ass.

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 15:26

Two continents, one photo:

captainflyguy · October 9th, 2007, 15:26

I loved the pics!!! especially the spice market (because I am also an avid cook)!!!!!! I could almost smell the variety of aromas!!!

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 15:29

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Originally Posted by flyguy75252

I loved the pics!!! especially the spice market (because I am also an avid cook)!!!!!! I could almost smell the variety of aromas!!!

I bought a load of Turkish saffron, a wee bit of Iranian saffron and some spice mix that's apparently killer for meatballs.

H46Bubba · October 9th, 2007, 15:31

Did you get the "Delta Discount" at the bazzar? I love prayer times. They had prayer everytime we transited throught the Suez Canal. It was pretty cool.

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 15:36

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Originally Posted by H46Bubba

Did you get the "Delta Discount" at the bazzar? I love prayer times. They had prayer everytime we transited throught the Suez Canal. It was pretty cool.

Oh geez. I had the "Delta" discount and the "Very special best friend he no lead you wrong he bean to Texas" discount... Ehh!

I did bring back some very nice gifts that should make Kristie very happy though!

captainflyguy · October 9th, 2007, 15:49

The last pic looks very tempting/exotic... do you know the name of that dish laid out on a bed of slivered carrots?

MarkE · October 9th, 2007, 15:49

Looks like an awesome place to visit. Especially with that huge plate of kabobs.

That dude in the maroon shirt keeps following you around maing!

captainflyguy · October 9th, 2007, 15:59

Kaboobs...there we go!!!!! I cant usually remember stuff like that when I try to recall my foriegn travels. For some strange reason the only thing that I can recollect is women and allky-hall.....

pedro · October 9th, 2007, 16:08

Thank you for posting more pics of the bomb digs food. I love food. Looks like you had a good time.

cassabe · October 9th, 2007, 16:27

I really only sign on to look at the pics...and I tell the BF, "see, see what you can do..."

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 16:32

It was a good learning experience too. They're in the middle of Ramadan and I got a great opportunity to talk with a lot of people about customs and such. Do NOT typecast Muslims because the perception we get in the US from the cable news networks isn't necessarily what reality is.

I was just talking to Kristie via Skype about one of the shopkeepers talking about how he has to abstain from drinking water, eating, even physical contact with the opposite sex before sundown but, "I tell you friend, once sundown comes, there's this girl from Kazakstan that I'm meeting up with tonight for good times and lots of Efes!"

Efes is a popular brand of beer here in Turkey.

cTnT1786 · October 9th, 2007, 16:33

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Lost! DOH!

Lost? You navigate yourself halfway around the world everyday and you get lost walking through a city!

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 16:39

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Originally Posted by cTnT1786

Lost? You navigate yourself halfway around the world everyday and you get lost walking through a city!

FMC aircraft don't involve navigating via roads and passageways from the Byzantine empire, bro!

WindyCityPilot · October 9th, 2007, 18:00

Don't feel bad Doug...I got lost in Munich on Saturday....well it was after we left the fest and the S-Bahn was at a complete standstill due to the massive crowds at the Hauptbahnhof.

Did you and Kristie make it over to Stuttgart?

falconvalley · October 9th, 2007, 18:04

Turkey's neat. I agree, if you only knew of Muslims from the major news networks, you'd be in for a pleasant surprise if you met a non-extremist Muslim on their turf.

darrenf · October 9th, 2007, 18:25

Love it. you need to rename the section to "Videos from the Road"

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 22:43

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Originally Posted by falconvalley

Turkey's neat. I agree, if you only knew of Muslims from the major news networks, you'd be in for a pleasant surprise if you met a non-extremist Muslim on their turf.

The Turks don't like the extremists either. In fact, the continue to have border skirmishes with the Iraqi Kurds and a number of soldiers were killed very recently. Massive story over here.

Doug Taylor · October 9th, 2007, 22:45

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Originally Posted by WindyCityPilot

Don't feel bad Doug...I got lost in Munich on Saturday....well it was after we left the fest and the S-Bahn was at a complete standstill due to the massive crowds at the Hauptbahnhof.

Lonely feeling, huh!

Quote:

Did you and Kristie make it over to Stuttgart?

Unfortunately not. I spent last week sick.

Gonzo · October 9th, 2007, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

I bought a load of Turkish saffron, a wee bit of Iranian saffron and some spice mix that's apparently killer for meatballs.

No za'atar??

SkyCougar · October 9th, 2007, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

The Turks don't like the extremists either. In fact, the continue to have border skirmishes with the Iraqi Kurds and a number of soldiers were killed very recently. Massive story over here.

That's right! A lot of Muslims don't like extremists, just like many Americans don't care for extremists of any stripe here!.... I love the Mediterranean - Turkey, Greece, Italia, France, Spain:::sigh:::....oh, and the food!!!

Awesome pics Doug! Keep them coming. I love it when you and Kev do your little travel photo journals.

USMCmech · October 9th, 2007, 23:44

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

View from breakfast on the second day:

I think I stayed in that hotel when I was there in 99.

Was it next to a mall on the other (land) side?

I bought Sarah a nice sheepskin jacket in the Grand Bazzar that she still uses to this day.

October 9th, 2007, 15:00	#1
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,540 Blog Entries: 1	Istanbul, Turkey Some are going to have comments, others not. I can't remember all that I've seen. Thoughts? Turkey is fantastic. People are very friendly and even though Ramadan is going on, people go absolutely above and beyond to make sure you're comfortable and well-fed. Mixed grill, on the first night: View from breakfast on the second day: The Grand Bazaar: Shopping for rugs with the captain: "Jimmy", a Turkish shop owner, posing with his picture from his trip to New York posing with the "Naked Cowboy" in Time Square: The "Spice Market". Smells like heaven: The Blue Mosque: Had to take our shoes off to enter the "Blue Mosque": A formerly Byzantine Christian church built during umm, I can't remember whose era: Lost! DOH! More food! __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

October 9th, 2007, 15:06	#2
skidz Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Trollbane Posts: 1,599	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Awesome! __________________ Private pilot, instrument Embry-Riddle Alumnus USN Active http://forums.jetcareers.com/changin...nfessions.html

October 9th, 2007, 15:08	#3
Nick Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,271	Re: Istanbul, Turkey That dinner looks good. Are you near the Bosphurus Bridge? Apparently pedestrians can't walk across it anymore but I think that would be cool to see, connecting Europe and Asia. Good pictures, thanks for posting them. __________________ Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.

October 9th, 2007, 15:26	#5
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,540 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Two continents, one photo: __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

October 9th, 2007, 15:26	#6
captainflyguy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The land of milk & honey Posts: 132	Re: Istanbul, Turkey I loved the pics!!! especially the spice market (because I am also an avid cook)!!!!!! I could almost smell the variety of aromas!!! __________________ Sorry folks for the hard landing. It wasn't the pilot's fault, and it wasn't the plane's fault. It was the asphalt.

October 9th, 2007, 15:31	#8
H46Bubba Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CVG Posts: 4,199	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Did you get the "Delta Discount" at the bazzar? I love prayer times. They had prayer everytime we transited throught the Suez Canal. It was pretty cool.

October 9th, 2007, 15:49	#10
captainflyguy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The land of milk & honey Posts: 132	Re: Istanbul, Turkey The last pic looks very tempting/exotic... do you know the name of that dish laid out on a bed of slivered carrots? __________________ Sorry folks for the hard landing. It wasn't the pilot's fault, and it wasn't the plane's fault. It was the asphalt.

October 9th, 2007, 15:49	#11
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 1,559	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Looks like an awesome place to visit. Especially with that huge plate of kabobs. That dude in the maroon shirt keeps following you around maing!

October 9th, 2007, 15:59	#12
captainflyguy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The land of milk & honey Posts: 132	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Kaboobs...there we go!!!!! I cant usually remember stuff like that when I try to recall my foriegn travels. For some strange reason the only thing that I can recollect is women and allky-hall..... __________________ Sorry folks for the hard landing. It wasn't the pilot's fault, and it wasn't the plane's fault. It was the asphalt.

October 9th, 2007, 16:08	#13
pedro Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 687	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Thank you for posting more pics of the bomb digs food. I love food. Looks like you had a good time.

October 9th, 2007, 16:27	#14
cassabe Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CLT Posts: 46	Re: Istanbul, Turkey I really only sign on to look at the pics...and I tell the BF, "see, see what you can do..."

October 9th, 2007, 16:32	#15
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,540 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Istanbul, Turkey It was a good learning experience too. They're in the middle of Ramadan and I got a great opportunity to talk with a lot of people about customs and such. Do NOT typecast Muslims because the perception we get in the US from the cable news networks isn't necessarily what reality is. I was just talking to Kristie via Skype about one of the shopkeepers talking about how he has to abstain from drinking water, eating, even physical contact with the opposite sex before sundown but, "I tell you friend, once sundown comes, there's this girl from Kazakstan that I'm meeting up with tonight for good times and lots of Efes!" Efes is a popular brand of beer here in Turkey. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28) Last edited by Doug Taylor; October 9th, 2007 at 16:56.

October 9th, 2007, 18:00	#18
WindyCityPilot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 757	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Don't feel bad Doug...I got lost in Munich on Saturday....well it was after we left the fest and the S-Bahn was at a complete standstill due to the massive crowds at the Hauptbahnhof. Did you and Kristie make it over to Stuttgart?

October 9th, 2007, 18:04	#19
falconvalley Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KMKE Posts: 1,945	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Turkey's neat. I agree, if you only knew of Muslims from the major news networks, you'd be in for a pleasant surprise if you met a non-extremist Muslim on their turf. __________________ British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?"

October 9th, 2007, 18:25	#20
darrenf Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 3,628	Re: Istanbul, Turkey Love it. you need to rename the section to "Videos from the Road" __________________ - - - - I have nothing against retards.--- MQAAord

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