istanbul – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Istanbul 8 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/istanbul-attractions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=istanbul-attractions https://www.alexinwanderland.com/istanbul-attractions/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=3375
Like any of the world’s great cities, Istanbul has more to do than there are hours in the day. Unless you have the luxury of a super long visit or the willpower to forgo sleep, you’ll never see it all. Here are eight must-dos that should top your list of Istanbul attractions. 1. Shop Till You […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/istanbul-attractions/feed/ 21 Alex In Wanderland Istanbul By Bus and Boat https://www.alexinwanderland.com/city-sightseeing-istanbul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-sightseeing-istanbul https://www.alexinwanderland.com/city-sightseeing-istanbul/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:50:03 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=4276 Once we settled into our plush digs, we decided to explore the city in the same way I had explored London earlier in the summer- by bus and by boat. Istanbul is broken in to three major districts, all divided by water. Our hotel was in Cihangir, which is in the Beyoglu district, known for its […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/city-sightseeing-istanbul/feed/ 22 Getting Witty in Istanbul https://www.alexinwanderland.com/witt-istanbul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=witt-istanbul https://www.alexinwanderland.com/witt-istanbul/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=3374 See what I did there with that title? Set myself up for failure. Being witty on demand is harder than you might think. Go ahead. Try it. Arriving in Instabul was a shock to the senses. After a week of being pampered and catered to on our cruise, we were thrust back into the real world, […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/witt-istanbul/feed/ 20 Photo of the Week 8 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-of-the-week-8 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-8/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=3261 This week’s Photo of the Week is of the domed ceilings of the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. I absolutely loved the mosques in Istanbul, and this was my favorite one. What beautiful detailing! I can’t wait to write about my time here.
 
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