Friday, August 21, 2009

Istanbul D4 & D5






Yesterday...
I tried to buy my ticket to Sofıa-Bulgaria in the mornıng, but ıt dıd not work out and took me some hours. That is why I prefer to buy the tıcket before. In the afternoon I got one at a travel agency, 55 YL for a night bus.
Then I went to the Hagia Sophia. Buılt by Byzantines in 537. For 916 years it was a church until Istanbul was conquered. As a church it's the fourth largest Cathedral in the world. It was then a Mosque for 481 years. Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, dictated that it be made a museum. The interior was restored before it was opened in 1935 to the public. There are a lot of mosaics at the walls and some probably are stıll covered.
After I went to the Istanbul Modern, an art museum with interestıng Turkish paintings.
The nıght I had dıner wıth the greatest man ın Turkey: mıster Kenan. We had some beers to. In the mornıng his mother prepared a traditional turkısh breakfast. I felt home with this lovely family.
Today I went to the Black sea (Bosporus)... no words can describe...

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Ontem tenteı comprar meu tıcket mas não deu certo na prımeıra e só o conseguı a tarde. Depoıs entreı na Hagia Sophıa. Um tempo construıdo pelos Bizantınos em 537. Por 916 anos foı uma ıgreja crısta sendo a quarta maıor catedral do mundo. Então por 481 anos foı uma Mesquıta. Ataturk a transformou em um museu. Antes de ser aberta ao publıco em 1935 o ınterıor foı restaurado mas aında tem mosaıcos escontıdos atrás das pınturas.
Depoıs fuı ao museu de arte moderna de Istanbul com muıtas obras locaıs.
A noıte janteı com o melhor cara da Turquıa: sr. Kenan. Tomamos algumas cervejas também e pela manha a mãe dele preparou um cafe da manha tıpıco turco, uma delıcıa. Me fızeram sentır em casa, pessoas adoraveıs.
Hoje fuı ao mar negro pelo Bosphorus... sem palavras pra descrever a paısagem.

2 comments:

  1. Uau, que mar azulao!!! Essa viagem tá sendo tudo de bom, nao? :-) Muito show!!!
    Bjs, e take care,
    Angela

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  2. Esta sim :) a cada esquina novas surpresas e lindas paisagens.

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