Posted May 19, 201213 yr istanbul: beygolu, galata & the fun stuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyo%C4%9Flu * this is where you go to eat, drink, shop, hang out & have fun in istanbul -- enjoy! sundowner rooftop views from the buyuk londra oteli aka grande hotel de londres (1892) it still retains that ‘belle vue de constantinople’ and so was easily my fav hangout in istanbul! http://www.londrahotel.net/ londra interiors pera palas otel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pera_Palace_Hotel istiklal caddesi -- fka cadde-i kebir in ottoman times & more famously as grande rue de pera istanbul’s grand promenade street -- really had its ups and downs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stiklal_Avenue galatasary square -- is the mid-point of the istiklal cd. iskiklal arcades misir apartimani bldg (1910) -- the style is art nouveau http://www.digitalbridges.eu/?p=4461 st. anthony church on istiklal cd. (1725, 1912) pope john xxiii aka ‘the turkish pope’ served here for 10yrs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Antonio_di_Padova,_Istanbul a tasty tour of koska lokum shop http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.koska.com%2F flower passage arcade (1876) or cicek pasaji in Turkish -- fka cite de pera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87i%C3%A7ek_Pasaj%C4%B1 the fish market or balik pazari area off istiklal cd. http://www.mymerhaba.com/Fish-Bazaar-Bal%C4%B1k-Pazar%C4%B1-in-Turkey-134.html asma alti fish market bar http://istanbuleats.com/2010/02/istanbul-eats-drinks-asma-alti-cafe-bar/ kelle paca --lol! nevizade sokagi street - probably still great seafood next to the fish market, but tilts more as a bar street http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nevizade-street-to-go-under-restoration.aspx?pageID=238&nID=12620&NewsCatID=377 a few hipster neighborhoods below istiklal caddesi & galatasary square the scenic pub lined french street or franciz sokagi fka cezayir (algeria) street-- on rt http://www.mymerhaba.com/Frans%C4%B1z-Soka%C4%9F%C4%B1-French-Street-in-Turkey-1854.html sure i went to a hamam -- galatasaray haman (1481) -- a peek inside http://www.galatasarayhamami.com/en/hamam/ turkish hipsters what do you mean what are they doing? that’s nobody’s business but the turks!!! otantic bar sooo good -- mohti laz meyhane http://istanbuleats.com/2011/02/mohti-all-that-laz/ sheesh lookitalldat shish! turk humor istanbul public service vehicles istiklal nostalgic tram http://www.digitalbridges.eu/?p=4090 cute turkcell ad the tram at taksim square taksim square at the top of istiklal cadessi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Square tunel subway building on lower istiklal (1875) more on this funicular/two-stop early subway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCnel heading down from tunel to galata zombie walk istanbul 2012 galata tower (1348) built by the genoese, mostly used as an observation tower for spotting fires, but also: According to the Seyahatname of Ottoman historian and traveller Evliya Çelebi, in circa 1630-1632, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi flew as an early intercontinental aviator using artificial wings for gliding from this tower over the Bosphorus to the slopes of Üsküdar on the Anatolian side, nearly six kilometres away. Evliyâ Çelebi also tells of Hezarfen's brother, Lagari Hasan Çelebi, performing the first flight with a rocket in a conical cage filled with gunpowder in 1633! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galata_Tower mesrudiyet caddesi the new & incredibly practically unused sishane metro station (2009) historic bldg renovation in progress pera museum on rt http://en.peramuzesi.org.tr/ often open to the street -- this is what i particularly liked about istanbul karakoy neighborhood waterfront sights -- galata bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galata_Bridge simit cart -- simits soon to bust out of the middle east? http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11568972.asp osmanbey station & a bit of the sisli/nisanstasi neighborhood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Ei%C5%9Fli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C5%9Fanta%C5%9F%C4%B1 cumhuriyet caddesi -- the main drag in this area the neo-baroque tesvikiye camii or mosque (1794, 1854) --the rich peoples nisanstasi mosque? airport train views of the outer metro area & ataturk airport *** can ya dig it? i hope you liked these istanbul threads -- that’s all folks! ***
May 19, 201213 yr Amazing. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 19, 201213 yr aha! so that's where Beyoglu restaurant in Manhattan got its name. Why can't our subway be that colorful? And clean. But what's with that poster below the Miller sign that says BRONX? http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
May 19, 201213 yr yep - theres another turk restaurant on the ues called taksim square too. keep in mind the istanbul subway line is practically brand new - if you go down to the new station in front of the staten island ferry terminal you can get a feel for what new looked like in our old system ha! also, in addition to the bronx, which i think is an ad for a club called bronx, if you look close at photos of the joints on nevizade street by the fish market area you will see a brooklyn bar.
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