ISTANBUL - FOOTSTEPS OF ISTANBUL: ORTAKOY, BESIKTAS and BALAT.
Hi, welcome everyone. Today, another cruise. This time to the picturesque district in Istanbul. It's called Ortakoy, I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly.
It's pretty cool, we're cruising around here on boats. There are really a ton of these ferries here. They sail quite frequently, allowing you to explore all the areas around the Bosphorus. We use the Istanbul card for our travels which makes traveling much easier for us. We move from one point to another.
If this wind doesn't break our heads, we'll get there No, it won't break. - It's a bit windy. - Yeah, a bit. Now, we will do a microphone check to see how it works. But finally, the sun came out. The Besiktas district. Some passengers are getting off, and we're sailing a bit further.
We're strolling through the park in Besiktas now. A public park located on a hill, with a beautiful Ottoman palace from the late 1880s. Nice spot, chill out. There are locals here with children, with families. They're hanging out in cafes, having coffee.
Clean and pleasant, beautiful weather. Look, we're at our hotel. The Ritz Hotel.
Just kidding, that's not our hotel. And seriously, we got off the bus. We tried to get as close as possible to the Dolmabahce Palace. We went a bit too far, but at least we have beautiful views. I'll show you how everything looks from above now.
We are now at the Dolmabahce Sultan's Palace. It is currently a museum with art collections. With beautiful carpets.
There are calligraphy works here. Beautiful gate, take a look at how it looks A lot of tourists here. But everywhere around here, in front of such attractions, it's full of people. Right there in front is the ticket counter.
The queue is moving quickly. Beautiful weather today, everything looks different in the sunshine. But since we're close to the water, the wind is strong.
We've just arrived at the clock tower near Dolmabahce Palace. This tower is 27 meters high. The walls are made of hewn stone, and the floor is marble. Look, how cool it looks. I need to hide from the sun a bit, so it doesn't shine directly into the camera. It's located very close to the entrance to the Dolmabahce Palace.
On the other side of the street from the palace, we have the Besiktas JK stadium here. It's the only one of its kind in the world. The only stadium from which you can see two continents, Europe and Asia.
Another day. We're at a great restaurant in Istanbul. In the same one I recommended to you last time. Look at the delicious food we got today. There are vegetables.
Meat. Great, I got myself an Ayran. And Monika got herself some tea. Looks, great. And it probably tastes even better, believe me, each time we discover new flavors We're starting to eat now.
- Enjoy your meal! - Thanks! What great flavors! I haven't tried Ayran before now This yogurt drink is a bit watery, with a subtle salty taste. Very refreshing. It's kind of dulling the spicyness of this pepper I received it in this beautiful cup.
Hello, today we travel by bus and tram. I will show you how easy it is to use public transport here. You just need to have such a card. This is the istanbul card, Which can be topped up at any stop.
There are such machines at practically every stop. You have to scan the card and insert the banknote. And the card is loaded with funds. It is really easy to move here. Public transport is really well developed.
What else can I say. It is cheap, easy. There are gates here that we have to go through to get out of the tram stop. And we passed. Here are the card readers. To enter the stop, you need to present your card here.
The reader will check how much money I have. If we have enough funds, we can go ahead and wait for transport. And now we're going for a walk. Cool down a bit, because it's really hot today.
We go towards the water, and there is always a breeze here. It's super nice here. We wander the streets of the Balat district.
In search of colorful stairs. It's such an Instagrammable place, people take photos here. There is probably nothing interesting here apart from the beautiful streets and these stairs. But for this district, for these streets, it's really worth coming here. Look how beautiful.
So pretty. We found the stairs, really fast. It wasn't so difficult. I guess there aren't many people here.
Maybe we'll even take a photo, Monika? Nice place, nice streets in general. Hills and hills, sometimes uphill, sometimes downhill. It is advisable to do some training before coming to Istanbul. You need to be in good shape to walk here.
Really picturesque area, nice buildings. Well, these buildings are not only beautiful, but also a bit dilapidated. Look, everything is falling apart here.
And now we will just walk around these streets. Yeah, it is hot today. I'm a little out of breath.
So many kilometers in my legs. But I don't regret it, it's worth coming here, Istanbul is beautiful. I don't know how many times I've said it, but I'll say it again, it's really worth coming here. Come on, let's get there quickly. Such a nice atmosphere, the gentlemen are sitting and drinking tea.
Oh, cat on the car. We wander around the streets of Balat a bit. These streets are specific. Some damaged houses. Others refreshed and painted. Colorful in general. As I said, apart from these stairs and streets there is nothing to see here.
I go deeper, into some alleys, without really a goal. Lots of shops. It's a lot different from where we have accommodation. There are more traders, more people, more everything.
Flags ubiquitous. It is said, if you are in Turkey and you don't see a flag, you are not in Turkey. And that is true, flags are everywhere. - shall we get in? - Yes it can be. Underground pass. Everything is sold everywhere here.
Maybe we want a suitcase for the trip? But we can find it in the bazaar. - 590, 600 for such a suitcase, right? - 625. - 600 Turkish liras. Tired, tired, but happy. Shopping done and successful. And we spend... ahh who cares. It is known that Turkey is cheap. You will come, you will see by yourself.
But, the beer must be. Becaues, beer is my fuel. Cheers to everyone.
Nice cool, everything's great. Nice, colorful, elegant.
2024-06-25 11:58
