Sightseeing at Istanbul

BLUE MOSQUE

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire. It is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. But to me, blue ker? I didn't see any touch of blue pun... hhahaha... Probably dah discolored kot...

the interior part made of Ceramic Tiles

I do love the lampu2 part of it...

the exterior part of the mosque

what's unique about this mosque is it has 6 Minarets instead of 4

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque_(Istanbul)

TOPKAPI PALACE

It is more to a Museum, antaranya menyaksikan peninggalan harta karun zaman kesultanan dahulu kala.. It used to be a Palace. Having said that, it has several courtyard, that we had to pass by before reaching the actual location... Nevertheless it has lots of beautiful sceneries...

at Topkapi's entrance

the Harem- one of the private section of the palace. The harem was home to the sultan's mother, the Valide Sultan; the concubines and wives of the sultan; and the rest of his family, including children; and their servants. The best part is, it contained 400 rooms... Just imagine how many 'concubines' did he had? ekekkekekke...

the Harem

the beautiful ceiling

the Palace kitchens which was closed for renovation :(

the beautiful Museum entrance

the beautiful scenery that overlooks Bosporus

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topkap%C4%B1_Palace

HAGIA SOFIA

Hagia Sophia yang dahulunye merupakan sebuah gereja, sehinggalah kedatangan Islam di Turki di mana ianya berfungsi sebagai sebuah masjid. To make it fair to both religion, the government had now convert it to a Museum...

Have a close look and u'll see Jesus Christ di antara kalimah Allah & Muhammad..

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia