My girlfriend and I recently went to Turkey for a seven-day holiday. Armed with the Lonely Planet guidebook, we followed all the instructions and had a splendid time.
We arrived in Istanbul after a six-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur, and an eight-hour transit in Dubai.
We took a train down to Sultanahmet where our accomodation was located. While walking to the hotel, we saw the Blue Mosque. It was awesome and rendered us speechless. We knew that we would be having a good trip ahead of us.
The next day, we visted all the must-see sites like the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, and many more. We also took a cruise on the mighty Bosphorus (a waterway between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara).
As my girlfriend wanted to visit Pammukale, the Unesco heritage site, we took a night bus from Istanbul and arrived the next morning.
The cotton castles of Pammukale indeed is a natural wonder, and anyone going to Turkey should stop by here. We stayed overnight and had the best dinner ever. The pension here is more family-oriented, so dinners were prepared by the pension owner’s mum and dad. Delicious local Turkish cuisine.
After Pammukale, we took a three-hour bus ride down to the port city of Antalya.
We stayed inside Kaleici, an old Ottoman fort city. It was fun trying to find our way out from the maze-like fort.
Marvellous Turkey