Turki n its wonders *_*

Who would’ve thought that I’d even think of going to Turki after going to Paris n Scotland in the same 4 weeks winter holidays huh? Xbrape nk logic kan?…huhu..ala kulli hal, it was a worthwhile decision made on my part….walaupun xfhm Turkish language, apart from the word bayan which means ladies (penting ni utk cari toilet!…hee), but the Turkish ppl were very warm n welcoming~ wic made the trip even more interesting! Huu~ so here goes…

Day 1- arrived quite late so didn’t do much…stayed in turquhouse, a hotel in eyup area…took a cable car to eyup town…wic smelled of kebab! Huhu…eyup ni yg femes is kubur abu ayub al-ansari…he died at the age of 95 fighting for Islam, masyaAllah…n he asked for his body to be buried in Turki..=)

Day 2- started the day early….wit baba n uncle from south America…took a bus to eminonu, took tram to ayasofya (a buliding that was once a church, then a mosque, n now a museum)! Went to the blue mosque, Prayed zuhr, accidentally met some kmb guys…and most importantly a 3^rd yr medical student in Istanbul, Khalil (our tour guide…kwn baba pny student)

Khalil brought us to a very beautiful garden near the blue mosque…then we went by tram + taxi to the Galata tower…can see both asia n Europe from up there….worth the walk! Ronda2 atas bukit tu smpi Istiklal road….where all the shopping took place…bro khalil said that more than 1 milllion ppl visit this road per day (according to statistics)..u can imagine how busy it was…we had a very scrumptious meal for 20 liras for 4…not bad..pastu Nasi pilau die sgt sedap!!! When asked about Turkish food, bro Khalil kate “kita suka roti…malaysia suka nasi…kita cinta masin…malaysia cinta manis…” huu… he’s been to msia so die pandei la ckp melayu skit2…walopun kdg2 lawak sket malay die…at least die cuba…huhu

Later that day, we took a taxi down to eminonu n took a ferry just to see the golden horn at night…golden horn ni river yg terletak kat tgh2 istanbul …hbs naik ferry ktorg pn blk otel…so there goes day 2

Day 3- me n baba pindah hotel kat eminonu…did some souvenir shopping…pastu g solat jumaat kat sultanahmet mosque since kat citu je ladies blh solat jgk…this is actually the 2^nd time I performed jumaah prayer…once in masjidil haram dulu..n ni yg 2^nd…huhu…the prob was that the khutbah was in Turkish language…haha! But die ade la quote a few ayats from the quran so fhm la yg tu…huhu…nways, it was interesting to chat wit a few Turkish ladies who were VERY friendly…(in a good way that is)…walopun dorg xckp English, berusaha jugak nk borak tu…serious mcm ayam ngn itik…huhu~ nways, twas a nice experience.. n masjid ni saaaangatt cantik!

Then ktorg pegi Topkapi palace…this is where ade bnyk sejarah ttg turki ni….this used to be the castle of the VERY LAST KHALIFAH ISLAM, sultan abd hamed…it was during his time that system khalifah islam jatuh n pemerintahan turki was taken over by Mustafa kamal attartuk laknatullah! Even the Turkish people suke make fun of attartuk ni n of cos sgt membenci die…isk…nways, yg lg interesting abt this palace is that it was taken over by the muslims lead by sultan Muhammad alfateh who fought against the very strong Persians…(wow! Cant believe I know all this history…dulu kalo sejarah je tido kot dlm class? Huhu~)

Nways, kisah sultan m alfateh ni sgt bess….cz he held onto the promise of Rasulullah saw that one day turki ni akan jd milik org islam…so dr kecik die ckp kat ayah die that he will take over turki someday..to him, it was a promise that he lived for! Ala kulli hal, after he won the battle n conquered turki during the uthmaniyah times, islam became stronger…he olso arranged for the important treasures of rasulullah saw n the sahabahs to be transferred to turki n is now kept in the Topkapi palace…so I got to see rasulullah saw’s swords, the 4 caliph’s swords…n many more interesting items that made me ponder upon the history of ar-rasul saw n his companions…masyaAllah…it was quite a teary scene 4 me tho…huhu

After that, we walked to the grand bazaar…(not to be missed)…we didn’t plan on buying anything pun just nk tgk2…n mmg xbeli pn ape2..huhu…mmg pasar die bess…ade bnyk mende..but it was not cheap compared to the shops we went to…plus, the sellers were quite aggressive n persistent….penat nk ckp NO…huhu! So we spent like 10 minutes je kot kat dlm tu pastu rimas…heh…so we went out to find some food…after makan, we got a phone call from khalil..he’s been Trying to reach us all day apparently but xdpt…kesian…he invited us to dinner wit him again that night…n so, there goes day 3…

Day 4- blk Sheffield =(

Ala kulli hal, I had a fabulous time in turkey n twas a meaningful trip (walopun agak pnat b4 tu baru blk paris+Scotland..huhu)….will come again insyaAllah kalo murah rezki n pjg umur~

Ok then, sori tulis pjg plak..bnyk nk cite lg tp xlarat nk tulis…nnt kalo jmp teaks cite by mouth jela k…wallahu a’lam~

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