A picture paints a thousand words- turkey part 1

salam, all

my class just started this week. and it means, new resolutions begins- FOCUS!

so, lets end the 2010 story!

hurm, frankly, my post this time will full of pictures. like what english people always said a picture paints a thousand words. hehe.

the journey begins! waweee. off to turkey after 20 minutes delayed

the first day- off to topkapi palace, now becomes a museum

topkapi palace again! - it is so big u know- boleh sesat lo

topkapi jugak- pusat pendidikan anak2 dahulu kala

topkapi palace- tersimpannya pedang para khalifah dan nabi

topkapi- tempat persidangan

hagia sofea- from a church to mosque- now becomes a museum

inside hagia sofea-the first place where sultan al-fateh and his soldiers pray after conquer istanbul
hagia sofea- mimbar- it is sooo tall. wonder how a khatib can give khutbah without any p.a. system huhu.
inside hagia sofea- sooo spacious. it is once not just a mosque, but a school to teach children, cook, etc. it was a social place, a gathering place. how bout our mosque now??

hagia sofea- some of the islamic value that are still preserved by Attartuk

blue mosque- facing hagia sofea, blue inside.

maiden tower- at bosphorus strait- originally was build to save the daughter from snake- tapi ajal tuhan, tak boleh lari
from the cruise- bosphorus strait
mavi marmara ship- parking at the shore

sultan al-fateh's fortress- sad when they use it for concert during summer.

at sultan al-fateh's mosque- people prayed jenazah prayer- reminding us of death- anywhere, anytime,anyone

at the courtyard of sultan muhammad al-fatih's mosque

sultan al-fateh's mosque under construction- behind it is sultan muhammad al-fateh's tomb

on the way to the tomb- a building that relate with palestine issue [the poster is in turkish-cant understand much.huhu]

dolmabache palace- the clock tower

dolmabache tower- tanda kejatuhan turkey dan tempat kematian attartuk dalam keadaan yang menyeksakan

at the back of dolmabache palace- once was a port then became a palace

view from the palace

the front of the dolmabache palace

the main gate of dolmabache palace- where the country money wasted

good bye, turkey

a memorable trip indeed. ^_^

thats was how i spend my winter holiday for the first time. more turkey stories after this!

these are just the buildings, the history.The presents are different.

yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."- kungfu panda