Hello, Hivers!
My day has been a bit hectic, but it is still Wednesday on my side of the world. For today, I didn't have any recent walks to post. But for a while now, I've been wanting to complete some blogs to finish documenting my trip to Istanbul in 2019. And I thought of posting one for today, which is appropriate for the #WednesdayWalk.
It's a night walk in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. This area is located on the European side of the city, in the northern part of the Golden Horn, the estuary that comes out of the Bosphorus and divides the European side of the city into old and modern Istanbul. Beyoğlu is in the modern part of the city. Full of bars, restaurants, cafes, shops, and nightlife. In the evenings, during our visit to Istanbul, we invariably ended up in one of the neighborhoods in this area.
For this tour, I will start at the northernmost point of this district, Taksim Square.
Taksim SquareIn the center of this square is a monument commemorating the formation of the Turkish Republic, named the The Republic Monument.
The Republic Monument, Taksim SquareThis square is the starting point of one of the busiest pedestrian streets in the city, Istiklal Caddesi. The street is full of shops, many of them of the same brands as you find in other European capitals. There are plenty of bars, restaurants, and lots of places to enjoy a chai.
The streets surrounding this street are also very lively at night. One thing that surprised me when walking around here at night was that it was not uncommon to hear Latin rhythms playing in the different nightclubs.
Istiklal CaddesiThis street is crossed by an old-style tramway, which is mainly a tourist attraction. We didn't get on it because it was always full at all hours.
Istiklal CaddesiSomething I was surprised to find on this street was one of the few catholic churches in the city, and this is the most important one in Istanbul, Sent Antuan Kilisesi (St. Anthony of Padua Church).
We almost overlooked it because the entrance to the courtyard in which it is located does not attract much attention from the street. But we noticed people going in, and we were curious enough to take a look.
Sent Antuan KilisesiThis street leads to an area known as Galata, where there are many designer stores, boutique hotels, restaurants, and cafes.
In this area is one of the icons of the city, the Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi).
GalataAt the top of the tower, which is one of the oldest towers still standing in the world, there is a viewpoint to observe the city. And during the day usually has many people in line waiting to climb.
GalataIn this sector, many small grocery stores stay open past midnight.
GalataGalata is located on a small hill, which when descending leads to a neighborhood known as Karaköy, a port area. On the northern shore of the Golden Horn.
KaraköyAnd in this sector ends the Beyoğlu district.
This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay in collaboration with #makemesmile hosted by @elizacheng.
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These look like they could be on a postcard - they are so gorgeous!!! I was like - did she source these??? and then i was like oh my gosh - they are her own - of course - wednesday walk! hahahahaha
beautiful!!!!!!!
Thank you, Dreemie 😄😊
Quite beautiful pictures Super Eli, the area with the grocery shops open after midnight reminds me of how downtown Greenwich Village in New York was.
Hi there Super Eli it is Week 1 Day 4 of the ecency dreemport challenge! How are you still enjoying it?
Are you ready for tomorrow? Did you click on the 🔑 in this post You're in the right place! Nice job from dreemport? IF so bring a bottle and see you on Friday, If not then click it now, any questions let me or Dreemsteem know. Have fun and see you tomorrow PS Bring a bottle or in your case Rum and tequila!!!
Gracias gracias Super Ed!! :)
The key? I have a friend who told me what to do, and yes I have clicked the key, jaja.
I'll bring the rum and the tequila of course.
de nada Super Eli and I think I know that friend jeje
Jaja I'm sure you know him ;)
jeje he just laughed 🤣🤣🤣
Could you ask my friend who you know jaja at what time is that party? 🤣🤣
he just told me to tell you that it is 5pm Uk time!
Beyoğlu is the neighbourhood of Istanbul that never sleeps. Day and night, the streets are always alive and lively.
Hi, how are you? Long time no hearing from you, hope all is well. You know I love Istanbul, I think it is a magical city. And every area has its charm, but this one has a lot of life. I was very impressed to walk around at 1 AM and see that there were a lot of people in the streets. Cheers!
Thank you, I'm very well. I couldn't come here for a while due to work and some reasons. I will try to be here from now on. I know you love Istanbul, I have read similar content before. I think you know Istanbul more than me. :)
I'm glad you are well. I got fascinated by Istanbul. And I still have a few places I would like to share in some blogs, hehe. And I hope I can visit it someday again.
I'm glad to know you are planning to be more time around Hive. See you, and have a great Friday 😄
Istanbul is a beautiful city. The first time I came across Istanbul was in a movie acted in Istanbul and it showed the beautiful landscapes there. I know it's a Muslim country perhaps that is why the Catholic church looked like a mosque to me at first sight.
You must have had a lot of fun at Istanbul. How long did you stay
It is a very beautiful city indeed. We stayed there for a week, it was a chance trip. My husband has had his sister living in Spain for 20 years now, and we hadn't seen her for 6 years, so we went to visit her in December, 2019and the cheapest ticket was to go with a stopover in Turkey, so we took the opportunity.
Oh wow! Lucky you and it turned out being so much fun. Spain must be really far from Venezuela right?
Yep, It is far, but Turkey is farther. It was fun. And nice to see the family after such a long time.:)
Awww♥️♥️ I love family reunion
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Beautiful photos! The time these were taken is I think the best time for the lights add more character to these structures. It would be nice to ride the tram and climb the tower next time and probably attend a mass in one of those churches :)
The photos of the square were taken when it was about to get dark, the last ones were taken at night. Most of them were taken with my phone. But the last one for example was taken with my husband's DSLR. He likes to take videos, but his camera takes amazing pictures. The tower was something we left for next time. As we didn't have so many days we didn't want to waste hours queuing, besides we had already enjoyed the breathtaking views from another viewpoint. It must be interesting to be able to listen to a mass, I agree. Also in the mosques, they don't let tourists in during prayer hours, unless you want to attend the whole service, which is something we didn't do either and will do next time if we have the chance to visit Istanbul again.
That's the best time to take photos really, golden hour is what they call it I think. It's the same in the morning. It is expected to have queues in touristy places like that. I didn't know that you are not allowed in mosques during prayer hours.
At least in the mosques, which are of great tourist interest, they don't let you in unless you are going to attend the prayers but you can't visit just to look around and take pics. Some mosques in Istanbul receive a huge amount of visitors every day.
I don't blame the tourists for visiting. It looks beautiful on the outside that one can't help but check out what is inside :D I haven't been to the two mosques we have here in the city. The more beautiful ones are those in the south where majority of the people practices Islam.
I don't blame them either, since I'm the first one who wants to visit them, hehe. We only have one mosque here but it is very small and I haven't been inside it.
I hope you can visit your mosque there :)
Taksim Square looks so beautiful and I love a busy road too as it makes it more lively even at night just like the Istiklal Caddesi.
How are you enjoying your challenge ma? Keep doing your best.
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Hi Princess thanks for stopping by :) I'm enjoying the challenge so far despite being busy the last few days. I hope you are enjoying it too.
Have a nice day 😊
PS I love that you are The Royals team hehe
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I hope you take time to rest too. I am enjoying the challenge too.
Thanks for the compliment too ♥️
I didn't know I would be curating your post from Dreemport and I am glad I came by before it 😁😁
Thank you so much for stopping by again. ♡
I'm enjoying the challenge and I do what I can. These days have been quite hectic around here but all fine. Cheers 🤗
Walking in the street of Istanbul is still one of my dreams, the whole city is my favorite
Though Gotta appreciate Your clicks - they all look amazing & looks more wonderful in crowd
Especially that first one
& Galata tower one are my favorite!
Hope you're having a good day my friend!
Hello Idk!
I hope you can visit someday. The city is amazing 😊
Have a lovely weekend:)
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Beautiful night shots the Galata street and tower especially
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
Thank you :) And my pleasure to join the Wednesday Walk
MOst welcome and have a good day
Thank you :) have a good day you too
Oh you did post Super Eli, well done, I shall be back to read after my sunny walk ☀️
I did it, Super Ed! Let's see if I can write my goals post today that I have been delaying for some days. And I'm looking forward to your sunny walk post :)☀️
Yes you did Super Eli, I am super proud! Now I am back for my evening Hive activities!
The walk was great and the weather sunny and warm:)
So I will write post in a couple of hours, nowhere near JIT yet and I have to make sure people know about tomorrow!
Only 40 more people to visit I think!
Thank you, Super Ed 😊
Oh my god, 40 people lol! The next league will be amazing with the number of comments you have made 🤣🤣 We should organize some betting around the number 😂😂🤣
haha it will be up there, like the last time there was engagement challenge! I am sure that is when I was winning the league🤣🤣🤣
Haha! I'm sure you'll be up there and we'll be having chicken dinner next week 🤣🤣🤣
By the way, at what time is the party?
By the way at 5pm UK time so your noon I think?
It looks like a fantastic city - I've always wanted to go
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What a beautiful area. The photography is nothing short of breathtaking! The Tower at Galata was especially transfixing. Thank you for sharing your [Wednesday Day Walk] with all of us. I enjoyed viewing your photographs with the accompanying commentary!
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Meraba :) you live in a so beautiful city. Thank you for stopping by.
Çok güzel Istanbul! Me encanta esta ciudad y el país en general! La iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, es la misma en versión más pequeña que la que hay en Padua, Italia. Un rincón curioso e interesante, y bonito! La zona más popular... qué ganas da de volver!
Yo podría ir una y mil veces a Estambul y me gustaría poder visitar otros lugares de Turquía. La Iglesia fue una sorpresa encontrarla porque no sabía que estaba ahí.
Tienes razón, una ciudad cok güzel 😍
Yo también, estuve varias veces, especialmente porque un año viví en Izmir... así que algo conozco jeje aunque sentí que me faltó tiempo y mucho más por ver y hacer. Pero bueno quién sabe, el futuro es el futuro... 😉
Oh genial, yo sólo he estado una vez pero con ganas de volver muchas más. Que interesante que hayas vivido en Izmir, lo conozco de referencia por las series turcas jeje
No sabemos que depara el futuro pero ojalá en él haya mas visitas a Turquía ;)🤗
Sí interesante fue, aunque no fácil vivir y trabajar allí sin tener mucha idea de nada 😅 al final ves todo, lo bueno y lo malo del lugar... quizás ir de turismo es más relajado eso seguro y es verdad que la ciudad no sale tanto como Estambul en las series turcas pero sí sale alguna vez jeje, la costa mediterránea es espectacular. Iremos ambas, esperemos... y luego a ver si lo contamos y relatamos por aquí. 🤗🤗
Supongo que no es fácil, el idioma , la cultura y todos los sitios tienen sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, pero seguro fur una gran experiencia. Yo solo querría ir de turista la verdad jeje
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Exactamente, al ser tan diferente es posible necesitar más tiempo... pero aprendí mucho mucho çok çok jaja
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what a scenic view! , the city looks so amazing, the surrounding are beautiful and I love the way that the catholic church is built, the front view is fascinating i wonder how the interior view will look like.
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The lights were off when we visited the church because it was late at night, but we were still able to go inside and get an idea of what the interior looked like.
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A fantastic publication, where each image is concatenated with the description you make. What you share is charming and provokes going out to know all these places. It is a country full of history from so long ago, that I cannot imagine how it must feel to walk through those ancient places. Excellent dreamy post.
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Oh WOW: great post and lovely Istanbul! (I've been there something like 15 years ago: for sure it's pretty changed and deserve a new visit soon!)
Thank you very much :) It sure deserves a visit.
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