Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Istanbul - en smakebit på engelsk
Hei alle sammen, noen av dere har observert vi har vært på en kort ferietur til familie i Tyrkia. Her en smakebit fra min blog på engelsk. Min ABC3 - M finner du under dette innlegget-----.
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Where we stayed in Istanbul - Erenköy
When we stayed in Istanbul, we were guests in Metin Leander’s Grandmothers wonderful appartement in Erenköy district on the Asian part of Istanbul. This part of Istanbul used to be a resort area with large wooden-buildings and Gardens.
Istanbul - oginal house in Erenköy - Istanbul 
People went over here from the European side and stayed in these wonderful residences during the Summers. But after WW 2, when the Economy in Turkey was very bad, many houseowners could not afford to maintain these houses anylonger. Instead of letting the houses lapse, many owners started to build appartement houses in the late 50’ies and in the 60’es. Hence, this part of Istanbul is today a modern “green” part of megacity Istanbul (13 million people lives in the bigger Istanbul).
A Walk along the Marmara Sea
Marmara Beach Walk - 1
One afternoon, we decided to have a walk at the Beachfront, only some minutes walk away from the Appartement.
Marmara Beach Walk - Playground 
The whole beachfront is a Public Park, several kilometers long. We had a 2 hours walk. It is seperate lanes for bikers and walkers.
Marmara Beach Walk - Beach - Princess Islands 
Here you see a tiny Beach for Sunlickers and Swimmers. In the background are the Princess Islands.
Marmara Beach Walk - Windsurfers 
Windsurfing is popular. Princess Islands in background.
Marmara Beach Walk - Rent a Wind Surf 
Here you can rent a surf
Marmara Beach Walk - Fishing 
All along the Beachfront: Men Fishing Marmara Beach Walk - Outdoor Gym for free Here an outdoor Gym – for free
ML-First time in a Swing 
Metin Leander in a swing for the first time and Ingelin. Marmara Beach Walk - Playground and Kiosk Playground for Kids and a Beach KioskMarmara Beach Walk - Sugar Spin and Corn 
Sugarspin- and Cornstand. Anna and Ingelin were not interested.
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Just before Sunset, we left the shores of Marmara Sea. What a wonderful recreational walk.

These photos may have given you a different picture of Istanbul, than you might have imagined this megacity.
More to come….
PS. Do not forget to look in here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hei, hei Tor. Takker hjertligst for ditt besøk og kommentar. Takk også for svært fornøyelig lesning fra både India og Tyrkia. Lenge siden jeg har vært på reisefot selv, glemmer nesten at det finnes en verden utenfor...

Ettersom du liker å både lese og skrive; kan du ved leilighet lese gjennom en liten prolog jeg har skrevet (ligger på bloggen min) og gi meg en oppriktig tilbakemelding? Er så få menn å spørre... Tusen takk og fortsatt deilig sommer!

claudie said...

Istanbul!!! Tu nous raconteras tout quand nous serons à Oslo!!!