allamande Posted December 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Q. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/327383-on-the-bosporus/?do=findComment&comment=4330508'>More sharing options...
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allamande Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted December 11, 2021 All the known landmarks are visible (if you squint 😆), from Galata Tower to Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya). My fave are the seagulls, the only reliable constant in the city. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/327383-on-the-bosporus/?do=findComment&comment=4330640'>More sharing options...
allamande Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted December 11, 2021 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/327383-on-the-bosporus/?do=findComment&comment=4330641'>More sharing options...
allamande Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted December 11, 2021 The old railway station (Orient Express and all that) is apparently being restored. I have no idea what they will end up doing with it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/327383-on-the-bosporus/?do=findComment&comment=4330643'>More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 11, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2021 Great set of a place I would love to visit. My good late friend Joe Dassin had a very good memory of Bosporus from the time he participated in his father's movie, Topkapi. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 12, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 12, 2021 One of my favourite cities. Istanbul, revolving round the Bosphorus. City of dreams, that can come true. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 12, 2021 Share #7 Posted December 12, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lovely, as is Istanbul, and to Louis, but there's a lot more of Turkey worth seeing. PM me if you'd like me suggestions 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
multimixer Posted December 12, 2021 Share #8 Posted December 12, 2021 16 hours ago, Louis said: Great set of a place I would love to visit. My good late friend Joe Dassin had a very good memory of Bosporus from the time he participated in his father's movie, Topkapi. Ahhh, Zyl Dassin, Melina Merkouri, great times 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 12, 2021 Share #9 Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, stuny said: Lovely, as is Istanbul, and to Louis, but there's a lot more of Turkey worth seeing. PM me if you'd like me suggestions Stuny, I am very well aware of that. Turkey is a fascinating place to visit. I only spent a night in a hotel when I was a little kid. Our planet is full of wonderful places; no wonder why so many Aliens are visiting the earth!… Edited December 12, 2021 by Louis 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted December 12, 2021 Thank you all for your wonderful comments and impressions of the city of my birth and youth. I just got back from a visit (following an eight years absence). I have to say the evolution of the city over the last two+ decades is tough to see. This might be true for most big cities but the nature of the change is the issue here, and not the growth itself. Nowadays, I only recognize the old vibe in some parts of the old city (along the Golden Horn), on a boat ride on the Bosporus and in the swarming sea gulls everywhere. Ece 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted December 13, 2021 Share #11 Posted December 13, 2021 I have made 4 or 5 trips to Turkey, always starting in Istanbul. One trip (1989) I spent a whole month travelling N, S, E, W, in every direction across all Turkey. Amazing place, amazing people. My first trip circa 1980, I felt like a stranger in Istanbul. I saw nothing 'western' and could read no signs and find nowhere (easily) to eat. But it was great immersing myself into such a magical environment. A magical carpet ride, literally. Next visit, English signage appeared, restaurants were springing up and the infrastructure, regrettably, was deteriorating. I'm glad I saw the 'old' Istanbul, but today it is still magical through the right eyes. Of course, the rest of Turkey is fantastic, albeit more tourist oriented in parts. My advice: Just go! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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