Istanbul – The Eastern City Gliding Out The Window

If you ever read "The East Glides Out the Window", you will want a leisurely trip to the Eurasian city in the heart of Turkey.
Istanbul - the Eastern city gliding out the window
Istanbul is one of the most dynamic cities in the world. This place has an interesting mix of Europe and Asia, past and present, Christianity and Islam ..

. The city divided between Eurasia and Asia takes visitors from one surprise to another. In the book The Orient Gliding Out the Window, the author once mentioned the advice: "Spend a day on the walls and fortress, spend a few days visiting the city's plumbing and reservoirs, a week away. visit palaces, one week more museums, one day for columns and towers, a few weeks for churches and cathedrals .



. Spend a few days looking at graves, cemeteries, and makeup for the dead better than I thought ".
Coming to Istanbul, visitors do not forget to cross the Bosphorus bridge connecting the two continents, where the words Welcome to Asia is written, and Welcome to Europe in contrast to make a trip "across Europe - Asia with just one step". The Bosphorus connects the Black Sea and Marmara, and has long been one of the busiest maritime routes in the world. Photo: Get Your Guide.
Dating back to the 6th century, built by the Roman emperor Justinian I, Hagia Sophia was the largest religious building in the world at that time with a dome diameter of 30 meters. After falling into the hands of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century, the Hagia Sophia was transformed into a mosque until 1935 as a museum The most impressive in the Hagia Sophia is that the images of Christianity accompanying the Arabic script of Islam coexist show a strong intersection of not only culture but also belief in Turkey.




Istanbul has a multitude of underwater palaces, but the Basilica Cistern is on a larger scale. The whole palace is 140 m long, 70 m wide, 336 Corinthian-style stone columns 9 m high to support the giant brick dome. The underwater palace was built in 542, the water storage capacity of the palace reaches 100,000 tons, which can provide water for the whole city for 1 month.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, commonly known as the Blue Mosque, was built in 1616. More than 20,000 blue ceramic tiles with more than 50 different tulip designs make the difference. This mosque. It is only a short walk from Sultanahmet tram and metro stations.
If you've seen 007 James Bond - Sky Fall, you'll remember the opening scene where actor Daniel Craig drives an ice motorbike on tiled roofs.



Below that are 4,000 stalls of Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world. At the Grand Bazaar, you need to prepare your bargaining skills because the sellers will challenge or persevere to buy you and be careful not to get lost.
Turkish Delight is a colorful sweet gift visitors should try when coming to Turkey. The Tho, which are fond of sweet, produce a variety of pliable lokum with different flavors and processing methods. Various colors and types with filling, such as peanuts, chestnuts, almonds ... When buying this sweet gift, you should "bravely" pay a low price and be patient gradually to buy more.



Don't worry.
Evil Eyes is considered a lucky symbol of the Turks. Tho mothers often sew a demon eye amulet to their baby's clothes to protect them from misfortune. If this spell burst means the child has just avoided a bad thing, need to find a new one immediately to replace.
Some note:
A direct flight from Vietnam to Istanbul by Turkish Airlines takes about 10 hours with a ticket price from USD 1,000. All other carriers must transit.
Turkey has applied an electronic visa (e-visa) with fast and convenient procedures. The condition is that the visitor has a valid US, Schengen or UK visa.



With the e-visa just a few steps online, visitors can easily complete the visa application process without spending 3 weeks or a month like a regular visa. No need to prepare documents and submit documents at the embassy, registrants only need to fill in basic information directly at the website https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ and pay by Master Card or Visa Card with 45 USD fee. Soon, the e-visa will be sent to the applicant's mailbox. Guests print and present e-visa with passport, air ticket at immigration counter.
According to Minh An / Vnexpress
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