3/18 Çanakkale

 

Otogar of Istanbul

Dardanelles

Trojan Horse of movie Troy

Today I came to Çanakkale to see Troy.
The Bus started from Otogar of Istanbul to Çanakkale.
Bus crossed Dardanelles on the way.
Otogar means bus terminal.
Railway is underdeveloped in Turkey.
There are many bus company. I used "Metro" bus.
It took about 7 hours from Istanbul to Çanakkale.
There is Trojan Horse of movie Troy in Çanakkale.
I can check bus timetable with this website.
http://www.neredennereye.com/en/

Istanbul trivia

 

It is called lokum which is made from starch and sugar. It tastes good.

Mixed lokum is 7TRY  Tea is 3TRY.



Halva also tastes good.

 

It cost 14.95TRY.



 

There is Quran in the room of hotel.

Istanbul museum pass

3day's ticket(85TRY)　Every museum are around Hagia Sofia. It is convenient.(Price is in case of no pass)

Topkapi palace and harem（including Harem 45TRY)

Hagia sophia museum（30TRY)

Hagia irene（20TRY)
It is near Hagia sophia. It is almost empty.

Istanbul archaelogical museum（15TRY)　
Many part of it are under construction.

Istanbul mosaic museum（10TRY)　
There are mozaik which is made Byzantine era.

Museum of turkish and islamic arts（20TRY)
There are arabian kaligrafi.

Istanbul museum of the history of science and technology in islam
There are invention of islamic scientist. astronomy and chemistry.
entrance is inside Gulhane park.
Map

５day's ticket(115TRY)　We can also enter below plus above.
Chora museum（15TRY）
It is 10minutes from Edirnekapi tram station. (T4)
There is Theodsian Wall near here.

Fethiye museum（5TRY)　
It is 10minutes from Chora museum on foot.

Galata mevlevi house museum（10TRY）
We can see sema ceremony every Sunday.

Yildiz palace（10TRY)
little palace

Rumeli hisari museum（5TRY)　

Kartlar ve Biletler - Müze

3/11 yildiz palace~Galata bridge~Istanbul museum of the history of science and technology in islam

I went to Yildiz palace. (pass is available) It is small palace.



 

 

I went to Galata bridge. Many people are fishing.

 



I went to istanbul museum of the history of science and technology in islam

(pass is available) There are invention of islamic scientist. astronomy and chemistry. It was inherited to Europe afterwards.

 

 

I ate mackerel. (7TRY) Everybody in this restaurant ate this. It is normal.

 

3/10 Rumelihisarı~Istanbul mozaik museum

I went to Rumelihisarı. (pass is available) It was built to conquer Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1452.

 

I went to Istanbul mozaik museum. (pass is available) There are mozaik which is made during Byzantine era.

It is beautiful.

 

I went to grand bazar. It wa fun.

 

3/9 old city

Theodosian Wall

 

 

I went to Chora Church. (pass is available) It is 10 minutes from Edirnekapi tram station. (T4)

When I got of tram I found Theodosian Wall. We can climb this wall. But step of wall is narrow. I didn't climb this part. I could climb another part which is normal step.

 

Chora Church has mozaik which is made during christian era. Many part is under construction. We can see only corridor.

I also went to Fethiye museum which is 10 minutes from Chora Church on foot.(pass is available)  It also has mozaik. But it is small scale. Many part is under construction.

 

 

I went to Panorama 1453 history museum. (10TRY pass is not available) It is near Topkapi tram station.(T1 T4)

 

 

 

I went to Basilica Cistern.(20 TRY pass is not available) It was very mysterious. There are Medusa's pillar.

 

 

We can see many doner kebab shop. I drank pomegranate juice. It cost about 5 TRY. It is delicious.

 

 

There are many sweets. I ate yellow one. (8.5TRY) It is called asure like a jelly.

 



I ate chicken. (26TRY) It is not so good. Prices are cheap generally. Center of city is expensive. Tea is 1TRY~4TRY.

 

3/8 New city

View from Galata Tower. Topkapı Palace,Hagia Sofia and Sultan Ahmed Mosque

istanbul military museum  Chain at the mouth of the Golden Horn in 1453

Dolmabahçe Palace

Sema ceremony at Galata Mevlevi Museum

 

I went to new city. I went to Galata Tower.(25TRY for foreigner  pass is not available)

Constantinople blockade Golden horn by chain to protect themselves in 1453

But Turkey passed over here by climbing this land route.

I went to Galata Mevlevi Museum. (pass is available) There are tools of Sema ceremony.

I could also buy ticket of Sema ceremony.(50TRY pass is not available)

Sema ceremony is hold at 5pm every Sunday.

I went to Istanbul Military Museum. (6.5TRY pass is not available) There are chains which used in 1453.

Next I went to Dolmabahçe Palace. (40TRY including Harem  pass is not available) It is designed by French designer.I feel Opera in Paris here.

Then I came back to Galata Mevlevi Museum to see Sema ceremony.

It was solemnity.

I use Istanbul card to move. I can get it at kiosk. It cost 10TRY.

I put money on this card with machine which is near entrance of station.

I can get on tram,metro,bus with it. (2.15TRY for one time)

It is convenient.

3/7 Hagia Sophia~ Topkapı Palace~Istanbul Archaeology Museum ~Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Hagia Sophia

Topkapı Palace

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

 

I bought 5day's museum pass at entrance of Hagia Sophia. It cost 115 TRY.



 Hagia Sophia(pass is availabel) is reconstructed after fall of Constantinople.
I went to Topkapı Palace. (pass is available) I went to Istanbul Archaeology Museum. (pass is available) It is under construction everywhere.
Then I went to Sultan Ahmed Mosque.(mosque is free) It is spectacular mosque.
I called by one person and take me to carpet shop. Of course I didn't buy anything. Please be careful,everybody. It is cold and windy in Istanbul.

3/6 Süleymaniye Mosque~Valens Aqueduct

 

 I went to Süleymaniye Mosque. People were praying there.

Then I went to Valens Aqueduct which is made during Roma era.

There are many Roma's remains in Turkey.

 

3/4 Istanbul

Atatürk International Airport at Istanbul

 

Hagia Sophia and moon

 

I extended my stay in Europe and I abandoned my return ticket to Japan.

So I bought world's round ticket at staralliance websight. It cost about 3000￡.(including tax)

This ticket is good for one year. There is only online ticket.

I can change my reservation by phone call or email if there is a vacant seat.

Then I came to istanbul.

I'll continue my journey for a whie.

 

http://www.staralliance.com/en/fares/round-the-world-fare/

 

important story 2

1 There are many surveillance cameras everywhere such as station,bank,school,hospital,supermarket.
Why do we need such a many surveillance cameras?
Because there are criminals at station? criminals at cash dispencer?
Why criminals don't decrease though there are many cameras.
2 Why do we need social security number?
To get social services?
3 There are many crimes on internet nowadays such as hacking,leaking of various informations.
Various crimes have same roots.
I came to conclusion recently.I say conclusion first.
They are looking for someone.
I don't know about "them" at all.
I also don't know "someone" at all.
What I know are "They direct Gang Stalking everywhere" and "Someone know something -probably it is list of victims of gang stalking"
Someone will be killed if they find someone.
Their rule is going to collapse.
So they make incidents all over the world.
People go station,bank,hospital.
They direct mass shooting in town to make surveillance society.
Threat of terror doesn't vanish no matter how much time passes.
The top of mafia and top of legitimate government are same from hundreds of years ago.  The history as we know is not true.
They make conflicts all over the world such as Russia-Ukraine,French affair,abuduction of Japanese in North Korea.
Their aims are not killing but killing each other.
I didn't know what was happenning around me.
But now past incidents around me are formed like a puzzle.
Criminals on internet occur freqently from now on.
Their aim is imposing legal controls of internet's world and surveillance of internet's users.
So they make incidents on internet' world such as anonymous,wikileaks or Edward Snowden.
They are only prologue.

important story 1

I don't know the reason why he came to the town. He may be during a journey or looking for a job. It was because guards appeared everywhere that he got irritated. Guards were interrupting him whenever he tried something.
Guards were disturbed that he try to exchange with people.
His frustration was escalated gradually and he used violence on guards by chance.
Then he was chased by them. At last he was cornered at one house and played gunfight against guards.  But that time his ex-supervisor helped him.
Ex-supervisor said it was because he had a trauma that he injured someone.
It was a documentary film.

3/2 London

 

 

 Today I went to Abbey road,Sherlock Holmes Museum,British Library and Monument to the Great Fire of London in 1666.

We need registration to read books in British Museum.Wifi is free.

 

 



2/28 London

 

My London Pass was expired.

I went to The Natural History Museum,Hard Rock Cafe,Piccadilly Circus,Chinese Town,Covent garden, and London museum.

I had a good time all day.