tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post5405401183139791561..comments2024-03-28T18:41:49.929+00:00Comments on Vanessa Jackman: IstanbulVanessa Jackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14380305521987944364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-25811267076377188002009-11-03T13:56:10.508+00:002009-11-03T13:56:10.508+00:00Istanbul is a beatiful place.
I like this city.Istanbul is a beatiful place.<br />I like this city.sultanahmethttp://www.sultanahmet1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-35672168181487888932009-10-04T23:27:45.479+01:002009-10-04T23:27:45.479+01:00Hi Messy,
I really like how you could remember an...Hi Messy,<br /><br />I really like how you could remember and type down the original spellings of the places.<br /><br />Very well done post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-47214020716233117642009-04-02T12:51:00.000+01:002009-04-02T12:51:00.000+01:00Hi SriniThanks for the comment! I am still in the ...Hi Srini<BR/>Thanks for the comment! I am still in the amateur realm as well-but I figure it is just practice, practice and a bit more practice :)<BR/>I would be really interested in hearing about your Istanbul experience when you return. I still haven't finished my Istanbul mini travel guide (still only up to Part 1!)but I definitely would recommend going "off the beaten" track if you have time....I would highly recommend a trip to Bebek- we took a cab from our 2nd hotel, TomTom Suites (hands down best hotel I have ever stayed in), and then got a bus back (easy peasy, everyone is really friendly and willing to help with directions). There is a lovely stroll along the waterfront from Bebek to Rumeli Hisari). You can have a drink at Bebek Hotel (expensive!) or a coffee (very much less expensive!) at Starbucks on the water in Bebek. My absolute favourite cafe in Bebek was Mangarie-it is basically across from the Bebek hotel, tucked away up high, above a hairdressing salon. It is fairly pricey (for Istanbul- not by London standards!)but is fabulous: light and airy,great views, lovely food, very Sydney-ish in style.<BR/>For lunch we went to Korfez in Kanlica (Asian side)- they provide a free boat to pick you up from near Rumeli Hisari. The food was okay (not amazing) but the boat ride and the view from the restaurant was incredible. <BR/>We walked from the restaurant to Kanlica, had a yoghurt, then walked back again to Korfez and they took us back again to the European side.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would highly recommend you head over to the Asian side via ferry and take a stroll around Moda. We had lunch at Ciya (again, this is restaurant people rave about but I just thought it was average) but the waitstaff are SO nice that you should go!<BR/><BR/>Re airports- we flew EasyJet (they fly into Sabiha Goken airport) and it was very easy to get to Sultanahmet (the location of our first hotel).We took a shuttle bus (10 euro each) that operate out of the airport. I think it maybe took 50mins or so from the time we disembarked from the plane, got our visas (15 euro each for Aussie passport holders, £10 I think for British Passport holders) and were delivered to our hotel.<BR/>On the way back (because we were leaving from Tom Tom Suites), we got the Havas bus which leaves from Taksim Square and it was 10 turkish lira each. Hassle free and cheap. <BR/><BR/>Let me know if you need any more info!Vanessa Jackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380305521987944364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-34504102519005443212009-04-02T12:18:00.000+01:002009-04-02T12:18:00.000+01:00I read your post with interest. I and wife are goi...I read your post with interest. I and wife are going to Istanbul for 4 days next week. Like you, I overdid the research part (that's how I stumbled into your blog) and our expectations are sky high :-) <BR/>I wish I can take pictures like you! I have a Nikon D80 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/15935914@N00/sets/) but am still firmly in the amateur realm.Srininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-81849630216547042772009-03-14T06:47:00.000+00:002009-03-14T06:47:00.000+00:00Thanks for the links - a very interesting read, an...Thanks for the links - a very interesting read, another blog I will follow with interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664558265179457695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-91911325286398001442009-03-13T11:24:00.000+00:002009-03-13T11:24:00.000+00:00Thanks very much Alan- I appreciate your comment a...Thanks very much Alan- I appreciate your comment and kind words. I often have to remind myself not to post photos just because it has taken me considerable effort to get them (normally this is not physical effort ie lugging equipment up a substantial hillock, but mental effort...um, mostly a bit of courage)or because I love the photo. Have a read of this post from the Pixelated Image blog: http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/02/aint-no-mountain-high-enough/<BR/>You might also enjoy David's recent posts on Vision http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/03/vision-week/ (which he has been posting about this week). It helps to make sense of why we do what we do, whether you are a landscape photographer, wedding photographer, still- lifer or a street photographer. <BR/>Mmmmm I am well over my 10, 000 first shots- and I still shoot loads of crap. I have decided that the first 10, 000 shots "rule" is for FILM photographers who are probably a lot more discerning in pressing the shutter button. I am plumping for a 100, 000 "rule" for digital shooters (okay, okay, so I am giving myself a lot of space here for taking el crappo shots!!)<BR/>Anyway, Alan, have a look at those posts- they are inspirational.Vanessa Jackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380305521987944364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221137540919014539.post-82871464832325866112009-03-13T07:44:00.000+00:002009-03-13T07:44:00.000+00:00A very interesting read and the picture of the jew...A very interesting read and the picture of the jeweler is excellent - I love the lighting, the hand really doesn't bother me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664558265179457695noreply@blogger.com