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"Our morning starts with a visit to the aromatic Spice Bazaar, where the smells of cinnamon, cloves and thyme, rise from hundreds of colorful muslin bags at every store-front. We then board our ferry boat for a relaxing cruise along the shores of the legendary Bosphorus, the natural gateway that divides Asia and Europe. As you sit back and enjoy Turkish coffee or well-brewed tea from traditional small cups, numerous summer palaces and palatial homes will pass by on either side. Disembarking at the northern end of the Strait, we proceed to a restaurant for a tasty meal of local fish. Following lunch we will travel by coach to the Suleymaniye Mosque, built by master architect Sinan during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, the Lawgiver. The last stop will be Grand Bazaar, with nearly 4000 shops of antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets and leatherwear"

And so bermulalah hari ke empat with RAIN! Yes, seperti alam ini mengetahui yang diri ini dilanda kemurungan katanya akibat dirompak malam semalam. Seperti alam menyedari yang diri ini sedeh, namun terpaksa diharungi jua. Seperti alam ini tahu, hujan itu menunjukkan tangisan air mata yang membasahi pipi... HEY! APE NIH!? Jiwang katanya!? Hehehe...

So ok - after breakfast, Ibrahim picked me up at my hotel at around 8.45am dan afterwards, terus kiteorang amik Dato' and his family and terus proceed ke The Old City area where we stopped at the Spice Bazaar first before meneruskan program cruise tu. Spice Bazaar is somewhat like Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, only smaller. Did you know, Spice Bazaar ade more than 200 shops in it? Dan Grand Bazaar ade like, what, erm, 400 shops in it? Or was it 4000? Yes - I think it's 4000 shops. Hehehe - nevermind, we'll get into that part later.

So anyways, this Spice Bazaar, from the name you can tell, banyak jugal spices and food dari bende² lain. That's why it is called the Spice Bazaar. Tapi yang u ols akan perasan sangat², TURKISH DELIGHTS! Belambak dok ada. Haiii - tempting! Hehehe.. But since kiteorang will proceed to Grand Bazaar later in the afternoon, so kami tak der lah shopping pa per pon kat Spice Bazaar ni. Just jalan² habiskan masa sebelum catching the 10.30am punye cruise along Bosphorus.




By 10.15am, kiteorang crossed the road, tadaaaaaaa! Dosi sampai ke pengkalan ferries katanya. Org, jgn ditanya ramai ke idak. Berpusu². Reason being, manusia² kat Istanbul tu prefer amik cruise/ ferry ride tu dari terkandas dalam traffic. The ferry will buat cruise ala ala zigzag gitu. From one side to another side dia akan buat couple of stops. But kami semua will be stepping down at the second last stop. And kiteorang had to stop like, what, 6 stops? Hehehe.

Whats interesting about this cruise is that, selain cruising along the legendary Bosphorus, heading towards the Black Sea, is that kite berpeluang tgk rumah² yang maha melerts di sepanjang perairan. Imagine, houses that costs like more that RM1million, haiyoh! Marbelees! And the ferry akan melalui perairan The Europe side and as well at the residential side of the Asia. Menarik sangat - although cuaca dah semakin pulih dari hujan (so was my mood - getting better katanya), tapi, haiyoh, tiopan hanginnye - mak aih! SEJUK GILOS! But it was a very relaxing cruise la jugak - sempat kami nampak dolphines katanya. Datin and me and the kids spotted couple of them jumping here and there... cantik sngt...




And also, kiteorang lalu bawah 2 jambatan yang menghubungkan Istanbul Europe side and Asia side. Funny, the two bridges, are like, erm, identical? Tapi satu made by the Japanese and the other one was built by... erm... was it the Americans? Tah - mek lupa. Dan sapa built dulu pun mek lupa (mati la Ibrahim dok potpetpotpet mek dok sebok dgr discman mek lagu BUTTONS tu. LOL!) The bridges also reminded me of Golden Gate. Only these two bridges weren't red/orange in color la kan like the Golden Gate in the US tu. Hehe...



And then by the time kiteorang reached the terminating point, it was just nice - nice for what tatau? A nice time for LUNCH! The cruise took 2 hours - tanpa disedari of course. Hehehe.. and sampai² jer kat North End tu, our driver, Hassan dosi menunggu katanya with our van, yang membawa kami ke our lunch spot.

It's this famous fish restaurant (why do I get the idea am gonna hate this lunch? Sebab its FISH!), and the setting was just, nice. Overlooking the Bosphorus yang menghala towards the Black Sea, it was just breath taking!



The meal was, surprisingly OK. Dalampada mek yang tak gherti sangat nak makan FISH, I actually enjoyed the food! (MATI LA DIET!)



After lunchies, mek kalu boleh nak suruh depa hantaq mek balik hotel jer. With a weather like that, mek rase, kalau tidor, haiyoh! CONFIRM MELERTS! Dah la semalam memang mek tak cukup tidurans. Hiks! Tapi, what to do. Program must go on and mek harus ikut sekaliks.

Sepatutnye after lunchies, kiteorang ke Suleyman's moques - tapi cancelled sebab Dato' nak terus ke Grand Bazaar. And so we ols semua terus lah, proceed ke Grand Bazaar. Sempat mek lelapkan mata dalam van tu, which took us like 1 hour to arrive.
Grand Bazaar is basically like Spice Bazaar, only BIGGER la kan with 4000 shops. It reminds me of New Delhi's spot, Jampaat tu. Tapi Jampaat tu underground, somemore STUFFY! Leh mati dok bawah tu tau. Berlainan dengan Grand Bazaar, it is so, erm, comfy. Although, u ols kena berhati² masuk dalam tu. Salah haribulan, kalau pi in group, and berpecah, takut sesat dan tak jumpe geng jer nanti. Hehehe. Thats why Ibrahim nak me and Dato's family jgn ever berpecah. So kiteorang sticked together jer la. Mek pon ikut lahhhh belakang depa. Hehehe. Sempat la jugak shopping a few stuffs. Tak der lah mende sangat mek beli - macam, MAHAL sial! Baik lah shopping kat Delhi tu jauh lagi murs murs. Seriously.



Tapi my clients tetap la kan, bershopping bagai. Banyak gak depa angkut. Half way through, kiteorang  stopped for a quick refreshment katanya. Cosy jer kedai 'kopi' nih, although the space was very small and limeted, and the chairs and tables were like big enuff for my sister to play 'masak²', but still - the drink was supperb. Again, me had Turkish Apple Tea... yummy! Panas² tu, dalam keadaan sejuk, MRASALAH SEDAP GILE!

After that kiteorang continued shopping kejap before kiteorang keluar at the other end of the Bazaar. Korang nak tau, the Bazaar ado more than 40 exits tau. Haiyoh. Mati la maze! And lepas kiteorang keluar, pusing² around, then Hassan jemput kiteorang and terus balik ke hotel. Lepas hantar Dato' and his family ke Conrad, mek still ado 3 jam before my pick up time utk pegi dinner. APO LAGIK - TIDUR LAH!!! Hikhik! Bangun² jer, muka sembab! LOL!




Again Hassan and Ibrahim picked me up at 7.45pm and later terus gi amik Dato' at 8pm lelebih siket. See, with no traffic, mrasalah kejap jer dari hotel mek nak ke Conrad itiew. From Conrad, kiteorang terus ke Ortakoy, where we had dinner at this beautiful 'natural-settings' restaurant. The meal was absolutely marbeleessss u ols!!!! (There goes my diet again! HAVES LAH!) The restaurant is owned by a gay couple katanya (terbeliak bijik mata Datin bile dengar Ibrahim cakap lagu tu. Mek on the other hand, LALALALALALA sebok tgk menu!) and it was beautifully designed macam dalam glasshouse. Pokok² menjalar bagai, CANTIK SANGAT! The meals pon was sedap - like, haiyoh! Worth it la. Dato' complimented regarding this matter, mek suke!



Lepas tu, kiteorang terus balik ke Conrad and mek also terus balik ke hotel mek. Keluar beli lighter lagi? ADDINCH! Mek terus tucked myself masuk ke katil, bukak tv, isap rokok, pastu main main hp baru, pastu - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Hehehe...