A walk along the Marmara Sea
Report from our Family visit to Turkey.
We are back North in Norway after a most wonderful stay with Ingelin, Metin Leander, Kaya and Zeynep. Big hugs and thanks to Zeynep that hosted us from July 3 to July 12.
We were welcomed back by an unexpected stormy Night with Thunderstorm and 1000 blitzes per hour. Luckely no power outages, so we could watch around 1000 photos together with Sölvi and the Cats. Great memories..
Where we stayed in Istanbul - Erenköy
When we stayed in Istanbul, we were guests in Metin Leander’s Grandmothers wonderful appartement in Erenköy district on the Asian part of Istanbul. This part of Istanbul used to be a resort area with large wooden-buildings and Gardens.
People went over here from the European side and stayed in these wonderful residences during the Summers. But after WW 2, when the Economy in Turkey was very bad, many houseowners could not afford to maintain these houses anylonger. Instead of letting the houses lapse, many owners started to build appartement houses in the late 50’ies and in the 60’es. Hence, this part of Istanbul is today a modern “green” part of megacity Istanbul (13 million people lives in the bigger Istanbul).
A Walk along the Marmara Sea - Dalyan Park
One afternoon, we decided to have a walk at the Beachfront, only some minutes walk away from the Appartement.
The whole beachfront is a Public Park, several kilometers long. We had a 2 hours walk. It is seperate lanes for bikers and walkers.
Here you see a tiny Beach for Sunlickers and Swimmers. In the background are the Princess Islands.
Windsurfing is popular. Princess Islands in background.
Here you can rent a surf
All along the Beachfront: Men Fishing
Here an outdoor Gym – for free
Metin Leander in a swing for the first time and Ingelin.
Playground for Kids and a Beach Kiosk
Sugarspin- and Cornstand. Anna and Ingelin were not interested.
Just before Sunset, we left the shores of Marmara Sea. What a wonderful recreational walk.
These photos may have given you a different picture of Istanbul, than you might have imagined this megacity.
More to come….
PS. Do not forget to look in here.
posted by TorAa at
7/13/2010 08:50:00 pm
10 Comments:
Oh how wonderful, and a beautiful baby! I am not long back from seeing our (first) grand child in the south of France - and I miss her already.
I was in Istanbul years ago and it looks very much different. A most beautiful city with a very rich history.
those photos are so beautiful and very different than I would have ever guessed. It feels a lot like Europe and a bit like North America in one...
Beautiful!!!
It loooks like you had a splendid time, my dear Tor...Such a great trip...To be with your dear Grandson and daughter and Son-In-law and his family...LOVELY! I look forward to seeing more.
I will steal Metin Leander (just kidding!), he is more than adorable!!
I have been in Istanbul only once and I was at the historical part of the city, near the Great Bazar, enjoyed your pictures, much different from what I saw.
Wow! Beautiful photos of Turkey! I love it!
What a beautiful place Istanbul is...I love that house. I've heard of the Marmara Sea...and now I've seen it, thanks to you, Tor.
It sounds as if you and your family had a wonderful and Metin Leander is soooo cute!
Wonderful. Metin Leander is so handsome!
i just love that first picture, his grin, and how it is reflected in the table. of course now i also need a little person to push in a swing. :)
Metin Leander est un beau petit garçon!!! Il te ressemble!!! Istanbul est une ville si grande! Que de découvertes à faire! La maison en bois est réellement très jolie! tu as vraiment du te régaler avec Anna dans ce lieu magique avec la famille en plus! Que du bonheur!
Those old houses with it's history must be a wonderful sight! Looks like you had a marvelous time - which we knew you would.
...and so is little gorgeous Metin Leander! Charmtroll!
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