Monday, February 22, 2010

Travel : Istanbul

The first business trip I took many moon's ago was to Istanbul.  I found a beautiful city full of contrast and color.  In between the research into the fashion industry that I was doing, I managed to squeeze in some site seeing.  The Blue Mosque is fascinating and spectacularly perched above the Bosphorus, the spice market offers a sensory overload and there is no better place to learn how to haggle than the Grand Bazaar -- all of this alongside exciting modern design.  Mmmm might be time to put it on my list of places that need to be revisited. . .

Below top to bottom -- Blue Mosque (via Wallpaper me) . . . Spice Market (via Wikipedia) . . . The drool worthy home of fashion designer Rifat Ozbek on Turkey’s Bodrum peninsula (via Home Interior Design Themes) . . .

3 comments:

Gilly Newman said...

Hi,
Lovely post on Istanbul. Our company is organizing a meet for employees and shareholders around that area. Do you, by any chance, know anything about car rentals in the area Can you please share some info on car rentals also?
Thank you.

Gilly

Paula said...

Hi Gilly - Last time I was there was over 10 years ago and I used taxis to get around. Sorry I can't help re car rentals but hope you have fun there. Paula

Shenandoah bed and breakfast said...

Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey and fifth largest city on the globe and its population approximately12.8 million. It is located on the Bosporus Strait. Moreover there are some best beaches, restaurants, parks, hotels and resorts as well as lots of historical places over there.