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When I first arrived in Istanbul, I passed through the Sea of Marmara and was once again deeply captivated by the blue waters here, why can the sea near the Mediterranean Sea be so blue? Sailing ships and various ships sail on the sea, and the pure water creates a beautiful scenery. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had dinner upstairs in a department store, which is common in China, selling goods downstairs and restaurants on the top floor.

Because there are not many Chinese people in Istanbul, there are not as many Chinese restaurants as in Europe, and the taste is relatively poor.

Seeing such cars, houses and various street scenes, if it weren't for the appearance of passers-by, I really felt that I had arrived in a certain northern city in Huaguo, and I had been sighing along the way.

Isn't this a ...... In short, except for the obvious faces of different races that keep appearing in front of me, Yunluo has been reminding Yunluo that this is really Turkey, and from other forms, I really don't feel any exotic.

When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo moved from Egypt, where they basically didn't see department stores, to Turkey, where the degree of commercialization has increased significantly, everyone's desire to shop suddenly skyrocketed, and on the way back to the hotel, despite the limited working hours of the tour guides and drivers who served Nalan ⊥Shiqi and Yunluo in the Istanbul section.

kept asking the team leader to stop and let Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo shop, and in the end they couldn't bear the soft grinding and hard bubbles of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, so they had to stop at a shopping mall on the side of the road, which added a short shopping time to Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, so Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's first stop in Istanbul was to visit a large home improvement market and a large supermarket - Carrefour.

As the sun sets, the modern buildings reflect the dying sun, creating a beautiful picture that resembles a 3D architectural design. What is sold in a supermarket is the most representative of the general demand of a city.

Yunluo was surprised to see the oversized bag of Lipton black tea, and there were many unheard of flavors!! Yunluo, the black tea control, really wants to take a few bags home. But I didn't have my credit card with me at the time!! Although it's a pity. But I had to give up......

Due to a little delay on the road, the return journey encountered a big traffic jam. Many people in the country complain about serious traffic jams, and when they arrive in Istanbul, they know what is really called water leakage, and it is more interesting that when traffic jams become a habit, people's mentality will change greatly, and people in the car seem to be very optimistic.

Quite a few small vendors weave through the stagnant traffic. The most amazing thing is that in addition to selling drinks, food and paper towels, there are many people selling flowers, and they are still in the mood to buy flowers when the congestion is so serious?

This is impossible to see in China, Chinese people are always in a hurry, no matter when they are in a hurry, they panic when they encounter obstacles, and Turks seem to know how to enjoy life and be at peace with what happens, Yunluo appreciates this calm and optimistic mentality. Life is just like this, why be so impetuous, no matter how bad the situation is, there is something to be desired, let alone just a small traffic jam?

The lobby of the Sheraton Hotel, where Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo lived, came to Egypt and Turkey this time to broadcast the journey live on the Internet in the hotel lobby. There is also a special seat for Internet visitors next to the bar.

Everything, it's just that the hotel is located on the outskirts of the city, next to only a few small company office buildings, not only is there no shoppingmall. I don't even have a 24-hour convenience store, and I suddenly miss Japan's 7-11 ......

Small drink bar in the hotel room. There are style cups, portable paper cups, and a variety of teas and coffees, and these nights in Cairo and Istanbul are all different flavors of tea, no matter how special the taste, as long as enough sugar is added. Filled with a feeling of happiness. The bed in the hotel is also very comfortable and can sleep very well, and the Turks really know how to enjoy it.

The itinerary in Istanbul officially started the next day, and after the strong request of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, the team leader and tour guide took Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to set off 1 hour in advance. But the hard-earned 1 hour did not allow Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to visit more attractions, and all the visiting times had been arranged by the travel agency.

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo can only use the extra free time to wander around the dock square in the morning, patting the Dome of the Rock, the local breakfast project and the Turks waiting for the bus to go to work, making Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's itinerary closer to independent travel, and the slow pace of travel makes Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo have no sense of urgency in group travel.

Perhaps this is also the unique style of the Turkish travel agency in the arrangement, the tour, should be so unhurried, in order to fully enjoy the process.

Istanbul is heavily congested, so most people will take public transportation if they are in a hurry, because it is an ancient city, and it is said that a monument is dug underground, which is not suitable for building a subway.

The unimpeded, fast and convenient light rail has become the first choice for public transportation. This is similar to the BRT in Xiamen, which is located in the middle of the road, but it does not affect the view at all, but it is a nuisance for private cars, and you have to take a long detour to cross the street.

The cats in Turkey are obviously more delicate, and the pastoral cats here are more beautiful than purebred cats when they are transported to China, and every gesture of it is so cute, which strengthens the heart of Yunluo to raise a cat to accompany Yunluo for the rest of his life.

In the morning, the bus stop located at the pier, I like the design of their waiting space, windproof on both sides, plastered with advertisements and just shade, but a little troublesome is that I don't know how to read the stop sign.

It was easy to find a map with the routes, but it was really difficult to find the traffic routes of the whole of Istanbul......

Istanbul Ferry Terminal Square, where 98% of the population in Istanbul profess Islam, and various mosques can be found everywhere, but the Muslims here are not as religious as the Arabs of Egypt, and it is said that not only are there no strict five times a day to pray, but there is no restriction on the dress of girls.

Some people actually drink alcohol, maybe Islam is really not as strict as Yunluo imagined, believe or not, it is not whether you strictly abide by those established rules and regulations, the most important thing is to have God in your heart, and to always remember God's teachings, maintain good words and deeds, it is a good thing for others and yourself.

There are a lot of breakfast project stalls in the square, the main food of Westerners is bread and cakes, here is no exception, after breakfast may have to take a boat or car to the other side to go to work, here finally feel the exotic customs of Turkey more deeply, the stall cars are made into the appearance of mosques and royal palaces, very distinctive.

This is the bridge connecting Asia and Europe, the middle of the water is the Sea of Marmara, this is the dividing point between Asia and Europe, is the throat of the throat, in Istanbul there are many such bridges across the two banks, for cars and pedestrians to shuttle between Asia and Europe.

The real first attraction of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo in Istanbul is to take a cruise on the Sea of Marmara to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait, although the two sides belong to Asia and Europe, but after all, they are still the same city, and there is not much difference in architecture, in fact, in the end, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo do not care about this in Asia or Europe.

Instead, focus on the beautiful sea view and some ancient buildings, it is a pity that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's tour guide Nancy is not very good at Chinese, and she is Ankara, she is really unfamiliar with Istanbul, and can hardly answer Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's questions, let alone explain.

Coupled with the fact that there is no Chinese on the ship's broadcast, many famous buildings can only be left to pass, and there is no way to understand the story behind them, Yunluo decisively realized that in the future, you must not relax your homework preparation before the trip because you are with a group, otherwise it will look quite dry when visiting the historical and cultural ancient city, just like watching the food but not being able to taste the feeling.

The kind uncle who sells drinks on the cruise, saw Yunluo raise the camera and stopped to take pictures very cooperatively, the black tea here is 1 lira, orange juice 3 lira, the taste is very good, the taste of black tea will be a little strange if you don't add sugar, but like Egypt, the Turks will not be stingy with sugar at all, and the taste will get better immediately after adding, and the feeling of happiness arises spontaneously.

During the Bosphorus cruise, Yunluo saw a lot of amazing scenery, and the camera almost never left his hand, as long as he saw a new scene, he kept pressing the shutter.

If you have the opportunity to come back next time, you must learn from the Turks on the ship, stop taking pictures all the time, and enjoy the time of taking a cruise through the scenery......

The Turkish Straits (also known as the Black Sea Straits) are the only passages connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, including the Bosphorus Strait (also known as the Istanbul Strait) and the Dardanelles Strait (also known as the Canakkale Strait).

During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union established the Black Sea Straits as one of the most important maritime chokepoints in the world. After the Cold War, NATO still regarded the Black Sea straits as one of the strategic points of Eurasia. The Black Sea Strait runs northeast-southwest. The Bosphorus Strait is bordered to the northeast, the Dardanelles Strait to the southwest, and the Sea of Marmara is the Turkish Inland Sea between the two straits.

The Bosphorus Strait is 315 kilometers long, with a maximum width of 3,200 meters, a narrowest point of 550 meters, an average depth of 62 meters, and a maximum depth of 118 meters. In the middle of the strait there is a rapids from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, and a countercurrent below the surface carries the saline waters from the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea.

Fisheries in the strait area are abundant due to the seasonal movement of fish to and from the Black Sea through the strait. The banks are lush with trees, and villages and villas are dotted around. (To be continued.) )

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