Monday, 23 January 2017

Turki Ku Datang Lagi 2016 (34) - Istanbul - The Grand Bazaar

Istanbul Kapali Çarsi (The Grand Bazaar)

Shopping time!

2 jam, masa yang diberi untuk shopping di Grand Bazaar ini yang mempunyai 4,000 buah kedai ini mana cukup beb...  Well, cukup ke tak cukup... itu je lah masa yang ada sebelum kami di hantar ke airport.. huhuuu...



The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. 

In 2014, it was listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.

The Grand Bazaar is located inside the walled city of Istanbul, in the district of Fatih and in the neighbourhood (mahalle) bearing the same name (Kapalıçarşı). It stretches roughly from west to east between the mosques of Beyazit and of Nuruosmaniye. The Bazaar can easily be reached from Sultanahmet and Sirkeci by trams (Beyazıt-Kapalıçarşı stop).

The building can be accessed through four gates:

“Second-hand Book Sellers’ Gate” (Sahaflar Kapısı) in the north
“Skullcap Sellers’ Gate” (Takkeciler Kapısı) in the south
“Jewellers’ Gate” (Kuyumcular Kapısı) in the east, and
“Women’s Clothiers’ Gate” (Zenneciler Kapısı) in the west.

Originally the Grand Bazaar structures were built with wood, and only after the 1700 fire, they were rebuilt in stone and brickwork, and covered. All the bazaar edifices, except the fur dealers market (Turkish: Kürkçüler Çarsısı), a later addition which is two-story, are one story. The roofs are mainly covered with tiles, while the part burnt in 1954 uses now tarmac. 

In the bazaar no artificial light was foreseen, also to prevent fires, and smoking was strictly prohibited. The roads outside the inner Bedesten are roughly parallel to it. Anyway, the damages caused by the many fires and quakes along the centuries, together with the repairs done without a general plan, gave to the market - especially in its western part - a picturesque appearance, with its maze of roads and lanes crossing each other at various angles. [source]










Saya banyak masuk ke kedai menjual tudung saja dan di kedai ni ada tudung turki yang menarik dan unik, saya dapat good deal. Ini ialah salah satu jenis tudung (wool scarf) yang saya beli di kedai ini. Saya suka mencari sesuatu yang ada keunikannya yang tersendiri.





okeyyy... dah habis shopping dah :)








 to airport now... 
tour leader kami ni sangat menjaga masa..





check in...


Gonna miss this cute guy... hahahaaa..

Bye bye Istanbul... feeling sad to leave this beautiful country. 
Hope to come again. InsyaAllah...

 flight balik kul 1905-1020


Alhamdulillah, sempat solat jamak zohor-asar dan maghrib-isyak. Surau nya agak besar dan selesa, cuma ada satu masalah...

Agak susah jugak bagi orang perempuan untuk berwudhuk di surau ini sebab tempat wudhuknya adalah di luar dari kawasan surau wanita dan tak ada selipar pun sedangkan kami semua pakai kasut boot atau pun kasut sukan. Kami memilih untuk berkaki ayam je dari tempat wudhuk masuk ke surau, tetapi kami telah dimarahi oleh pekerja di situ kerana berkaki ayam. Tak tentu arah jugak kami dibuatnya tika itu... bengang pun ada..

Gambar bawah adalah pemandangan dari bilik solat. 


Selepas solat terasa lapar jugak sikit, jadi saya pun beli lah makanan ini..


boarding.. kematu lah punggung ni lagi, kena bertahan 12 jam straight... huhuuuu...

dinner served

Kali ni dalam flight saya asyik tidur je sebab kepenatan seharian ke hulu ke hilir. So, tak ada lah apa-apa yang nak diceritakan.


sedar-sedar.. lagi 2 jam nak sampai... yeayyy... 

dan breakfast pun dihidangkan.. 
lepas makan boleh sambung tidur balik tu... isshh..issshhh... isshhhhhhh...


Syukur Alhamdulillah, akhirnya Turkish Airline ini landed safely di bumiku yang tercinta pada waktu Subuh. 

Tamatlah sudah siri Trip Turki ini. Wahhh.. baru prasan. Panjangnya cerita Turki ni ye, sampai 34 siri! Tak sedar je, sebab saya buat agak detail jugak ni.. cuma catitan tak brapa banyak disebabkan kebanyakan masa kami rush jer, 
so tak sempat nak catit. 

Nasib baik dapat disiapkan story trip ni sebelum saya start travel lagi minggu depan.

Saya ingatkan siri India Trip yang selama 17 hari tu lah yang paling panjang dalam blog ni, rupa-rupanya trip Turki dah take over pulak.

Oh ye, saya kena mintak maaf juga pada pengikut setia blog saya ni sebab masih tak dapat siapkan story New Zealand Trip yang 14 hari tu. Tak tau lah pulak bila boleh sambung cerita yang terbengkalai di pertengahan jalan.. huhuu..

Apa-apa pun, saya harapkan agar pembaca tak jemu dan dapatlah juga sedikit manfaat dari siri trip Turki ini.

Tamatlah sudah Eksplorasi Turki 2016 ini




Sekian, terima kasih.



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