E-Istanbul ngempelasonto? Kungani kungenjalo?! Ukundiza - kungabi ngaphezu kwamahora amathathu, futhi empeleni ngifuna ukuwela ukunambitheka kwase-Asia, okungenani ngamafuphi. Mayelana neTurkey Antalya ne-Alania sonke siyazi, kepha u-Istanbul kungenye. Lapha kuphela owuzwa ngempela umoya we-Middle East, ovela ezwenikazi laseYurophu.
Ukufika edolobheni elikhulu kakhulu laseTurkey, ungaphendukeli ezinsizakalweni zezinhlangano zokudlulisa noma itekisi. Isiteshi sedolobha metro kwesokudla esigungwini sezinhlaka zendiza. Thenga ithokheni kaLira amathathu (1 lira - cishe ama-ruble ayi-16) negatsha eliqondile enkabeni yedolobha - esiteshini sase-Aksarara. Metro ihlanzekile futhi inethezekile. Kakhulu emhlabathini. Kukhona nethuba lokuvakasha kwedolobha ngenkathi uhambela ehhotela. Ngakhe, ngendlela, sasibhuka enkabeni yedolobha - ebizayo. Kepha eceleni kwesiteshi se-TRAM sendawo ezindaweni eziningana ezivela enkabeni. Ufana kakhulu nesitimela nohambo olukuwo kufanelekile okufanayo.
Ngosuku lokuqala baye esifundeni esisenkabeni yeSultanahmet. Zonke izikhangibo ezibalulekile zilapha. Emnyango we-mosque, ungamangali ukuthi udinga ukususa izicathulo. Kungathathwa kanye nawe esikhwameni, kepha ekuhambeni amakhaphethi kuphela angenazicucu. Amasiko adinga ukuhlonishwa. Yebo, nangendlela ehlukile ngeke ube nalutho.
Lapho-ke kufanele uye endaweni yesikwele esidumile seTaxim. Fika akukho lula. Okokuqala, ku-tram esiteshini sokugcina uKabatas, futhi ukusuka lapho ku-funyar ngemizuzu emithathu. Ukusuka eTaksim Square, umgwaqo omuhle kakhulu wedolobha ohamba ngezinyawo enesixuku sezindawo zokudlela nezitolo zezikhumbuzo zikazwelonke ziyaqala.
Ukubuyela emuva eCabatas ngezinyawo ngemizuzu eyi-10, hlala phansi esikebheni uye engxenyeni yedolobha. Uhambo lwesikebhe, oluhamba njalo ngehora lesigamu, luhlala imizuzu engama-20. Izindleko futhi zingu-3 lira. Ama-terminals athengisa ithokheni esikebheni - kwesokudla kusuka ePier. Endleleni eya engxenyeni yase-Asia ye-Istanbul, siyayithanda imibono evela eBosphorus strait ekwakheni okuhle komuzi.
Ngokweqiniso, engxenyeni yedolobha kakhulu yedolobha akukho okumele kwenziwe. Izinto zabavakashi, ezifana nezivakashi ngokwazo, azikabi kangako lapha. Izitolo zeSouvenir zincane kakhulu, kepha kulokho, amanani angumyalo wobukhulu obuphansi kunasekuqaleni kwe-patus "European" Istanbul.
Ngokuvamile, sasinjalo ngempelasonto "nge-bang." Qiniseka ukuthi uzophinda ufike ngandlela thile. Njengoba leli dolobha elikhulu limane lingenakwenzeka ngasikhathi sinye.