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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Taste of History

When the weather forecasts had promised excellent weather for the past week, we tried to organize couple activities outside and some short trips to enjoy the last bits of sunny autumn before winter.

One day we passed to the European side of the city and had a wonderful lunch right beside the Galata tower. Call it a taste of history...

This famous sign of İstanbul, first built in 507 by the Byzantium Emperor Anastasius as a lighthouse. Later Geneose rebuilt this wood structure by using stone.. Ottomans used it as a dungeon and fire tower and now Turks are using it as a cafe and a restaurant..Enduring ages in many shapes...



Hope you are having sunny weathers, too...

21 comments:

  1. Your tower is beautiful and so tall.

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  2. It certainly shows well against the sky line....I think it's wonderful that is still used today and not just saved as a tourist site. Great lunch spot! looks like fun!

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  3. It's a lovely tower. Isn't it funny that in our day and age so many monuments are being used as restaurants?
    What did you have to eat?

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  4. Thank you for this wonderful picture ! Please have a good start into the new week.


    daily athens

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  5. It looks like wonderful plans and experiences.

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  6. What a great place for a cafe and restaurant. Gives the ambience a unique flavor.

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  7. lovely place to have dinner! Here it is raining non stop from 3 days-real Polish autumn:)

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  8. Another excellent landmark of this beautiful city!

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  9. Great place to have a drink/lunch/dinner....
    In Casa it's getting cooler...summer's gone.

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  10. not so much sun here today but we are enjoying a beautiful autumn here too.
    gorgeous tower.... great venue for a cafe/restaurant
    ~laura

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  11. what a wonderful lunch spot that would be :)
    i hope you enjoyed (or will soon) a nice lunch for all of us !!! cheers

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  12. How Fabulous!!!
    What an interesting structure and history!! and great you are having such wonderful autumn weather.. Have a great week xxx Julie xxx Julie

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  13. Great way to enjoy the fleeting days of autumn...we've hit a cold patch in Florida but things are warming up again and we're off to see an old Spanish monastery that Hearst bought, disassembled, shipped, and had it reassembled in Miami...stone by stone.

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  14. A lovely place for a cafe/restaurant - history is always kept alive!

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  15. I would love to go to that Tower for a coffee or a glass of wine. So much history to explore.

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  16. Is so impressive! 507! wow! so many history in one place! Great Pics!

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  17. Dear Aysegul, you are one of the winners of my little giveaway, congrats. It is possible you already tried to mail me your address. Would you be as kind as to try again, there was something wrong and I could not receive several mails the past days. Thanks.

    Again I enjoyed your post....x Renilde

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  18. Inspirational as ever.... thank you so much and have a wonderful weekend

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  19. The tower must be offering an awesome view of the surroundings.I loved the beautiful waters.... have a great Sunday !

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  20. It's a beautiful structure. Can one go inside it and climb to the top?

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