Lost Turkey: can not resist the temptation
There are clean beaches, there are relics of human civilization millennium, there are beautiful bright Mediterranean sun, there are pleasant all year round warm climate. This place is Turkey, if you want to and loved ones to enjoy a memorable honeymoon, here is a good choice. In our age of the dynasty years, there have been the “Silk Road” in the end, only that, you go to that country there is a need to take a look at the past multiflorus Sheng still gorgeous fruit today.
Istanbul (Istanbul): The city straddles Europe and Asia
Honeymoon to Turkey, the first stop of course, go to Istanbul. Not only because the city in the “National Geographic” magazine, “a lifetime of 50 places to go” ranked second, and not only because it stretches from the Eurasian continent is the East-West cultural meeting point, it alone the same age the glory of the Roman Empire, is enough to attract you go into this with the history of the city in 2600.
Istanbul’s Bosporus strait to connect the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the left bank of the right bank of Europe and Asia across the sea, this has been called in the history of Byzantium, Constantinople, the city is now Turkey important economic center, is the world’s largest cities.
Standing on the Bosporus Bridge, watching the azure Sea of Marmara, the ship coming and going to the shuttle, the sea gulls gliding calls, the bridge, where many people fishing. No wonder people say, no matter from what culture you can find a sense of belonging in Istanbul.
Although Turkey is an Islamic country, but one night, downtown Istanbul false picture,girls everywhere. Can not travel to Turkey to see belly dancing, there are many in Istanbul nightclub belly dance performances, and more in the opening hours at night. Of those enchanting, wearing the costume jingling sound, and a passion rippling twisting, it is said in the Middle East, many women will jump belly dance. Belly dance can play the role of abdominal fat burning, has been popular in the world began, we have a lot of domestic gym are open belly dance courses.
The first stop in Istanbul, St. Sophia Cathedral, the church was built in 325 AD, is Constantine the Great in order to worship the god of wisdom Sofia built a small royal chapel, it was later damaged in the war . 537 AD, the Emperor Justinian to flaunt it their own reconstruction, and thus the court as a Christian church, lasted a full nine-first century.
Sophia Cathedral from a can be seen out on the Blue Mosque, two great buildings separated only between a small square. From the exterior, the blue mosque with St. Sophia church’s architectural style there are many similarities, but it is younger than many of St. Sophia Church, built in the 17th century mosque built by stone, did not use a nail. Temple of the top has a large dome, surrounded by four smaller dome, it still below the 36 smaller dome, in addition, there are six temples around “minaret tower”, which is the Islamic countries in a unique design.
All the walls inside the mosque with blue and white decorative tiles, and the sun came through the stained glass projectiles, reflection on the blue tiles, showing a mysterious blur of color, “The Blue Mosque,” which got its name.
From the Blue Mosque to the well-known big market GRAND BAZAAR only need 10 minutes. The largest market is the world’s largest indoor markets in the world, light exports alone 26, concentrated more than 4000 shops, located in 82 large and small commercial street. Store a wide variety of goods, belly dance equipment, gold jewelry, tea sets, musical instruments, carpet … … these products from all over the world, and Turkey’s handicrafts accounted for the majority. Traders were warmly greeted us, will ask to see the East face “Japan? Korea? China?” In the market where you can fully appreciate the fun.
Izmir (Izmir): crossing the millennium glory
Izmir is a coastal city, a long winding coastline, palm shady paths depending on the sea extension of the road. Victor Hugo once praised the city: “Izmir is like a princess, accompanied by her beautiful white, like the well-being of the spring, along with her singing softly to draw.”
Izmir is Turkey’s third largest city, urban and rural areas have many world-famous sites such as ancient sites, the Virgin Mary, such as the final retreat.
site is the ancient city of Izmir where the charm of the largest, in 1000 BC Ionians to the goddess Artemis and the construction of the city, near the famous Artemis temple is was listed as one of Seven Wonders of the World, although the only remaining sites, but still attracts people from all over the world come here to explore in 3000 before the monument.
As the Greek historian Herodotus said, “Ionians gathered in, on this piece of the world’s most beautiful sky, accompanied by pleasant climate to build their city.” Today People will referred to as “the ruins of the Garden.”
There are the remains of the ancient city of Marble Avenue, Artemis statue, the Roman emperor Domitian Shanghai altar, Socrates frescos, Emperor Hadrian’s Temple, St. John’s church, a library, a bathroom and so on.
Road along the ancient stone to move forward, we can see both sides of the road dilapidated stone on the Greek mythology story of the gods. In the marble pavement, engraved some footprints, locals said it was Alexander footprints.
Marble Road, at the end of the world’s largest one of the ancient theater, located on a hillside, which could accommodate 24,000 spectators, the gallery along the mountains gradually increased, the band in an open platform to perform. The theater was built in the 3rd century BC, after 500 years to complete this way now, and now every summer here will organize large-scale concert, but was limited to classical music, modern pop music is said to show the effect here is not good.
Theater is the bottom of the harbor Street, is the most a broad avenue, a relic of both sides of the road there is not much, but thousands of years ago, there was a bustling commercial street, both sides of the road shops, theaters and stadiums, in the not? the jungle is built in the 4th century AD Church of the Virgin Mary. Road through the ancient harbor, just after the change of the millennium, the harbor is only sites, the Aegean Sea has been away from the ancient city. But friends like the Aegean Sea must not be disappointed only part of Izmir, in the western end of Izmir have beach, 60 kilometers south of the urban areas there is a Bird Island, which are well-known scenic spots around the Mediterranean.