Turkey I Moon Kingdom

The first thing that comes to mind when you arrive in Turkey is Istanbul, the mighty Constantinople, a thousand-year-old city that straddles Eurasia. Istanbul itself is a huge museum. The urban area is divided into three parts by the Bosporus Strait. Asia, the new European city in the north to the west, and the old city in the south old Town: 1. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), which is the most famous mosque in Istanbul and the only mosque in the world with six minarets. 2. Hagia Sophia, a huge Byzantine-style dome building with a history of nearly 1,500 years, is listed as a world cultural heritage! The interior is magnificent. 3. The Underground Water Palace, built in 532, is an underground reservoir from the Byzantine period to the Ottoman Empire period. A huge palace is built from 336 huge stone pillars. Pay attention to the exquisite patterns on each stone pillar. On one side of the water palace, notice that there are two exquisite stone statues of Medusa as bases. Why they appear here is still a mystery! 4. The Old Palace, also known as Topkapi Palace, was a place for national ceremonies and royal entertainment in the past. A large number of porcelain, paintings, weapons and jewelry are displayed here, overlooking Bosch Bruce Strait. The tiles on the inner wall of the palace are very beautiful! 5. The Suleymaniye Mosque stands on the west bank of the Golden Horn. It is known as the most beautiful mosque in Istanbul. It is smaller than the Blue Mosque, but there are many fewer people. New town area Attractions include: Galata Tower, Independence Street, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, etc. 1. Galata Stone Tower, the commanding height of Istanbul, standing on it can overlook the entire scenery of Istanbul. 2. Independence Avenue, Turkey's "Champs Elysees" starts from the medieval Genoa community near the Galata Bridge Tower and ends at Taksim Square. On both sides of the street are famous buildings in Istanbul, the famous The red rail car shooting point on the street can also be bought here. There are many retro shops in the alleys. 3. Dolmabahce Palace is also known as the New Palace. The magnificent decoration inside is worth seeing. Feel the glory of the past and face the sea. 4. Ortakoy Mosque is known as a pearl of Istanbul, Baroque style, very suitable for taking pictures. Back then, I traveled to Turkey on a semi-independent tour. I also went to Cappadocia, Pamukkale, and Ephesus. 1. Cappadocia ■Goreme Outdoor Museum It is worth seeing that the persecuted Christians built these large and small cave churches. There are all kinds of churches and murals hidden in the steep and weird mountains. ■Different Canyon The volcanic cones here are very spectacular and dense. The famous camel-shaped rock is here. You can join the red line to come here. hot air balloon Most people come to Cappadocia for the hot air balloons. Due to the superior flight conditions, it is also the most popular hot air balloon travel destination in the world. It's a pity that we couldn't make the trip due to the weather. We must always leave some regrets when traveling. ■Cave Hotel When you come to Goreme, you must experience a unique cave hotel for one night, with complete facilities. 2. Pamukkale In order to have a tryst with the Greek moon god Celene, the shepherd Andymion forgot to milk the goat, causing the goat milk to flow freely and cover the entire hill! This is the legend of the Turkish folk Pamukkale. From a distance, the semi-circular white natural steps are layered on top of each other, like snow-built terraces, like big flowers of cotton standing on the hills. When the light of the sun turns from gold to crimson pink rose ash, Pamukkale will be like the most beautiful flower, creating an unbelievable miracle of light and shadow! The white rock surface is dyed a light color by the sunlight, and the hot spring flows down from the top of the cave, washing the hillside into a ladder shape. The small pond that accumulates looks like a mirror reflecting the blue sky and white clouds from the top down; it looks like a volcano that has just erupted, and the white magma covers the entire hillside when viewed from the bottom up! The limestone has turned yellow and gray due to pollution, and the snow-white cotton looks a bit like used cotton. Therefore, you must remember to take off your shoes to protect the environment when you play! 3. Ephesus is the ancient city of Lydia and an important city-state of Greece on the west coast of Asia Minor. It is located at the mouth of the Barinder River near the Aegean coast. In ancient times it was the center of worship of Mother Cybele (the Anatolian harvest goddess) and Artemis. The Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is said that the mother Mary spent her last days here. Ephesus in ancient Anatolia was an Ionian Greek city founded by Athenian colonists in the 10th century BC. The city is located in Ionia, where the mouth of the Kistet River flows to the Aegean Sea. It is also the largest ancient Greek and Roman city in the world. It used to be one of the five major cities of the Roman Empire, and it was once prosperous in ancient Greece and Rome. Ephesus is the best preserved classical city on the eastern Mediterranean coast and an important center of early Christianity. As early as the Neolithic Age, more than 6000 BC, there were traces of human habitation in Ephesus. Ephesus was built in the 10th century BC, and it was an ancient Greek city in the early days. For a long time during the ancient Roman period, it was the second largest city in the Roman Empire after Rome. In the first century AD, the population here reached 250,000, and at this time, Pompeii had been wiped out in the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The city went through ups and downs, and finally declined in the 15th century... Turkey and Greece face each other across the sea, so it is very pleasant to take a walk and drink in the coastal city