Friday, September 28, 2007

Where East Meets West

Istanbul is one of the most culturally diverse city I've ever been to. It is a fusion of Europe and Asia in one city as this place is where the European and Asian continents meet. Today, Istanbul alone has a population of more than 10 million people, imagine, 5 Kuala Lumpurs combined!

We signed up to join the 2 days Pre-IC Istanbul Tour for EU$30 (which ended up to be EU$50.. damn it!) together with more than 100 other IC delegates from more than 100 countries. It was an amazing trip as Istanbul is really unique! And having so many friends from all over the world hanging out in the same tour group was simply fantastic!


the Basilica... an underground place with lots of pillars and water...


it's Medusa, no kidding...


my favorite place... the Grand Bazaar...


the typical Istanbul city landscape... pretty messy...


me and the Blue Mosque!!


me and other AIESEC members from Germany, NZ, Taiwan, China etc...


Levent, the modern side of Istanbul...


the Blue Mosque...


at the Bosphorus....


i don't remember this one.... :P

Seriously, I don't mind going back to Turkey again as there are so many other places that I have yet to discover! Well, I just have to wait till I have the $ to do so...

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