Istanbul is Great

I happened to visit Istanbul last month.Its a great city.Istanbul ,one of the great historical cities of the world, is the only city in the world located upon two continents with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other arm to Europe. Through the city's heart runs the sea channel called the Bosphorus(the sea that divides istanbul) which reaches north to The Black Sea and south to the Marmara Sea.

The old city, where the majority of historical monuments are found, lies along the Golden Horn. The most famous of these monuments are St.Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, The Wall of Theodosius, Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque, Underground Cistern, St.Eirene, St.Saviour in Chora, Archeological Museum, Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market. (The picture is from the famous Istiklal Cad in Taksim)

It's as modern as any other city in the world. It has great location and great night life.The streets of Istanbul are full of life even after midnight(taksim) .There are lots of places to hang out and i still cant get over the city even though its been over a month since i have been there.I had a great time and hope to stay there for some time on my way back to india.

My turkish

This a very interesting topic because considering the length of time i have spent in Turkey.My Turkish is not getting any better.I know the language enough to survive but nothing much.I think i need to put a little more effort to learn the language.It would be very interesting to see how much of turkish i actually know before i get back home.

To learn any language you need a lot of motivation and a very good memory power to remember all the complex words the language has to offer.So I have come up with a strategy .I have a few local friends who own shops or cafes near my appartment.So i have decided to practice my turkish with them in the evenings or when ever i get the time.Lets see if this works.The reason for this is they actually enjoy talking to me and find it really fun when i make hand signs accompanied by some great expression.

It's getting cold

Its early december and nearly 4 months since i have come to Turkey.I have picked up a little bit of Turkish and gotten used to the food.The weather is Turkey is strange.Its very hot in summer and cold winters.In the last weeks the weather has changed from being cool to cold.So the warm clothes are every where,unfortunately i did not know turkey would get this cold and brought only a few warm clothes from india.