Dubai, UAE...

Transit in Dubai on the way back from Istanbul to Brunei last months.....almost 20 hours...q for the immigration, min 1 hour if you are lucky... the temperature was 20 degree Celsius on that day..nice weather... we went to Dubai mall with taxi ....there is bus but the ticket machine broke down...cannot buy bus ticket...the taxi service was really efficient! The cost from airport to mall 48 dirham to and 35 dirham back..Alternative transport can take a bus  but you should buy a coupon at the machine (outside the airport) .or.. maybe can take tram but...on friday only open after  jumaat prayer time, .... some pictures for sharing .....

 fish aquarium at Dubai Mall....including sharks....

hehee..posing at huge popcorn model....

Dinner @ the Azizs house

Went to Dr Aziz's house yesterday...just a normal visit after coming back from Seria, we have been served with very delicious spaghetti bolognese   cook by Dr. Aziz .  Kids really love and like it...! will try the recipe asap!

Chief cook

Assistant Cook

Grand bazaar, Su Boregi, Sahlep and Istanbul...

Went to grand bazaar which is  an  oldest and largest market at istanbul. Too many small outlet but the price is to expensive....most of them can speak malay language..hehehe...

 Sahlep...a creamy and delicious Turkish drink...top with cinnamon powder..yumyum...

Hubby favorite really love this!..su boregi (water pasrty..)...eemmmm i will try  this later hehhe...insya allah! Pastry layer with cheese..just like lasagna!

Dinner and Breakfast at Istanbul

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Tomato soup with cheese...

Day 1 @ Istanbul, Turkeye...

 Don't believe turkish cat! haahahhah... we arrived at oldtown sultanahmet via metro...  i was "attracted" to fluffy, charming..cute cats..near the tram station waiting for visitor to say " Marhaba",.....hehhehehe....and there's a man standing around waiting for visitors too...and they will give us information as a tourist guide...but then they will try to make some money from us...their face looked like good people....

It's totally difference  between antalya and istanbul people...here in istanbul...the conmen talked money... and they will try to get the money in many ways...

This is not free..hehheee..one old lady with smiling face give me a cup a bird food to share a moment in istanbul....asked 5 lira we gave only 2 hehehe....

inside the famous Blue Masjid aka Masjid Biru....lovely....hundreds of years of masjid....

Blue Masjid entrance...

Merhaba Istanbul....

From Antalya we took flight back to Istanbul and it's only 1hour...fly with Turkish airlines was unforgettable..memories..hahahha..the food was ummmph! fantastic..no wonder they won the Europe's best airline 2011 and 2012...pic above...the turkish tea...or cay...

We choose Old town Sultanahmet  for our first destination... the most historical place to visit! home to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque....Grand Bazaar...and the...Public transport to old town from the  airport  was easy to get here...and not expensive ..coz we took metro and change  tram  @ Zeytinburnu  station. It's flat rate..only 3 lira per pax per trip... 

 old mosque 522 years old..pheewww....they are everywhere....

Clean and best food..and not too expensive ...

Lunch @ Antalya city...

 See this??? hahhaha...at first we thought turkish people doesn't eat spicy food...at our place, this pickle normally use green big chili,  but here..they use small chili and it's sooooo hot! beware..hehehehee...

baked onion taste sweet...what a nice........! i wonder how they cook it?

carrot, purple cabbage, lemon zest and added some black pepper...delicious at first try and guess what.. only cost 12 lira including cay (tea) and it's enough one set for sharing 2 person if you come from asia...hehehhee

in front of the bus station to havalimani hehehe airport...

Rixos Downtown, Antalya, Turkeye

Antalya, Turkeye...part 2

Konyalta, Antalya ..Turkeye

Assalamualaikum...

alhamdullilah, our trip to celebrate 13th anniversary cum hubby's birthday was really great! Antalya, turkey is the best place to visit...people (thumbs up to antalya folks),  our gratitude to two brothers who helped us during the night to find the hotel in Konyaalta, may allah bless the two of you....to sister nur aisya...who showed us the bus to the airport from antalya city... bus no 600, thank you...

...food, environment, money$$$...all great. the weather was 6 to 16C  and tips..only yen, euro, dollar, riyal were accepted at money changer here...ringgit malaysia only limited outlets in istanbul, airport no way...brunei dollar, just leave it at home, uae dirham...spend it dubai or abu dhabi hehehehe its good to bring euro...coz it's acceptable everywhere...

Lemon trees....everywhere....

mandarin tree....just outside the hotel entrance...

We had our breakfast @ 6.30am...( to early hahhaaa. we can't sleep coz hometown time already 1230noon!)...specially prepared by brother verdat...who woke up just to serve us breakfast...excellent breakfast and services...cay...masyaallah very good when the weather outside is chilled...    

bread, tomato, zucchini, sausage, feta and cheddar cheese, omelet, olive black and green, butter and honey, blueberry jam....wowww....

Not really expensive otel... only 26euros...62 liras...but the place was just like a 5 star otel...we really like it and really recommended !The service was really fantastic....

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