October 29th – The Day of the Republic
On October 29 Turkey celebrates the Republic Day. This day marks the foundation of the Turkish Republic after the countries victory in the War of Independence (1919-23). Today 89 years ago the old constitution of the Ottoman Empire was replaced…
The mosques and the muezzins
After living in Istanbul for a while now I don´t even recognize it any more, but everyone who visits or is new in the city does: The voices of the muezzins sound five times a day from the minaret of…
Best Chocolate Muffins I know!
Ingredients 140 ml (0.04 gallon) milk 2 eggs 3 tablespoons of melted butter 225 gr (8 oz) flour 90 gr (3.2 oz) roughly chopped dark chocolate 1 packet vanilla sugar ½ packet backing powder 2-3 tablespoons cocoa ½ teaspoons baking…
Fisherman´s dream
To me there is almost no better place to be in Istanbul than standing on the Galata bridge in Eminönü watching the fisherman with their poles. They just talk, eat and wait for the small and big catches. Before sundown…
A place to love
You could use all the big words to describe this city: stuning, breathtaking, amazing, overwhelming… But despite its size of 1.830,92 km² populated by (officially) more than 13 Mio. people (wikipedia says) Istanbul is much more about the small things. They…
Hello world!
My name is Lisa and this is my very first post. I want to share some experiences, pictures and advice with you that I collect during my travels. That I love very much and do so as often as I…
