Istanbul, Turkey First Impressions
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- It's our first time in Istanbul, Turkey! In this video, we're sharing our first impressions of this ancient city. First we cross the unique two-story Galata Bridge full of fishermen above and jellyfish below. By the time we reach the other side, we've found our appetites and, thankfully, many vendors selling new-to-us street foods. We try different Turkish foods and my new favourite drink: sahlep. Hunger satisfied, we make our way to the most famous site in Istanbul: Hagia Sophia. It has a long history as a place of worship, both as a church and a mosque. Nearby is the Blue Mosque and we go inside to take a look. As the sun is setting, we make our way down to the water to see the ruins of a palace that was first constructed in the 5th century. It's a glorious first day in Istanbul and I think you can tell how giddy we are to be exploring such an incredible place.
Check time stamps below and watch the rest of our Turkey series for more videos!
0:00 Hello
0:51 Galata Bridge
2:40 Simit and Açma
4:25 Sahlep and mini donuts
6:28 Chicken döner
7:54 Prayers
8:21 Hagia Sophia
9:42 Blue Mosque
10:27 Headscarf
11:35 Entering Blue Mosque
11:57 Inside Blue Mosque
13:04 Arasta Bazaar
13:43 Ruins of Bucoleon Palace
14:23 Bye bye
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👉What To Do In Istanbul | City Guide: bit.ly/istanbulinaday
👉Best Haircut EVER in Istanbul, Turkey💈: bit.ly/turkishbarbershop
👉INSANELY delicious TURKISH STREET FOOD in Istanbul, Turkey: bit.ly/turkishstreetfood
👉Hot and STEAMY at a Turkish Bath | Our First Time: bit.ly/turkishbathistanbul
👉Istanbul: One City, Two Continents | East Meets West: bit.ly/istanbuleastmeetswest
👉 Trying Traditional Turkish Breakfast: bit.ly/eatturkishbreakfast
👉 Viking Graffiti at Hagia Sophia: bit.ly/visithagiasophia
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*Reminder that this video was filmed before COVID-19 - we are not travelling at this time* 👉Where have you visited that got you really excited to try new foods? 😋
Eileen Aldis
Taipei was the most exotic for me ... again traveling for work. That was literally the first time I used chopsticks. Love the meat centered cuisine of Bosnia, too. ❤️
@@robwilliams2410 Ooh that's a really good answer. We already know how much I loved the food in Taiwan... 😂I'd really like to visit Bosnia, too, but haven't heard much about the food so that's good to know. Sounds like your work brings you to some interesting places ❤️
Eileen Aldis
I’m very happy to make recommendations if you should find yourself in Sarajevo. ❤️ Sarajevo ljubavi moja ❤️
@@robwilliams2410 Thank you! I appreciate that :)
@@EileenAldis Ayasofia was build 537 a.c
The 4 majors cities that made me really excited Venice, Capetown, Kanagawa, and the only city that makes me come back over 15 years, is İstanbul. I can see how you kept smiling all the time that what I feel every time the captain says ladies and gentlemen we ré about to land at turkish airport .. It's like hes saying you won the lottery. At that moment I'm the most happiest person in the world until the depart day. Turkey is unique.
Hi! I love how you expressed that it's like winning the lottery! Clearly I haven't spent as much time in Istanbul as you but it didn't take long at all for me to understand why you'd want to keep going back. I feel the same way!
you need to come again (:
I love Turkiye
Me too ❤️
ME TOOOOO
1 euro is 8 Turkish liras I would love it to if I was foreigner
@@apojhe1488 In the USA for example I went to an ok College over $120k back in 1996, I'm still paying for it. Could not get a job after school for 2 years. Just walking into a hospital will cost me, with insurance $1500 to 3000k. My Health insurance is $300 a month, much better than my Brother, who pays $4700 a month just for Health insurance. People from USA fly to Turkey to get surgeries and dental work cause it is crazy expensive here. I'm not even going to get into rent and utilities, Yes people love from over seas Love it in Turkey, cause it is affordable and great hospitals transportation and systems. Believe me people of Turkey should also love it, cause they get access to all that good stuff for free
Ik about that I studied high school at tx dallas
I'm going to Istanbul in October 2021. I can't wait to see everything you've mentioned. Cuisine looks fabulous.
Hey Stefanie! Wow, that's really exciting. I think October sounds like a great time to visit as well. We made a bunch of videos there if you'd like to see more before your trip. Here's the playlist: th-cam.com/video/TFBfpM6nZ-k/w-d-xo.html If you're still trying to figure out where to stay, I'd recommend checking out the video about the Asian vs European sides to help you decide. We did both and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Hope you have a wonderful time!
This is such an amazing city!
Agreed!
Amazing city
Extraordinary 💕
thnx
Istanbul🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
hey you two sweet people. It is not only pleasure to make our guest happy but also we are happier when we see our guest are enjoying their every moment at our home in Turkey. Absolutely amazing to watch some decent and honest videos like this which are showing tiny bit of our beautiful Istanbul but there are million other stuff to do and to experience as well. Just wanted to let you know it is making me so happy to watch you eating our food and really enjoying it. Hard to explain it but it is real pleasure to see. Thank you very much for sharing such a nice video of Istanbul with your followers and being very honest about your feelings when you were experiencing our city. hugs.
What a cool city!
It's absolutely fascinating ❤️
Love Istanbul, one of my favourite cities in the entire world! Thanks for sharing, looks like you both had a great time - can't wait to see the rest of the series 👍
Thank you! Looking forward to sharing more videos soon! I can now say the same by the way...it quickly became one of my favourite places. Endless inspiration ❤️
I love your excitement and energy! It's been 3 years since I left Istanbul (after living there for 7 years) and you've made me sooo nostalgic for this incredible city! Thank you!
From Canada to Adana your user name is holy moly smoly dude
Nate Higgers dat name 😂🙃🤣
Ben ise from adana to canada.
ahmet burak Eryılmaz switch diyosun
Welcom turkey 👍
Thank you! :)
You both are extremely positive and your reactions are so genuine. You shot videos as volunteer Turkey tourism representative. Selling sahlep and lokma in cold Canada is a good idea. :)))
I loved the culture, atmosphere, and of course the incredible architecture. The outdoor dining and listening to the call to prayer from the minarets was pretty memorable as well. Just a cool place.
Very well put! It's steeped in history and culture and unlike anywhere I've ever been - what a magical city.
@@EileenAldis I am looking forward to more from Istanbul. You are right about it being magical, it truly is. Some day I would love to go back and see the things I didn't get to see. Thanks for the awesome tour.
@@RottenRonnies Sooo much to see. The sort of place where you'd always have the feeling you hadn't seen enough ;)
@@EileenAldis Well its kinda like NYC with great nature and ancient heritage, 16 millions of people live and the city never sleeps, very very dynamic and ever-changing every other second. New museums, art galleries, restaurants, parks, beaches, all that stuff, you can never keep up with Istanbul's tempo and offers lol even if you are a local from there.
Looks like a country in the middle like my dad's country Uruguay, i'm only here coz I got 1% Turkish in DNA results.
@@muhammednamdar4448 I don't mind
@Dan Peds Why? I did get 1% Turkish but it's a joke that I say it.
Lots of Turkish and Armenian people made it to Uruguay and we love their Lahmajun in fact that is one of my memories growing up in Uruguay and my family doesn't even have that heritage, it's just that spread in Uruguay
Then you are Turkish now, brother. Welcome to the club :)
Ozgul Erbay yeah you look more than 1%
Turkey is the place where the East's wave hits the western rock. I love my country. Amazing video btw, thanks a lot.
Bizleri bizden daha iyi tanıtmışlar dünya ya seviyorum şöyle sıcak ön yargısız insanları
25 yıldır Australia Melbourne'de yaşıyorum, videoyu izleyince resmen Türkiye'yi özledim. Salem içmeyeli yıllar oldu, eminönünde balık ekme vs.
Evet her ikiside oldukça sempatik ve başarılı, çok güzel tanıtmışlar.
@@MKaragozler Ben 23 senedir Türkiye deyim henüz ben istabula gidip gezebilmiş değilim adamlar kanada dan gelip geziyor
@@cevatbeyaz847Bey kardeşim
Allah sizede gezmeyi nasib etsin.
@@MKaragozler salep kanadada yok mu salep her yerde olmuyor diye duymuştum
@@turukbodunucuntunudmadmkun2088
Pakette salemler var Türk marketlerinde ama orjinal, sağlıklı salepin yerini tutmaz diye düşünüyorum.
Your tour of Istanbul was a delight to watch.
Both faces gleaming with smiles just resonate through the screen into the heart.
Love you both and thank you dearly for your efforts.
You guys are so delightful! You made me smile! Love the vlog! You made Istanbul look amazing!
aww thank you! That's so lovely to hear ❤️ Istanbul is fascinating!
My city. Worlds most beautiful and valuable. I missed you. Love from Toronto...
Your city?.....
Constantinople..its the right version..and of course Turks aren't the owners ..
Greeks, Armenians and levantines are the owners
@@user-wo2hd1mf7k Don't feed this troll.
@@3sene3bene I'm not troll.
My heritage is from there, more than 1100 years,
Where have you been Turk boy 1100 ago?
Mongolia probably
@UCI8jyuRXNzbLv0qsiO1Q7xg our schools ,our churches, our libraries ,our patriarch..our minority....ARE STILL THERE.
They been there... before Turkish left trees and walk somewhere in Mongolia.
Whatever you say ..everybody on this planet knows that you Stolen our real capital.
It's time to to take the city back
@@user-wo2hd1mf7k It doesn't matter where you have been, it only matters where you are right now. I am a citizen of a strong, independent Country. While you are a citizen of a Country , which is highly indepted and bagging Europa 7/24 for help. For France and Germany Greeks are not indispensable fellows, but just a highly indepted nation they use as forage against Turkey. If the situation in the east Mediterranean and the Aegea really gets serious, they will leave Greek right at the very beginning on it's own and will flee away.
I love this how its suppose to be, all of us enjoying each others cultures. I can feel the love in the air, and I love it!
Hey Steve! I'm happy to hear that :)
I love your videos. This great big world is full of wonderful things. Thank you.
Hey John! That makes us so happy ❤️ And, yes, it really and truly is.
yüzünde her daim bi gülümse var ve birlikte çok mutlusunuz bunu hissettiriyosunuz. umarım ömrünüz hep böyle geçer...
Bu çok tatlı. Kalplerimizden çok teşekkür ederim ❤️
@@EileenAldis you're welcome💕
I just love the look on your faces.....you can tell your love of travel! Love it!
Indonesia 💚💚 Turkey👍
This video should be on Netflix featured by the documentary category, I loved every moment of it, Couldn’t stop smiling 😄 thank you so much.
Thank you!! We appreciate this so much! ❤️ We'd LOVE to make a travel show on Netflix 😁
What i loved that you are very aware of the food you are eating, the historical facts and everything! It makes the video 100 more perfect.
How sweet that he gave you guys a free mini donut with your Sahlep! 😋
It was so lovely of him! ❤️ And I have to say, the mini donut paired very nicely 😉
Great video. Good job. I loved your enthusiasm.
Thanks a lot! We felt positively giddy being in such a fascinating city for the first time 💕
Turkey is a mix of meditterenean , eastern and turkic culture . Thats why i love my country
It is with great pleasure that I follow you during your peregrinations. Your smiling personality and your giggles got me hooked. I was also a big traveler and I saw a good part of the world, nowadays and thanks to you, I continue to travel in a good mood. Thank you, you are awesome.
I just came across your channel today and I'm glad I did 🤗.. U guys are so respectable especially when you kept silent during the praying, respect
That was enjoyable! Love the editing and everything! Thanks guys xoxo
Hello! That's awesome to hear - we're so happy you enjoyed it! :)
Beautiful magic City İstanbul ♥️♥️♥️
I am so happy to see you back!!!! Turkey is definitely on my list to see!! Take good care.
Hey Karen! Aww thank you!! We’re sooo happy to be back! Turkey is seriously amazzzing ❤️✨❤️✨
Me too! So happy to see you back, i so badly want to go to Istanbul. I'm hoping there's more 🙏 Istanbul | Turkey vids to come...i missed the live vid😔
@@sabrinarobert1965 Hi Sabrina! There are definitely more Istanbul videos on the way...look for the next one on Friday! Sorry to hear you missed the premiere! It was fun to all watch together and do the live chat. I'm sure we'll do another premiere though :)
@@EileenAldis yayyy...only way to travel at the moment! We were supposed to go to Norway this friday but they ve put their border up once more (im not blaming them to be honest) but sooo disappointed 😔 I'm really looking forward to watch all your Istanbul videos🥰 xo
@@sabrinarobert1965 aww I'm sorry to hear that but things are changing quickly these days, yes. Lots more Istanbul videos on the way! ❤️
This video was amazing, enjoyed every second of it:)
Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that ❤️
Thank you for your sympathetic contribution to the promotion of my country and especially Istanbul. 🤗
Enjoyed doing the live chat along with your impressions of Turkey. So great to see one of the great historic cities of the world through your eyes. I've never seen
a two tier bridge before. Really interesting idea.
Thank you! That was our first time doing a premiere and I thought it was really fun. The bridge is super cool and I loved seeing all the fishermen. There was so much to take in so we took quite a while getting across haha. Probably why we were starving by the time we reached the other side ;)
Thank you for great and warm video. Welcome 🙏🏼
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it :)
Turkey and you are amazinggg!!🇹🇷♥️
Came across your channel while looking for Turkey related videos and fell in love with your channel and your personalities!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! We're happy you discovered our channel! ❤️
Turkiyem!! 🇹🇷 love how lovely and positive you both are! and your coverage is soo smooth! thanks for showing me my country!!
Hi Eileen and Marc. Long time no see! I'm totally with you. Mind blowing on ancient years. Love your aerial views, nice videotography Marc! Looking forward to more and Welcome back you two. Missed you!! 🥰
Hey Gina! We missed YOU! Yeah, the history in Istanbul is just so incredible and we felt so stimulated there. Glad you liked those drone shots! Aren't they gorgeous?! So cool to see the huge mosques and city views from the sky :)
I love your videos! I feel like I’m there with you. You always set the mood with the sights and sounds. The food looked amazing. Eating your way through new places is a must! It’s a place I will probably never visit but, I would love to go there now! Thanks!
hey whats up im a travler in turkey and if you want to make the best videos of your travel in turkey don't worry I got you dm me on my Instagram page its shakar_travel i will take you places where you have never seen before
Welcome to Istanbul 🇹🇷
Thank you! ❤️
Eileen always you are smile thats make happy we are enjoying in your trips
That makes me happy to hear - thank you ❤️
Guys you’re amazing !!
We're glad you like the Turkey, thank you🥰💛we hope you come again🙏🏻🇹🇷😍
Harikasiniz :) Cok samimi ve icten anlatmissiniz.. Tesekkur ederiz.
Çok teşekkür ederim! yorumunu takdir ediyorum ❤️
I am grateful to you on behalf of my country for the respect you have shown.Thank You.
Great video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Missed you guys. Great video.
Thank you! We’re glad to be back ❤️
Turkey is a country for food lovers 😍 really 😍😍😍😍
It sure is 😋
Welcome Turkey and we re so happy to see new visitors.Hope u had a good days..
We loved this video,we re waiting for more new video
So happy to hear that! New video coming tomorrow ❤️
Ahh darn missed the live chat but so glad to have you back! Yes I can see the giddiness in both of you! No doubt you have returned with a bang!
Hey Scott! Sorry you missed the live chat too but hopefully we can do another premiere - it was fun :) Nice to finally get these videos out and start a new series!
So happy to see you both even if it was pre pandemic, it makes me think of travel and dream
hey whats up im a travler in turkey and if you want to make the best videos of your travel in turkey don't worry I got you dm me on my Instagram page its shakar_travel i will take you places where you have never seen before
Wow!!!
Welcome my country! Glad you like it and we wait again.
Hello! Thanks so much ❤️
Welcome 🇹🇷🙏
Thank you :)
That was Wonderful👌. I love your laugh Eileen, it makes me laugh with you🤣🤣. Thank you So much for showing us more of Istanbul.☘🧡💛🌅.
yes sahlep same familia with orkide flower
Thank you!
Managed to only spend a day there, but simply incredible🇹🇷
Yes! A day is enough to know you want to go back :)
Nice vlog. Seda sen ne güzel bir kisiliksin.
Hope you guys had a great time in Istanbul.
Welcome to Turkey 🇹🇷❤️
Thank you ❤️
Thank you very much for meeting my country in such a beautiful way. Thank YOU 🥰
Thank you - we loved visiting! Lots more Turkey videos to come ❤️
I have travelled to this beautiful city. It is amazing. High five! Keep it up...
Thanks! That's wonderful you've also been to Istanbul :)
Nice video
Greets from turkey and i like the music 👍🇹🇷
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Awesome , I'm be happy 💯
Yay!
that 20 second intro was so cool!
Thanks! ❤️
Istanbul is one of my favorite cities, I visit it every year❕😍
hey whats up im a travler in turkey and if you want to make the best videos of your travel in turkey don't worry I got you dm me on my Instagram page its shakar_travel i will take you places where you have never seen before
Perfect opening:) We're late getting to this first in this series because we moved to Biloxi and now we are hunkering down waiting for these two hurricanes, but LOVING THIS EPISODE.
So many traveler's say how amazing Istanbul is and wow, your capturing both the foodie fun and beauty of it.
Just wondering if this was before the pandemic?
Yes, potatoe chips in sandwiches, thought I was the only one, Lol.
Amazing to think that the original 7 churches of first century Christianity mentioned in the Bible were all located in Turkey.
Thanks for this wonderful share, James and Kim
Hoşgeldiniz
teşekkür ederim!
Voovvv!! Amazing city beautiful people I love Turkey ❤️🇹🇷
Yes! We loved it too :)
@@superclark1981 şşş çaktırma
Great video, thanks for sharing. It would've been nice to see inside of Hagia Sophia, maybe next time.
Glad you enjoyed it! We just shared our video inside Hagia Sophia if you'd like to check it out: bit.ly/visithagiasophia. It's from December 2019 while it was still a museum :)
@@EileenAldis Thankkyou.
"Ö" is almost pronounced like the second "e" in "emergency", the "u" in "urgent" or the "i" in "James T. Kirk". 🙂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96
Alles schöner mit Döner
Wow, that's pretty accurate
And you can see how to pronounce "ü" on "u" in "accurate" lol
Love ❤
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4:25 Sahlep:
Salep, also spelled sahlep or sahlab,[note 1] is a flour made from the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis (including species Orchis mascula and Orchis militaris). These tubers contain a nutritious, starchy polysaccharide called glucomannan. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire, notably in the Levant where it is a traditional winter beverage. An increase in consumption is causing local extinctions of orchids in parts of Turkey and Iran.[1]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salep
I love sahlab..we have it in Lebanon as well..its a winter drink..because it stay extremely hot for 10 hours 🤣🤣
We have it in Egypt as well, one of my most favorite things ever!
omg fellow Canadians! glad you enjoyed your time there. Turkey is wonderful
Hello fellow Canadian! Which part of Canada are you from? We loved it! Want to go back :)
Thanks you soo much ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank YOU ❤️
I miss Istanbul
Love Turky.
Love you guys too 😘
Hey Reza! Thank you! Love back ❤️
Great video
Hello! Thank you :)
Very cool Video !!!!!
I'm a turkish guy and I would say Istanbul is the most amazing city I've ever seen.
There are lots of monuments and touristic places to visit such as :
The blue mosque, Ayasofya, the galata tower, the maiden's tower, the dolmabahce palace, the topkapi palace, the bosphorus bridge, the eyyup mosque, the new mosque, the istiklal avenue, the grand bazaar, the suleymaniye, some musees and other places...
Don't forget to do a cruise by boat.I did it, that was wonderful with a great view over the city while the sun was shining :)
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip
Welcome to Turkey, we expect more of you love🌹🙈
Thanks so much! :)
Nice video beginning to the end all the best
So glad you enjoyed it!
Wow cool
Fascinating city!
If you are still in Turkey, go to a basic supermarket. Powder sahlep packages are sold there. You can buy a couple of them. 😊
Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately we're not in Turkey anymore (this was before the pandemic), but we did find sahlep packs at the store to take home :) I LOVE going to the grocery store when we travel and always do. ❤️
@@EileenAldis Nice to hear that you bought sahlep 😂 love you ❤️
@@NONAME-ee5ib Love back! 😁
@@EileenAldis Just came across your videos, all lovely! Had to mention though, Sahlep is a seasonal drink, sold almost exclusively during winter in Istanbul. Should go well in Canada throughout the year ;)
The scarf looks good on you
LOVED this video !
Turkey is different than I may have imagined!
Thank you! It's truly unique and full of wonder.
Welcome to İstanbul. Great video;)
Thanks so much! :)
Welcom Turkey👏
You are so sweet😍
Greetings from Bursa
Loves from Turkey 🇹🇷
Love back! ❤️
Excellent video.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
This makes me miss Istanbul soooo much! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Great video!
Thank you! ❤️ I miss it too!! It’s such an exciting place and feels like we barely scratched the surface...I have a feeling I’d think that no matter how long I spent there though 😉
Welcome to Istanbul.
You are a very sweet couple.
There is much more to visit and eat.
We wait again.
I can't wait to go there InshAllah. Beautiful city and great people.
An incredible place to visit :)
@@EileenAldis Yes. I have been there only at the new airport for few hours. I can't wait to go back and explore the city (and definitely the food too haha)