Best Panoramic Views of Istanbul from Galata Tower + Strolling Down Istiklal Street | TURKEY
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- For incredible 360 panoramic views of Istanbul, there can be no better spot than up in Galata Tower. It does get a little crowded at the top but it's absolutely worth it for the amazing views. If you don't like walking up steps, take the elevator then walk back down the stairs to check out each floor.
As it is a very touristy area around Galata Tower, cafes and restaurants are crowded too and tend to be pricier but the rustic cafe we ate at had great food and was in a nice quieter spot when we visited.
Privato Cafe
Address: Şahkulu, Tımarcı Sk. No:3, 34421 Beyoğlu/İstanbul
İstiklal street is an extremely popular and busy street in Istanbul. You'll find tons of shops and eateries there but also some traces of historic passages and buildings. It's located next to Taksim square and there's a nostalgic-looking tram that runs through the length of the Istiklal Street.
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VLOG DATE: 13 May 2022
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When it comes to natural scenery, N.Z can go toe to toe with any country in the world. But being such a young country, we lack a little when it comes to old buildings, which Europe has in abundance.
Very true! It's been quite an eye opening experience since this is our first european country that we've visited.
I love Türkiye, was in İstanbul twice and Izmir once!
What an incredible city .. just amazing
Yes! 😂 this is exactly how we've felt in istanbul
Yooo! So beautiful!!
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Hi Peter & Yen. Nice wake up Sunday morning in Singapore to having your video to enjoy.
Beautiful place & food. I guess easy to move around in public transport.
Great video.
Was very surprising exactly how easy it is to get around. Everything is very convenient. Glad you enjoyed the video happy Sunday 😁
Again, a great vlog! I can really tell how special it is for both of you to be in Europe for the first time! For me as well, the history of the US does not compare with the long history of Europe!
😁 yeah... it's just so different but not just from New Zealand but from all the Asian countries that we've been to also.
It's the best feeling seeing all this.
Oh wow, how amazing 👏 😍. Istanbul envy is high
😂👍 so cool right... it just gets better n better
@@PeterandYen looking forward to the upcoming vlogs 👍😃
We're staying in safranbolu at the moment and it's the most incredible small town. Old historic ottoman homes and the people are so lovely. Turkish breakfast every morning in a beautiful garden... I don't wanna leave 😅
@@PeterandYen it's hard to get your head around all the gorgeous, ancient places around the world. You guys are truly living the dream ✨️ 👍😃
Ok!! Watching this video makes me want to travel to Instanbul
😂 this won't help... after weeks of traveling can confirm it is absolutely incredible here
Such a vibrant city and so very different to any of the Kiwi cities too!
Good to see you both enjoying the culture and also that delicious looking lunch 😋
😁 yes it is extremely different not just to New Zealand but to all the other places we have visited so far.
But having an incredible time exploring 😊
can't wait for more...what an incredible journey.🥰
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The food at Privato Cafe looks scrumptious and Yen’s Chef’s special looks really 😋😋 plus it’s also quiet.
Cicek Pasaji’s, love the details and interior lighting. Can better understand why so many people make a bee line to Turkey and look forward to more about this country. Have a great and safe week yeah! Thank you for this lovely vlog
L H I'm so glad you enjoyed the little details in the pasaji too 😊 it was a joy walking through and looking up to seeing all the different designs in the pasaji's, beautiful.
Yens dish indeed both looked and tasted incredible 🤤
good work guys
Thank you Lucelia hope you've been well 😊
Istanbul is beautiful. Would love to be there sometime
It is very beautiful. 💯 worth a visit. Turkey has been a lot of fun so far.
@@PeterandYen Turkey is so underrated. I don't hear it in the conversation for best European/Asian countries to visit. It really up there with France, Italy, Greece etc. Are you going anywhere else in Turkey or just staying in Istanbul?
We're going all over the place 😁🤙 and you're right I think it's one of the best places to visit in Europe/Asia
That cafe looks soooo yum, looks so cool.
Hahahaha yeah bro it was mean as 🤤🤙
@@PeterandYen yo bro def when u guys get back let me know and if mask's are still a thing let me do a re-up!. :)
Cheers Nick would be good to catch up again when we're back 🤙
Amazing city of Istanbul, it is a great city for everyone. What a beautiful places where history, culture, the best culinary of the world, the authentic and natural foods mouth watering, the test is incredible. I have been in Turkey many times, I and my friends enjoyed there all the time. You are amazing couple, Peter is incredible, how to describe foods, Yen is amazing how to say the Turkish words like native, she articulates Turkish words very well. I wanted to say their talents. Thanks for sharing your experience and videos from Türkiye.
Thank you for such kind words! Where were your favourite places in Türkiye? It's an amazing country to explore! We really loved it too 🥰🥰
Türkiye is great
Amazing scenery, excellent video guys, the place looks vibrant. Enjoy your time there.
Yes it's been a lot of fun exploring so far 😊
08:42 ohh musakka 🤩 this view is better than galata tower to me 😊
Hahahaha 😆 great comment
It pays to get to the Galata Tower early otherwise you end up with a 3 hour queue like we did. It was still worth it and got some absolutely spectacular sunset photos. The public transport in Istanbul is efficient, clean and safe. But moussaka in Turkey! Really Peter! The Greek mafia will be after you 🤣 Miss the food big time like menemen for breakfast, gozleme or pide for a lunch on the run and if you get a chance to have the full Turkish breakfast take it. But allow an hour or more and you won’t need lunch.
Pahahaha it is an innocent food decision based on how delicious sounding the dish was that's all 😅😁
Menemen and Pide coming up in future vlogs 😉 haven't had gozleme yet! But will do I'm sure eventually.
O my gosh... 3 hours for Galata Tower? That's quite the wait 😅 but yes it really is worth it
good luck
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Amazing
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Istanbul is so big, you have to do it by zone, slowly and day by day.
Karakoy is awesome, truly awesome. That is why we never went up, Lieles is too lazy to go up the stairs in the Galata tower hahaha
Food is a must! Yum Mercimek corba!! I can have it any time, every time!!
Istiklal is truly the shopping center of Istanbul. You can find anything there. We also prefer to enjoy the architecture and see the tram go by.
Istanbul is def huge and packed, and smoking is as common as drinking cay hahaha. I think we talked about this when we met.
😁❤️ yes that's what we were talking about at our lunch spot. You know a part of me was worried that we might get architectured out after two months but.... nope each new building is impressive in its own unique way and the story behind them is equally interesting. What a country 😍
Get lieles to go up that tower 😂 there's an elevator!
@@PeterandYen will do my best, i promise, but knowing him, I'm not sure 😃
Hi Peter,Hi Yen Wow what a tourist stop on your vacation. I ♥️the Harbor views you got , They where incredible ( Beautiful) . They have a lot of pretty Mosques huh guys? . That bakery I saw in the background looked 😋😋😋, That's my weak spot Peter. I'm am so glad you two are having such a good time , Enjoy and please be safe ..🙏🙏🙏
Hahaha nice spotting on the bakery! There are some very tasty ones here in turkey. The pastries and even just the bread itself is so good.
The mosques 🕌 are very pretty here. We visited quite a few during our trip and is most certainly one of the highlights of our time in Istanbul. Vlogs coming soon 😁
Just got back from Turkiye last month. I have previewed some of your vlogs before going there. It helps me and my family to get to know the places we visited. Now still continuing to watch more. Your vlogs presentation, editing, and camera shots are really pleasant to watch. Seeing all the places with my own eyes was even feeling great. Thanks, guys.😍
Thanks for the comment appreciate it 😊 hope you and your family had an amazing time Turkiye 👍
Beautiful 🤩
Definitely 😊✌️
Istanbul is such an amazing place to visit! The best food and lovely people 💕
Too true! Lucky we are doing plenty of walking around cause otherwise all this eating is going to catch up to us 😂
Lovely video! I miss Istanbul!
Thanks Anna, glad you enjoyed it 😁
Hi Peter and Yen, have a great day. 💖♥️😍
Thank you Emma 😁 we just woke up on safranbolu it is an amazing little town. Hope you have a great day too.
Amazing views 😎😎😎
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Fantastic to see you guys travelling (abroad) again. Istanbul looks great, and watching you eat makes me hungry. Funny to see you channeling a bit of Mark Wiens when tasting good food Pete 😄
😂 my body just reacts to the flavor of the food. It's great to be out and about again after these couple of years.
the bus and tram station entrance XD looks like sydney
🤔 really?
Hoşgeldiniz
Hoşbulduk 😊
Wow what a view from the Galata tower 😍 the stairs doesn't look too high, I think I can climb that 😆 so lovely seeing you guys walking around the city with beautiful architecture all around!
Hahaha is this Sue? I'm sure you'll be fine it's not very strenuous at all
pst make sure to try their apple tea, is soooo good
Hahahaha love apple tea! Addicted
Thanks, Please Be Safe.
Thanks Bob will do 😁✌️
The Galata Towers looks not that high, but when you are up there wow 🤩
It's quite deceptive cause once you get up there the panoramic sights are spectacular.
Great video as always. I feel like I was there as well
😁👍 thank you, still remember the feeling of being wowed by all the unique architecture from this video since it was our first step out into istanbul.
Really enjoy your vlogs… very informative and enjoyable. Also seemed very honest and down to earth! Keep doing it.
I’ll visit Istanbul in September and NZ in December! And your vlogs gave me a lot of inspiration and information ❤
Thanks Marc ✌️ sounds like you've got a great travel itinerary coming up. Hope you have a great time. Two amazing destinations
I would have a hard time controlling myself in those shops. I think I would end up with one of those mosaic lamps, they look so pretty 😍
😂 I'm guessing this is Wera? Hahaha they do look super cool
What better to get energized AND a good dose of vitamin C 🍋 Now there’s the food reaction I was waiting for Peter… I got double food envy… chicken with moussaka please 🐓🍆 🤤🤤🤤 Price seemed reasonable too😁. Was really cool to see your excitement and appreciation Peter of finally getting to see the history and architecture… craziest part of Istanbul - Istiklal area shops knew Yen’s name😮 (sorry that was lame 😳)
😂😂😂 are you trying to win the dad joke award away from me? Impossible.
The food here is outstanding I was telling Yen it has to be the western/Asian (hmmm I dunno since it spans two continents) equivalent of Vietnam to me because there is so much variety but at the same time almost everywhere we've eaten it is delicious. Best thing is the local stalls which are even more affordable are also even more delicious.
But for me to see the classical architecture... that's like a dream come true. Still haven't really gotten over it. I look at everything with appreciation and excitement 😯
@@PeterandYen I can definitely tell how excited and amazed you are😁. Glad you get to take it all in slowly. Enjoy!!!!
@@PeterandYen random thought… maybe I missed it, but did guys ever get to the bottom of the mystery car rattling?
I don't think we updated the situation but in the end sent it to a professional to fix 😂 I'm unfortunately not a handyman
@@PeterandYen Glad it got fixed:) What did it turn out to be? By the way, will you be able to catch Weili fight this weekend?
Loving these scenes from Instanbul. I hoped you guys didn't get hassled too much walking down İstiklal Street.
Hahaha it was all good on Istiklal just a few perfume sellers. It was outside the hippodrome where we kept getting invited to people's carpet stalls 😂 it's OK though we're very used to this sort of thing coming from Asian countries 🤙
Hey guys! It’s really a change of scenery for you guys from NZ to Istanbul. I can see why you get so overwhelmed by it, Yen 😊 we would be too for sure.
Great exploration video of this big city, love checking out the architecture of the old buildings like Peter too.
That mussaka is calling our names haha. Is that similar to Greek’s moussaka btw?
Only found out from a commenter that it is the same as the Greek dish 😂 these days I don't research so much regarding food. Just find what looks good or is special regionally and eat away hahahaha
Moussaka is a middle eastern dish dating back to the 13th century and it was popular during the Ottoman era of the region. So it is very much regional to Turkey, Greece and the Levant. Therefore we can all enjoy the dishes without having to worry whether they are local or not :) @@PeterandYen
Yeah so many wonderful building there! Oh hey, how have you managed communicating over there? Are there enough english speaking people to make it easier? Hey good information about the Bus card only tapping on not what we go in New Zealand! Wow amazing view up that tower! Yeah a few steps won't hurt haha! Yeah looks like you found a great place for food, as always! Yeah you guys have really done your research so really well done and keep up the fine work!
Yen and I normally learn a few phrases in the language of the country that we're visiting and also the numbers up to a few hundred so that we can get by. But in saying that quite a few people speak English here so that helps a lot too. It helps that people are generally very helpful and nice here. Overall I would say it's reasonably easy to get by here.
Another awesome video Yen and Peter :). I am pleased you are enjoying your time there, If your like me, which I know you are, it is the history of a region which is wonderful, Soak it up and remember. Downside, you will find the days sadly will pass so quickly now your there... You mentioned the cobblestones..... They grate on the mind when driving over then not just there but most cities in Europe have cobblestones.... The other issue is especially for you Yen be very careful if your in anything like a high heel.... Cobblestones look good, maybe and true, they were one of the earliest forms of road surfaces ..... But when wet, they can get extremely slippery. Have lots of fun, enjoy your time but most importantly keep safe. Which is applicable to any city in any country :)
😁 Yen is not the kind to wear high heels much especially not over cobblestones hahaha.
Yes, absolutely like you in that regard Greg.i would say I have a reasonably healthy passion for learning about history and cultures. It is one of the things we've enjoyed a lot during our travels so far.
Unfortunately the days always pass too quickly when you're having fun...
@@PeterandYen I cannot say I blame her, you look at them and to me they look like Ankle killers. Those ones with super thick soles you just wonder... why. I know it is to make the person appear taller but why, it is too risky and I would imagine some of those shoes are very painful to wear too. ( I dont know as never worn them but they look it) Yeah... days leading up to a holiday seem to go sooo slowly and once on holiday they fly so fast... totally round the wrong way lol :) Have fun keep safe.
Peters food facials are king !!
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The views from the Galata tower are definitely worth going there for. The 20 minute wait doesn't sound too bad but I can imagine that if you go at peak hours you have to wait for ages in the sun 😅
We had one commentator say that it took them 3 hours to get up there 😅 that would be pretty bad...
It’s the second vlog that I see from you guys and I love how informative you are. 🥰 Quick question… Where’s the best place to buy souvenirs in Istanbul? Thanks!
We found that if you go to the side streets outside of the bazaar prices were a bit more reasonable and they don't expect you to haggle as much.
@@PeterandYen Thank you so much! 😊
Ah, damn about the smoking. But yeah, that's Europe for you. There's a lot of smoking in Japan too.
Yes most definitely Japan is another country where smoking is everywhere. However the not smoking and walking and designated smoke stops help. Just something to get used to as we travel around.
i love your vids but what has been your faveroite thing you done in turkey so far
im also from nz by the way
can i have a shout out in your nex vid pls i have never had one
Interesting with the smoking. Do you mean it’s still allowed to smoke indoors? Or that a lot of people there smoke compared to nz ?
Hey Tom 😁 a lot more smokers in general compared to NZ. Most restaurants are non smoking however often the outdoors smoke will blow back in 😅 takes a bit of getting used to
Isn't it strange that the City of Istanbul alone has 3-4 times more population than all of New Zealand :-)
😅 it's pretty crazy to think about how small NZ is population wise
yes super lemon XD haha
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Not sure if use are still there but there is a cheesecake thats going viral that is sold at a restaurant next to the tower. Not sure if you guys have seen it.
There's a lot of food places around there so we're not sure but it must be really good since food has been amazing in Turkey 😊 we're currently on the way to Cappadocia but we'll be back in Istanbul later on 🙂👍 thanks for the recommendation!
In 1934, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk wrote the following letter to the mothers of Anzac soldiers buried in Turkey:
“Heroes who shed their blood on the soil of this country.
Here you are on the soil of a friendly homeland. Sleep peacefully and peacefully.
You are side by side with Mehmetçik (general name of Turkish soldiers).
Mothers who send their sons from far away lands.
Hear your tears, your children are in our bosom, they are at peace.
And they will sleep peacefully.
After they gave their lives on this land, they are now our children.”
I recommend you to visit Ankara Anıtkabir, Mustafa Kemal's tomb, Anzac Cove and cemetery.
"A nation that does not know its history is doomed to perish." With respect to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his brothers in arms...
Considering NZ is only 200 years old it hard to comprehend buildings that are so old. I’d love to go to places like that, I think Greece would be awesome so much history
This is so true! We were blown away with what we saw on our China trip a few years ago and now blown away with istanbul... it's a surreal feeling going somewhere so different like NZ to Istanbul.
SLAVA UKRAİNE!
LET'S SUPPORT UKRAINE.
Use "ch" for Ç and "sh" for Ş. Then you are good in Turkish.
Thanks Ahmet! Still need to practice for me Yen is getting good at it 😁
@@PeterandYen Turkish is very hard for English speakers. Because everything is at opposite side of sentence. Thats why when I tried to learn English in school, I struggled.
When I was in Istanbul 20 years ago, it was filthy and public transport was dangerous for tourists.
Seems like it has changed enormously!
It boggles the mind that over 15 million people live there - 3,5 times New Zealand, all in one city.
Wow really, that's such a massive difference from when you went then. Public transport is super safe there now. We got the subway in the evening as well as the bus and all good.
Again, a great vlog! I can really tell how special it is for both of you to be in Europe for the first time! For me as well, the history of the US does not compare with the long history of Europe!