Posts Tagged CITY

Istanbul City Guide – The House Cafe

Istanbul, a fascinating city

Istanbul city scene

Istanbul city scene Image by erindipity.

THE tulip city (and it certainly isn’t Amsterdam!)

THE tulip city (and it certainly isn’t Amsterdam!) Image by CharlesFred As Andrei guessed, it is Istanbul, here facing out towards the Marmara Sea. Tulips were very popular under the Ottomans and were exported to Holland, where they were further developed. Now Holland exports bulbs to Turkey, where the City of Istanbul has bough many [...]