03/07/2019
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My one of experience traveling long-journey started from the trip to Turkey. It was also my first time wander off to European country, so I was really new to all this travel scene. Having spent 6 days in Turkey with guest of nine Malaysians invited by Embassy of Turkey and sponsored by Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkish Embassy in Malaysia and Turkish Airlines. We had a chance to visit some places in the country, mainly in Istanbul and certain places in Southeast of Turkey.
Turkey is known-able as a country that rich with cultural, traditional and civilisation history. In Istanbul, I had a opportunity to visit historical and attraction places like Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Taksim square and Tokapi palace. During our trip to Southeast of Turkey, we visited the Gobekli Tepe (the oldest temple in the world, Unesco World Heritage Site), mount Nemrut, Halfeti and other stunning places.
Without doubt, I fell in love with Southeast of Turkey! Why? I was found the adventure I was looking for. We flew to Diyarbakir from Istanbul during our 2nd day, long way road trip journey, drove through mountainous landscape in Mediterranean climate make I fell should fit into this situation as a challenge. Sanliufra and Gaziantep gave me my Middle Eastern great escapade.
We were taken to Gobekli Tepe on our 3rd day in Turkey. It is known as the Jewel of Turkey’s south eastern. Located 30 minute from Urfa, Gobekli Tepe discovered in 1963 and confirmed to be as old as 12,000 B.C. It was new experience to me to seen the world’s oldest temple, older than Stonehenge and Egypt’s pyramid. Government of Turkey announced 2019 is the “Year of Gobekli Tepe”. It's no wonder that this place is overwhelmed with local and foreign tourists during our visit. Something new recommended place to see if you are kind of historical addict and love to learn about human civilisation.
We got to see the sun set over this 7000-foot of Mt. Nemrut, where King Antiochus built his tomb sanctuary in 62 BC and surrounded it with statues of animals and Greek gods.
One of my favourite things I do in Turkey is took photograph at the rooftop of shop lot near Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. The evening that me and my friend visited the rooftop was our first day in Istanbul after arrive in Turkey. It was stunning than any of panoramic view I have seen. If you have time in Istanbul, get a free time to visit this place. My friends and I got chance to visit this place twice when we were in Istanbul. It will make you feel breathtaking.
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