August 10,2021 Post by :Ruoshui Chen
Turkey alone, step by stepDays: 10 days
Time: February
Per capita: 5000 yuan
With whom: one person
Play: free travel, poor travel
The author went to these places
turkey
Istanbul
taksim square
blue mosque
Underground water Palace
Big bazaar
Kapadochia
Izmir
Spice Souk
Suleymaniye Mosque
Published at 20:08, October 30, 2015
The first thing to say!
This is actually a three-month long journey around the world. The first stop is Turkey, and the following trips will gradually catch up: one month in Europe and 40 days in the United States. Then many people asked me what to do before traveling, how to do the strategy, whether traveling alone will be very lonely, how to do without much money and poor English! I said: I don't do any strategies. I just look for the cheapest air tickets and accommodation. I only look at the previous day or two at most. Then I will revise the specific itinerary on the way. I probably don't know where I will go tomorrow. But this uncertainty and randomness is particularly interesting. I feel it, even if we have no money, no plan, language almost (do not deny that good English will have an advantage), but as long as we have a little free time, and willing to leave the heart, can also be willful up!
Well, let's take a look at Turkey's itinerary
D1. Shanghai Istanbul Russian Airlines, Moscow transit
D2. Taksim meydan, Istanbul
D3. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Sophia Cathedral, blue mosque, underground water palace, Grand Bazaar D4. Istanbul - kapadochia, Graeme went to Turkish bathrooms during the day, Istanbul Asia, night bus to Kapa
D5. Kapadoccia open air museum
D6. Red line of kapadochia
D7. Kapadocia Izmir night bus
D8. Izmir goes to Ephesus by bus
D9. Izmir - Istanbul - Paris, France - Turkish Pegasus Airlines
Turkey's visa, now very convenient direct online electronic signature, website: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/zh/
Because all of them are in Chinese, you can follow the steps step by step when you enter the website. Finally, you can pay by mail. Basically, the speed is very fast. You may receive the visa email a few minutes after confirming the payment. Print it out and take it with you.
Next, open the home page and select the application
Fill in the area, certificate and verification code
Choose a date
Fill in your personal information one by one
It's just a show. Just write your name,... After verification, send an email to the mailbox, pay according to the information inside, and then wait for the visa from the opposite side.
Turkey night bus, this must be well recommended. It's definitely the best choice for free travel in Turkey. Although it usually runs for a long time, it usually doesn't affect the itinerary because it runs in the evening and arrives at the destination the next morning. Besides, the price is cheap and the accommodation fee is saved. Why not? Generally, several big bus companies in Turkey are good with many routes, Then the price is relatively uniform, there will be no big difference.
Several big bus companies in Turkey are still good
Night bus
Night buses from kapadoccia to Turkey price list and driving time
Pegasus airlines, official website: http://www.flypgs.com/en/
Turkey's local low-cost airlines have many routes and high cost performance. The most important thing is that the ticket contains a free share of checked baggage by default, which many low-cost airlines do not have!
Low cost airlines in Turkey
Hotel accommodation, in Istanbul and Izmir stay are CYTS, Hostelworld official website can be found, the price is relatively inexpensive, are less than 100 yuan a night. In addition, I especially recommend the youth travel agency in Izmir. The place is not big, even very small, but it has the feeling of home. Don't be warm!
Youth Travel in Izmir, shantihome
The real scene is like this~~
Then I stayed in the cave hotel in kapadochia. It's also a good choice to directly find the one with high evaluation score on booking.
Local cave house hotel
Some places to visit in Istanbul:
1.Among all kinds of mosques and churches, Sofia cathedral and the blue mosque must be the first. The two places are very close, so you can visit them together. In addition, Sophia Cathedral is a very good fusion of Islamic and Christian style building, the appearance is magnificent, the interior is brilliant and dazzling.
blue mosque
Hagia Sophia
2.The underground water palace is said to be the reservoir of a royal palace at first. In fact, the place is not big, and the entrance is really inconspicuous. As soon as you go in, make sure that this must be a good place with warm winter and cool summer. Although the light inside will be dim, it will not affect the visit. The two Medusa portraits at the end of the corridor are also a highlight.
The entrance is not obvious
3.Big bazaar, which should be the largest bazaar in the world, is really big enough. There are many kinds of goods, from all kinds of local spices to all kinds of dazzling amber and gold jewelry. It's really a good choice whether it's going to Taobao or novelty hunting!
4.Special recommendation, Turkish bath! Don't say anything. Whoever goes will know. If you want to see the luxurious decoration in the bathroom, consider the big and famous ones. If you want to consider the cost-effective and warm service, you might as well consider some small bathrooms, which are also good!
Be sure to experience an authentic turkish bath
Kapadoccia, first of all, must be the world famous hot air balloon. However, due to the weather, the registration of the balloon was cancelled. It's a pity. To put it a little bit, it's better to find a bigger hot air balloon company to sign up locally, so the safety and service will be more guaranteed.
The open-air museum, in short, is all kinds of stones and grottoes, but its characteristics are here. Anyway, it is a wonderful place.
Izmir. Well, Aegean is a beautiful city by the sea. Watching the sunset by the sea is definitely a special enjoyment.
Sunset at Izmir Beach
Ephesus is basically a piece of ruins, but it can still show the glory and prosperity of this place. If you take a shuttle bus, there will be a taxi driver pulling passengers out of the car. He said that he would take them to the front door. In fact, you don't have to pay any attention. Just go in through the nearest door.
Turkish currency. Turkey uses its own currency, lira. The exchange rate of RMB is almost the same as that of 2-3 RMB yuan per lira. There are many places to exchange money on the street, so there is no need to worry about losing money. In addition, according to my personal experience, the exchange rate of big bazaar in Istanbul will be the best. You can consider changing more money there. Moreover, if you really can't find a place to change, you can also use visa or master's credit card to withdraw money at the local bank ATM.
Finally, let's say this: in Turkey, especially in Istanbul mosque, there are six prayer sessions every day. Tourists and non muslims are not allowed to visit these sessions. When visiting, women's clothing must abide by strict standards.
Come on, let's start the story!
Due to the preparation for long-distance travel, the whole package was less than 11kg when it was weighed at the airport, including computers. Of course, as always, there is no camera. On the one hand, it is a burden to me. On the other hand, we have no camera at all!
