Walking ''Above'' Istanbul

First of all sorry for my English

As you know, Istanbul is an amazing city to live in. The problem is, you saw the buildings and tall, big and concrete buildings all over the internet. There are amazing things that you have not seen yet. Maybe... At least when I research about Istanbul, I always see the city with no green...

Lets Change That!

My walk is not just about walking. It is also the presentation of the Istanbul. I want to show you some places that only locals knew about. This is the ''Çamlıca'' as we call it. I know you don't have the ''Ç'' sound but you can imagine this at ''Chamlica'' for example.
I made myself a good, long walking route.
It may seem short but there are hills and inclines and that kind of stuff everywhere. So... Go easy on me :D
I got there by my car and started walking.

Actually, I was here before but I used to park my car and watch the city. I have never walked this much in this area and I have found new things!
This is as green as Istanbul gets in this area. There are a lot of buildings and mosques and all kind of businesses around...
This is the highest place on Istanbul.
It is about 262 meters above the sea level.

First, as usual, I parked my car in there and started walking. It was really hot. Sun is burning because it is midday. You can see the time in the next picture. There were some tourists but not much. Ramadan is over so I expected more people to be there but no. It is weekday and people are working. So it is good for me to take some photos!

After parking your car, you have 2 choices. Short tour or the long tour. Of course, I took the long one. Because I wanted to sweat a little bit. There are some facilities in there for you to drink some coffee and eat something but I did not care about it at the moment. Because I knew it was a hot day and I needed to walk a little bit before I eat something. I took my water and kept walking there...

Is it Green or is it Grey?

It is not a ''forrest'' but is good. Roads are clean and tidy. People are kind in there. There are some salesman, dealers around and they sell Turkish coffee, water and all kind of drinks. You can but ice cream too! But I did not. I wanted a healthy walk :D
2 and a half kilometers for this... Wow. I know it is not much for you but it is a good walk for me.

Lets show some pictures of the road! We call it ''Arnavut Kaldırımı'' in Turkish.

After a little bit, Istanbul is waiting for you. With all her beauty. Shows you everything she got. I love the Istanbul. It is a great city with a lot of history. I wonder what has been done here before, who lost the loved ones and who walked among us...

Seeing is Believing

When I talk about Istanbul, people always think about old buildings and crowded shopping places. They don't believe me.
I love the scenery. It is hard for me to tell you and explain it to you but you feel like you are flying somehow. There is a little breeze in the air. You can smell the green and blue at the same time. You can see the Islands! Can you believe that! You can see the Islands on the Marmara sea!

My route does not finish there. The road keeps going and going. All around the Çamlıca hill. I did not expect this. I am from Istanbul. I was born in Istanbul. I have been here before and saw that amazing scenery. This is the first time for me to walk this much on here. I wanted to show you more but I was so tired and so sweaty, I could not..
My battery was dying too.
My camara was screaming at me...
So I decided to rest a little bit.

I found this place where you can sit and watch the Istanbul there. It was possible for me to order some cold, iced drink but I did not want to gain all the calories that I have just lost...
I decided to come here more often. It is not very far away from my home. It is beautiful. So why not.
I drank some water and kept walking.

Before I leave I saw this man and because I do not want to put my face on the blokchain, I decided that, he would be a great presentation of me watching the scenery there. The reason I don't put my face in there because it is impossible for me to delete it later. And I am not proud of my belly, yet. I am a little fat... Maybe someday with this walks and a little bit sport, with a good diet I will be able to show myself. If I win or if I lose it does not matter, I will do this walks more often and show you around. Istanbul is amazing and you deserve to see it!

I want to thank you all for reading!

You can find my photos in here. You are free to use them.
Place: Büyük Çamlıca Tepesi, Kısıklı Mahallesi, Çamlıca Tepesi, 34692 Üsküdar/İstanbul