Luxury On The Bosphorus | Aqua Four Seasons Bed and Breakfast blog
InIstanbul,everythinghasastory.IthinkpartofthereasonIlovedthiscitysomuch[1]wasthefactthatlikemyadoptedcountryofItaly,Istanbulisbrimmingwitharichhistory.InsteadofRenaissancefamilies,thepastismingledwithOttomanprinces.OurweekthispastJanuarywasnothingshortofamystical‘eastmeetswest’dream,wedelvedintocenturiesofhistoryallwhilehungrilyfeastingonanythingwecameacross,fromByzantinearttodeliciousTurkish‘Menemen’eggs.WediscoveredIstanbulbyneighborhood[2],experiencedatraditionalhammam andnaturallypartie...
In Istanbul, everything has a story. I think part of the reason I loved this city so much[1] was the fact that like my adopted country of Italy, Istanbul is brimming with a rich history. Instead of Renaissance families, the past is mingled with Ottoman princes.
Our week this past January was nothing short of a mystical ‘east meets west’ dream, we delved into centuries of history all while hungrily feasting on anything we came across, from Byzantine art to delicious Turkish ‘Menemen’ eggs. We discovered Istanbul by neighborhood[2], experienced a traditional hammam and naturally partied like it was 1999 on New Year’s Eve at awesome restaurant Asitane. This isn’t the kind of city that you can easily leave behind, it remains embedded in your soul like a simmering thought. And since being back in Florence, I have already started plotting our return.
We stayed in an apartment for most of the week, in the Cihangir district of the city and planned to stay at T...