Istanbul, by far, is the most amazing city on earth, for me. No point in questioning that. However, if you really like a place/city and find a similar one in another part of the world, that's another thing.
About 10 years ago, before going to Cologne/Germany for my voluntary service, I checked the city, Cologne, and found out that it was similar to Istanbul in many different points. So, it was like a second home for me. Although I've not yet been there again, it still has a different place in my heart.
I felt the same thing when I went to California few weeks back. My friend/grandson Caleb told me that when they came to Istanbul after a few months time in Philipinnes, he felt like home in Istanbul because of the similarities between Istanbul and San Francisco. In not just one but many aspects. When I spent couple of days in San Francisco, I felt he was right about it.
The cable car was similar to our nostalgic tram in Istiklal Street. There were several lines across the streets of San Francisco. One could even hang on the sides and take beautiful shots of the city. In the past it was used as a public transportation. Nowadays it's more of a touristic attraction mostly. This photo on the right side is showing how the cable car's direction is changed. It's still the old system as in the 1970s. In the past people were allowed to help push the car around but it's done only by the staff now. I'd love a chance to push it around even only once.
The roads and streets were all up and down. There were, of course, straight streets but the city was built on several hills as I've observed. So, one would need to climb up and down a lot if one wants to wonder around. That may sometimes be really tiring but then cable cars come to our aid. They help go up and down those little hills.
There are beautiful streets when you go up and down the streets by the way. Especially Lombard Street. It's the world's most crooked street. It spirals left and right downwards and is beautiful all the way down. It may be tiring but it's definetely worth walking up and down if you're eager to see more of the city's hidden beauties. Especially for photography, I loved the richness of the city. As you can see, even while on the cable car, you can take great shots!
The Golden Gate Bridge was like our Bosphorus Bridge.
So long, so amazing, so red.
I think I liked it more because of its colour being red. It's on the edge of the bay and you can get a good view if you're really lucky, because the Bay Area, because of the climate and the nature, there is mist most of the time. One could get amazing photos if one is really lucky. Sometimes the clouds come down so much that you need to climb up a higher point to see the bridge's columns.
There are also some specific points organised to let the public go and take nice shots of the bridge.
As I said before, when you ask me what I most liked about the bridge, it's the colour. Especially during sunrise and sunset it becomes a lot more beautiful.
You should wear a jacket, since it's really windy up those places. My guide, Willow, let me go around it to some places, I believe most people wouldn't know.
The people. Yes, the people were awesome. They were quite friendly all the time. And very talkative. They would look and answer my question if they knew the answer. Always so helpful the people were. Like my city, Istanbul.
The hospitality was also like ours. Maybe even better.
There is so much to tell about this beautiful west coast city. Especially the similarities with my beloved Istanbul. As for now, this is all I'll tell.
About 10 years ago, before going to Cologne/Germany for my voluntary service, I checked the city, Cologne, and found out that it was similar to Istanbul in many different points. So, it was like a second home for me. Although I've not yet been there again, it still has a different place in my heart.
I felt the same thing when I went to California few weeks back. My friend/grandson Caleb told me that when they came to Istanbul after a few months time in Philipinnes, he felt like home in Istanbul because of the similarities between Istanbul and San Francisco. In not just one but many aspects. When I spent couple of days in San Francisco, I felt he was right about it.
The cable car was similar to our nostalgic tram in Istiklal Street. There were several lines across the streets of San Francisco. One could even hang on the sides and take beautiful shots of the city. In the past it was used as a public transportation. Nowadays it's more of a touristic attraction mostly. This photo on the right side is showing how the cable car's direction is changed. It's still the old system as in the 1970s. In the past people were allowed to help push the car around but it's done only by the staff now. I'd love a chance to push it around even only once.
The roads and streets were all up and down. There were, of course, straight streets but the city was built on several hills as I've observed. So, one would need to climb up and down a lot if one wants to wonder around. That may sometimes be really tiring but then cable cars come to our aid. They help go up and down those little hills.
There are beautiful streets when you go up and down the streets by the way. Especially Lombard Street. It's the world's most crooked street. It spirals left and right downwards and is beautiful all the way down. It may be tiring but it's definetely worth walking up and down if you're eager to see more of the city's hidden beauties. Especially for photography, I loved the richness of the city. As you can see, even while on the cable car, you can take great shots!
So long, so amazing, so red.
I think I liked it more because of its colour being red. It's on the edge of the bay and you can get a good view if you're really lucky, because the Bay Area, because of the climate and the nature, there is mist most of the time. One could get amazing photos if one is really lucky. Sometimes the clouds come down so much that you need to climb up a higher point to see the bridge's columns.
There are also some specific points organised to let the public go and take nice shots of the bridge.
As I said before, when you ask me what I most liked about the bridge, it's the colour. Especially during sunrise and sunset it becomes a lot more beautiful.
You should wear a jacket, since it's really windy up those places. My guide, Willow, let me go around it to some places, I believe most people wouldn't know.
The people. Yes, the people were awesome. They were quite friendly all the time. And very talkative. They would look and answer my question if they knew the answer. Always so helpful the people were. Like my city, Istanbul.
The hospitality was also like ours. Maybe even better.
There is so much to tell about this beautiful west coast city. Especially the similarities with my beloved Istanbul. As for now, this is all I'll tell.
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