Good morning, good morning from Istanbul.
And welcome back to another video guys.
Today's video as you can see I've got all my luggage with me you can probably hear it can't see it
and I am actually going to be taking the metro over to Taksim Square, where I'm going to stay
the next couple nights and stay in a different area like it was awesome staying down here in
the center but I think I've explored most of the things there are to do within like a one
kilometer radius and so yeah I'm gonna take you guys with on the metro show you what it's like to
go on the public transportation here. So, it's gonna be a bit of a journey because we do have
the luggage with us and we have to go over some cobblestone roads and I'll tell you the weather
in Turkey is starting to heat up midday and it's about noon right now when we're heading over so
we're gonna head over I think that's the tram way out there in the distance and we're gonna get on
there I'll share with you guys the process and yeah just use google maps to figure out how to
get over to texting square it's pretty easy you hop on the metro crosses the bridge and pretty
much brings you right there so let's head over.
All right so I think we just gotta cross this street
right here and then that's gonna be the metro right over there.
All right then I think we need to
cross the street and that'll get us over to the other side once we get up to the other side
that's when we can hop on the metro. So first step here is we've got to get some tickets.
All right, well we got to figure out which language to get it in first all right there we go. Nope.
How do we scroll down first choose your option maybe we just hit that 15 lira.
All right it's speaking in Turkish to me so I don't know if we're getting this right but
we're gonna try on a maybe that means one way come on you're gonna eat my other five.
There we go. All right, so I would guess just hit that.
All right, I don't know if that did the trick but
maybe that worked. All right I think we have luck, I don't speak any Turkish but a ticket did come out.
And all right that's a good sign.
And that's it guys quick and easy the nice part is like I couldn't figure out how to switch
the ticket machine to hit English but like sometimes just the colors they use for
like tickets you need to buy are like so clear and I got lucky so I was able to get it so 15
lira is one dollar and that's to take me basically all the way across to the other side of the river
and a bit inland to Taksim Square and once we get there then I think I have another maybe like
five-ten minute walk maybe five minute walk and then I'll be at the hotel so yeah it's really
nice in terms of public transportation here you've got the tram there is a I believe a subway that's
um kind of linked into the tram system and then so many buses to get around the city. So there's
more options than just taking like an uber or a taxi that'll save you a lot of money of
course and there we have it we have the we have the tram coming this way right now.
Nope. All right, well I hope we're, I think we might be on the wrong side
I think we're definitely on the wrong side let's check this.
Hello, to go here this side or this side? Yeah, thank you.
All right well that's a good sign I guess we are on the right side I just didn't know because like
this train came from that way so I assume it'd come on this side but well we're about to find out
once we hop on guys that's the fun in journeying around because the problem is is this backpack
honestly it's probably got to be like maybe 20-25 kilos it is so loaded with all my electronics and
everything so it just weighs down on the back. All right and let's see here are they colliding
they're not this is ours right here we're gonna hop on this one looks like it's gonna be a full
day for a Tuesday here that's loaded with people. Oh, yeah. We're gonna have to squeeze in here.
Maybe we'll try going down here.
Yeah, midday here. It is loaded with people so we're gonna take this like four stops over I think it's
ac in here can't really tell but with this many people it'll bring the temperature up real quick.
So, we've got a total of about four stops to get us over to like the
Taksim Square area. I will say like some places I've been like New York city the public transportation
can be super, super intimidating whereas like here this is my first time on it without any
like prior experience riding around and um yeah it's very easy to navigate especially on the
tram because it's just one line that brings you from one side of the city to the other.
All right have arrived to the station here and it looks like now I've got to find the next means
of transportation which is going to be it seems like a street car that brings me up on a bit of a
slope at least that's what it looks like on the google maps picture like maybe a one minute walk
to get over there and then we'll be there so yeah it was one dollar basically to get from the center
right down there where I was at all the way over here so very inexpensive and
efficient too four stops took about nine minutes. Now it's time to figure
out where to go from here, we got the street salesman out here with some fresh stuff.
I don't think I'm in the market for a new hat right now but I figured I'd give it a quick look.
So, as you guys can see here got a one minute walk 30 meters then wait up to five minutes
and then we're gonna go up what looks like it almost looks like a tram going uphill but I guess
we will, we'll find out we're gonna walk towards this way and see. So, this must be here tram way
metro elevator looks a little risky there it's got a drop so we're gonna stick with the stairs today.
Well, we don't need a workout in today because we got this going.
All right, Taksim Kabatas-F1. That's gotta be the one straight to head.
We're probably need to buy a ticket here unless the ticket we have already works because maybe
there's a transfer period included I guess we'll find out and nope, gotta buy a new one.
So, let's see how we do this we'll try English again, nope. Oh, so it does go up
and down we figured it out so you just hit that bottom button and then we can switch languages
why can I not get to English. Oh, we just passed English. How? Why is it going to Japanese then
Spanish, All right. we'll do Spanish then. [Spanish speaking] one ticket there we go
Oh, so now you want me to pay. All right I got the cash.
All right, we got a 10 there and we got all right looks like we don't have any small change so
we'll have to toss in the 50. Do they give change we're about to find out. Oh,
50 is not allowed well I guess we're going to see if we've got coins those are singles well then.
This one. Try that. Yes. yeah, all right.
Well, then I'm not sure. Where is your cards? Card right here.
Didn't work cancel or hmm well then I guess we'll get a different one.
All right, so next one should be coming down.
Here we go. So this should have two passes then yeah
oh that's garbage. Okay. Perfect, thank you so much.
All right, that's good news guys we've got a reusable cart it looks like so
let's try this take two all right we have success now oh and we're through. Hello, thank you.
So, guys pretty straight forward process to use the metro here but yeah I think I don't know
why it wouldn't accept my 50 at first but then when I changed the ticket type then it worked.
Oh, looks like we got to hop on this one right here that is just in time.
Oh, yeah. This one looks like it climbs altitude.
So, we've got the last part of the trip here it looks like it's just one stop up here that
we're going that'll bring us up to the top of the hill and then we've got a couple minutes walking
maybe two minutes and we have completed a successful trip on the public transportation
here in Istanbul. Got a quick like three minute ride up to the top and we are
here at Taksim station. So, we've only got a few minute walk as you can see it's very busy here
too lots and lots of people out and about in Istanbul. All right and this looks like the exit.
And here we are arriving to Taksim square one more escalator up. All right, hello Taksim square. Oh!
what a sight to walk out into look at this mosque that is for sure one of the most
beautiful mosques I think I've ever seen before it's literally perfected in terms of its design.
Wow! guys I just need a moment to like look at this place and realize how incredible it is
what a place this is gonna be a fun spot to stay I can already tell. All right guys from here we've
got a two minutes I think just a cruise right down here and then we have arrived to the hotel
looks like an awesome place we'll be checking out in some upcoming videos seems like there's a lot
of restaurants just you know so pedestrian friendly like I've said a few times in a couple
other videos here you can just walk everywhere with ease get food go and do so many different
types of activities get from one side of the city to the other it's very nice. Oh! and look at down
there we've got doners on deck. This is the doner spot we were looking for we're going to be doing
some serious street food hunting in the upcoming videos, I mean look at how big these slabs of meat
are. Oh my god! That looks incredible. All right guys this is the Inn Pera right here across
the street so we've got a cross right here and then that's where we're gonna be staying right
at the Inn Pera. So let's head on in and give you a tour of the place I think I'm paying like $75 per
night for this place so hopefully oh we could probably take the sunglasses off now hopefully
$75 includes a nice spot but it's a good location that's what's most important for me
because I want to be able to get this stuff nice and easily. Check in time see you guys
on the other side. All right we're heading up to the room. What's your name? What's your name? Issa.
Issa, Mac nice to meet you sir. All right, so he's gonna be taking us up. What floor are we on?
Floor number seven. Oh penthouse, oh perfect come in, come on.
Oh, there we go right in front of the elevator that makes it easy and this is going to be home
for the next three nights. Perfect. All right, guys so this is the official room tour then
we've got water, complimentary coffees we do have a fridge nothing in there and we've got some views.
Oh! oh! wow! The window opens that way maybe we gotta open this way oh all right.
Good morning, Istanbul. Hello, there.
Doesn't seem like there's too many people responding at the moment at least we've got
some natural light at the last place I stayed at the one thing I didn't like about it was
at the other place was the the lack of natural light like my window went out into the hallway.
All right, there we go is that thing closing something like that and let's check out the bed.
Honestly, guys I can go for a nap I'm still dealing with the jet lag coming from Singapore so
yeah it's catching up to me let's see bathroom we've got a pretty standard bathroom here.
The essentials older style shower head, shampoos, fresh towels yeah enough to get the
job done that's good news but nothing I'd say nothing special here for $75 per night it's in
my opinion it's a little little pricey for like what you get but like once again sometimes it's
about location and that's why I chose this one. So, yeah guys I'm gonna take you up in just a few
minutes so we can check out what the amenities look like. Guys, we're back in the elevator we're
going down to meeting hall's business center I tried to swipe down to the fitness center but
no way to get there I guess so maybe there's a staircase that'll bring us .
So, guys just made it down to the gym area and I'm impressed it is a large gym especially at
the other hotel I stayed at it was a really small gym so this one's got like everything we
got cardio machines all along this way a full weight room we've got the dumbbells down here
and looks like even maybe a small little yoga studio over there and it stretches all
the way down here. So huge gym you know for sure we're gonna be making a visit down here
right now no because I gotta go do a couple things around the city in this area but I'm impressed
I didn't expect this gym to be this large down here so that is a impressive look and I think
there's a spot also on the other side so guys we've got the sauna and steam bath down here
since I'm not dressed appropriately I'm not going to go in but we've got the sauna there the steam
room there but I wanted to give you a quick little tour so it's a sweet spot and for spa looks like
we've got all types oh yeah massages they're they're definitely cheaper than the last uh place
I was at better priced you'll pay between like 40,30,40,50 euros for between 20 to 45 minutes
and yeah quite a few options. All right guys that was the tour of down here in the basement this
is level negative two so we can see the fitness center we're definitely gonna come back and do a
Turkish bath and that concludes our tour down here so I will see you later on.