so it's there beverly hills or it's almost like east side in new york
and chelsea in london so that's the place here in istanbul for a little more
upscale kind of lifestyle
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good morning to another beautiful day
here in istanbul we're on the european side so let's go and maybe see some
things that we haven't noticed before
so um we're gonna go to the european
side and see some things there that are new but we found out that this card
which is the istanbul cart it's also valid for ferry so this would be one of
the fastest ways to get to the european site and it's
already charged so you just put money and it's charged and we're going to use
the ferry to get there maybe it's a it's an easy way and it's also a very scenic
way so let's go
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okay so from Kadıköy there's there are few different little ports that you can
take off from but obviously it's not this one so we're going to go to the
next one that's going to take us to Beşiktaş
are we going to make it on time i hope so it takes about 20
20 minutes on the ferry it's just like regular transportation like bus or metro
but it's a ferry because istanbul happened to be
located on this beautiful strait of Bosphorus something took off over there
i hope it's not ours let's see
Beşiktaş line
just came through through there
we didn't miss that one so hours it's uh like in 15 minutes
basically for every line they have a separate little port this
one is uh from Kadıköy to Beşiktaş the other one was to a different location so
these boats they just go to uh different they're different lines just like the metro
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That's our boat
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we want the view of course i feel like i'm on an old ship
it's so, like raw
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it's nice. i mean what an amazing way to see
this beautiful strait in istanbul Bosphorus with
all the boats like from big to small to kind of rusted and new
and some of the historic sites there's some
castles and palaces
industrial big ships behind me and all this
for under a dollar yes
i know
just taking a ride without even needing to go anywhere just connecting
the east and the west in europe
sit on a boat you can have some tea and relax
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so much better than a taxi ride i'll take this every day
and that's the exit no not even no tapping out no nothing you're on solid ground
we're so stimulated our brains are working
non-stop so you get hungry it it just like it works here and it
works here and you want to see more and eat more
it's a very thin like a pillow dough they put the cheese and spinach sometimes
little meat and it's so flat and they grill it from all sides and we're gonna
definitely try it
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they're just opening up everything seems like very low here like
the tables are low and it's hilly
so we're we're still making our way to Nişantaşı which is the luxury area
but that's Beşiktaş
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i was just walking this back back street
next to this park and of course there are cats i haven't seen some any dogs
around here but usually they're everywhere in istanbul but i just
noticed this sign i believe it says caution there are cats and dogs just loose
so be careful when you drive i guess let me know in the comments if you're
turkish i don't speak turkish let me know if that's what it means but it's
pretty cool if that's the case
it's very hilly here
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this is probably part of the same project we shot last year the painted
stairs they replicate some paintings from famous artists this one i can't
recognize what it is but it looks like some dragon eyes or something
always have your camera ready because it's a never ending poetry in istanbul
just when you least expect it you see this gorgeous park nested
in the heart of istanbul
MY MICROPHONE DIED
well not in the heart but among the busiest streets the dust the noise the people
MICROPHONE STILL DEAD!
this beautiful green break with people having picnics
STILL!
breathing in the greenery in istanbul
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Nişantaşı SHOPPING DISTRICT
we're in the Nişantaşı area and gonna find some good restaurant have some
lunch to see the whole area here they have a bit more
like art nouveau kind of buildings here it's there beverly hills
just an upscale neighborhood and you can tell like the people by the
stores by the restaurants just a little more polished
and posh i mean like this
again a lot of terraces it's a big coffee culture
they have i even saw some vegan cafes and restaurants so that tells you you
know one of my favorite areas so far because this is the place where you
really get the mix of the european and the asian
and you feel a little bit of the traditional
turkish aesthetics and mentality
mixed with the european i see mostly that in the buildings
the european facades and some of the brand stores
it has this gentle hills many cafes
and yeah super relaxed it's almost like east side in new york and chelsea in
london so that's the place here in istanbul for a little more upscale
lifestyle it's not pretentious at the same time it has class it has style it's
polished and it's beautiful
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so we're gonna try this place it's
supposedly really nice inside and
let's see if we need to wait or on this side
it's on two sides like two continents
different marmalades and
oh cool they have a garden i think oh nice
careful oh wow
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it's really cool
awesome and the place is like you're in
someone's backyard because you're surrounded by the residential buildings
it has this homey feel that's why they had the
marmalades where we walked in and it's so nice
these are actually reviews everybody writes on a little napkin you
can read a review on a napkin the napkin review tree
wow this is some cheese steaming with vegetables so this is a fixed menu a
little bit of everything vegetables with eggs
amazing olives fresh
vegetables and cheese and nuts and i don't know what that is
it's some butter oh this is my favorite boysenberries
with cheese more veggies potatoes a little bit of everything with a lot of flavor let's go
i gotta be careful with the turkish tea it's so strong
having the turkish tea now i'm deluding it with more water because i had quite a
crazy experience couple days ago i had a big tall mocha and then i had four of
these the guy just kept pouring pouring and i kept drinking it and at night i
went to the hamam and i passed out seriously the bath was incredible you
know they scrub your full body they take like a layer of
your skin and then you feel so good but the moment you ask me to stand up to
rinse off i blacked out like it started blinking it's it's from the strong
turkish tea so be careful it's hot it gets hot also on the turkish bath
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check this out this is this this delivery car is for the
jewelry store
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i feel like alice in wonderland
and there is there is the
NO FILMING HERE
we stayed at a really affordable hotel which you can still find at this
expensive area called the jazz hotel
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Nişantaşı is really the beverly hills of istanbul to some extent even surpasses
the actual beverly hills
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in istanbul things are a bit over the top
in a good way
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if you really want to see a totally different part of istanbul one really
hip upcoming
very exciting neighborhood
watch this video here
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