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Black as hell, as sweet as love

Black as hell, as sweet as love

We strongly recommend you to try a fresh brewed cup of turkish coffee (Türk Kahvesi). Not only because of its taste, but also because of its stimulating and refreshing effect. Türkish coffee has a powder-like consistency, it’s more creamy than “German-style” filter coffee. You can buy fresh high quality coffee here or somewhere else. Things...
Türk Kahvesi

Türk Kahvesi

This our favourite coffeeshop where we buy our Türk Kahvesi. Read more about how we make Türk Kahvesi. İhsan Kurukahvecioğlu Halefleri Tahmis Cad. Hanı Altında No:36/B Eminönü Istanbul

Istanbul Audio Travel Log

Selected soundscapes of a strange and awesome time in a strange and awesome place. visit the Istanbul Audio Travel Log by entertainment for the braindead
An old map of Istanbul

An old map of Istanbul

Old 19th Century Map of Constantinople, modern day Istanbul The mission of Old-Map-Blog is to compile images and maps and georeference them in order to let users experience the world as it was represented by people in the past. You can find many other old maps there. Visit old-map-blog
one, two, three, Balans

one, two, three, Balans

„Balans“ is a club, a concert hall, a bar, a pub and a beerhouse – all in the same place. So we start in the begining, the entrance. Here, the Balans Bräu is brewed according to the Bavarian recipes in a Sudwerk, a copper boiler made by the German company Wachsmann. You may begin the...
The Metropolitan Railway of Constantinople from Galata to Pera

The Metropolitan Railway of Constantinople from Galata to Pera

“The Metropolitan Railway of Constantinople from Galata to Pera” – this was the name of the today’s Tünel when it was constructed 1871. The underground train that runs all day long and has only two stations can get you from the Karaköy bank up to the Tünel Square (Tünel Meydani) at the end of the...
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