We were recommended yet another famous Turkish restaurant by the hotel, well known for its kebab, i.e. Iskander Kebab near the Camlica Hill. So this was where we had lunch. We then went strolling around the Camlica Hill, the highest point in Istanbul, 267 meters above sea level. From here we could see a panoramic view of the Istanbul city. It was cold, being winter time, yet beautifully surrounded by flowers, though not much. I imagined this place would be beautiful during spring. Here are our photos and at the end is a panoramic view of the city from Camlica Hill, taken from a website.
Our next stop is Eyup Sultan for a cable car ride. The first thing we noticed upon arrival here was... this was actually a large cemetery area... But later we were told that many chose this place for burial such that they can be buried near one of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.'s companion, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, hence the name Eyup. The cable car ride was a short one, over the cemetery area and we could also see a top view of the city. Then we performed solat at the Eyup Mosque and after that returned to the European side of Istanbul where our hotels were.
That was the end of Day 2 for me, because I needed to rest after a lot of walking (I am 28 weeks pregnant by the way...) For the rest, the night is still young - it was already dark at 6 pm - so they headed to the famous Grand Bazaar for some shopping... I just rested in my hotel room with my 3 boys, looking forward to Day 3. Oh ya, in the hotel we pre-prepared some home-made food for dinner which later on my mom continued with the actual cooking... My boys chipped in as well ;)
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