Assalamualaikum
Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri to all readers! It's a month of Syawal in Hijri calendar. While in Malaysia, we're having lots of open house and makan-makan invitation. Later, don't forget to burn off that excess fats guys. We need to be healthy and fit to perform our ibadah, barulah boleh buat dengan focus.
Now, let's get back to our subject. We only managed to cover 3 countries but the journey feels like forever. It drained us a lot, like we had back to back flights and sleepover at the airport. Imagine my parents whom were in their late 50s and need to bear with the hectic itinerary. Alhamdulillah, we arrived safely and everything went well.
Now, let's get back to our subject. We only managed to cover 3 countries but the journey feels like forever. It drained us a lot, like we had back to back flights and sleepover at the airport. Imagine my parents whom were in their late 50s and need to bear with the hectic itinerary. Alhamdulillah, we arrived safely and everything went well.
So, here goes our itinerary, though it has been few years back, but we just want the stories to be captured here. Please note that we spent few days and nights at the airport due to back to back flights and transits.
1 February 2016
KLIA - Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport - Istanbul
2 February 2016
Istanbul - Athens
3 February 2016
Athens - Rome Ciampino
Rome Termini
Scott House Hotel Roma
Via Condotti and Piazza Di Spagna
Trevi Fountain
Piazza Navona, Fontana di Quattro Fiumi
Roman Pantheon
Vatican City
4 February 2016
Colloseum
Roman Forum
Rome Termini
Rome Ciampino - Athens
Syntagma
Pan Hotel
5 February 2016
Pan Hotel
Syntagma Square
Plaka
Acropolis
Parthenon
Temple of Zeus
Hadrian Library
Ermou Street
6 February 2016
Pan Hotel
Monastiraki
Athens - Istanbul
Pierre Loti Hotel
Cemberlitas
7 February 2016
Pierre Loti Hotel
Buy Istanbulkart and Muzekart
Grand Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
Taksim Square
Istiklal Street
8 February 2016
Sultanahmet Square
Topkapi Palace
Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Irene Museum
Basilica Cistern
Grand Bazaar
9 February 2016
Pierre Loti Hotel to Bursa
The Green Tomb
Grand Mosque of Bursa
Bursa Uludag Gondola
Pierre Loti Hotel
10 February 2016
Grand Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
Istanbul - Dubai
11 February 2016
Dubai - KLIA
The itinerary was quite packed and all the trips were planned by yours truly, however, we took full package for Bursa trip from Istanbul. The price is reasonable and we enjoyed our trip especially on the Mount Uludag trip. We waited for the bus at the Sultanahmet Square and were dropped at the same place. The only downside of the package is we have to follow the group consisting of 2 families.
Overall, the trip was memorable and enjoyable despite the few setbacks that we experienced. We get to experience riots in Athens, a little discrimination while we were strolling in the airport and streets in Rome, and the most nerve wracking event when we accidentally left a luggage with personal valuables at the Athens airport during midnight and to make it worse, it was raining heavily that night. Wanna know the whole story? I'll try my best to finish the stories within few entries, InsyaAllah. Oh Mood, please come to me! Haha. Till the next entry, please stay tuned! :)
p/s: Sorry for the outdated post as this entry were kept as draft for few years, hence the Raya wish. Peace! Do keep reading our latepost okay! #kssh #lilitrips #lafamilia
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