Category Archives: Turkey

In the year 1926, the Queen of Crime vanished for a few weeks and is believed to have come to Istanbul and stayed at Pera Palace (Jumeirah) Hotel and there after written her most successful novel Murder On Orient Express.

The Cathedral of St George itself is not very big and dates back to 1836. It is a part of the Greek Patriarchate compound and located in the Fener area of Istanbul.

In the recent past, Troy came to limelight when Brad Pitt donned the Achilles garb in the movie of the same name!

My second visit to Turkey has been nothing short of magical. I am not sure what I expected, especially my visit was so soon after the June 29 blasts, but definitely not this.