Spring
means this bustling city is filled with millions of blooming tulips as I’ve
mentioned a few times in the past 3 weeks.
Over the weekend, we trekked out to the Emirgan Korusu (Park) because a friend
had told me the tulips already were blooming. We were not disappointed!
I’m guessing that perhaps 40 percent of the tulips are
blooming right now. That means, the tulips probably will not be blooming the whole
month of April like they usually are. The official opening day of the 8th
Annual Tulip Festival is this Sunday, April 7.
If I were you, I’d get to the park as soon as you can. Try to
avoid the weekend because the shore road traffic is truly a nightmare.
On Saturday, by the time we had strolled around the park,
taken 100 photos and drank our bottle of wine back among the trees, the traffic
was bad. So bad in fact that we took a small sea taxi from Emirgan to Kanlıca, then a public bus to Üsküdar,
then a quick ferry boat from Üsküdar back to Beşiktaş, and
then we walked home. Total travel time was about 1.5 hours, but we got to enjoy
a lovely ride along the Bosphorus
not just once, but twice.
I
took so many tulip photos that I’ve decided to break up the photos into two
posts. So today, please enjoy part one of the tulips blooming in Emirgan
Korusu.
Happy
spring!
How to get to
Emirgan Korusu (Park)
By
bus – there are dozens of buses that run along the shore road, departing from
Beşiktaş and Kabataş. Look for the ones heading toward Sariyer.
By metro and taxi – we tried a
new route this time and found it much faster. Take the metro to ITU. Exit the
metro following the signs for Büyükdere Caddesi. Then take a 7-tl-fare taxi
ride to the rear entrance of the park.
By boat – there is a vapur (ferry boat) that lands at the
Emirgan Iskelesi, but the times aren’t that frequent unfortunately. Click here
to check the Emirgan
vapur schedule.
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10 comments:
Looks great Joy and looking forward to seeing more of your tulip photos. There can never be too many tulips in this world! :)
@Julia, thanks for spreading the word on Google+ too! The tulips are easy to photograph. Cheers!
. . what a city Istanbul is . . and out in the countyside where there are massive tree-planting initiatives all over the place. Suggest you divorce hubby and stay here ;-)
gorgeous photos Joy. wishing you much joy in Warsaw even though you are sad to leave Istanbul.
@Alien or Alan, right? :-) Well, I do love my husband, and what you do do for love? I wish I could be back in Istanbul right now.
@Becky, thank you! I'm trying my best to adjust. I'll keep on blogging about Turkey for awhile. I've got lots of blog posts that need to be written! :-)
Our house is really close to the rear entrance of the park and last weekend we couldn't take our car out- there were so many traffic jams- I am dreading what will happen this weekend with the opening! But on the flip side I can walk down to the park any time I want :)
Hope Warsaw is treating you well.
@Umbereen, I hate to tell you this but the month of April is probably going to be pretty awful regarding the traffic. The big buses are the worst! The only way to avoid it is to leave the house really early, but then it's hard to get back home too. At least it's only for about 3 weeks, and the tulips are really lovely! :-)
Wonderful spring air and tulips Joy;)! I am so with you, couldn't believe the colors and varieties of tulips in Istanbul at the moment, feast to the eye! xx ozlem
they are gorgeous. i must plant tulips this fall.
@Ozlem, glad to hear you got to enjoy the lale as well in Istanbul! xo
@Joyce, Yes! My mom has had some tulips planted for years. Though the best blooms are from the first few years, they still seem to multiply and are pretty.
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