I totally enjoying following you both learning heaps of interesting things plus beauty places that you both are visiting.

a must see museum

Such a shame there are audio problems in either production or upload.

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Wow that was fabulous! Thank you.

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Shame that you as commentators are making a mockery of this situation. Despite what the practices were in the past the fact of the matter is this was not a family home as you shamed put it. How dare you describe it as such. All women who occupied these dungeons prison cells were of Balkan and Caucasian origin taken away from their families kidnapped and raped past from sultan to sultan but never Turkish women. Most were Greek girls forced to convert into this so called religion. It was an entire lifetime for each woman and they were never let out freely. Yes as you repeatedly mention they were slave girls. And they died as such. You shouldn’t be making joke of this situation but you should grimace with great sadness that these occupiers came to this region to selectively breed a new beautiful race rather than stick with their Mongolian features. And you! British who care so much about human right just laugh and admire these barbaric practices. Shame on you ! But praise to the courageous mothers and fathers who lost their children to these barbaric sultans who were half non Turk anyway as all their mothers were taken as slaves !

Shame that you as commentators are making a mockery of this situation. Despite what the practices were in the past the fact of the matter is this was not a family home as you shamed put it. How dare you describe it as such. All women who occupied these dungeons prison cells were of Balkan and Caucasian origin taken away from their families kidnapped and raped past from sultan to sultan but never Turkish women. Most were Greek girls forced to convert into this so called religion. It was an entire lifetime for each woman and they were never let out freely. Yes as you repeatedly mention they were slave girls. And they died as such. You shouldn’t be making joke of this situation but you should grimace with great sadness that these occupiers came to this region to selectively breed a new beautiful race rather than stick with their Mongolian features. And you! British who care so much about human right just laugh and admire these barbaric practices. Shame on you ! But praise to the courageous mothers and fathers who lost their children to these barbaric sultans who were half non Turk anyway as all their mothers were taken as slaves !

Have you tried Isigny creme fraiche in a jar? I think you'd love it. It's got a homemade buttery cream flavour

Really happy I found this new series you are doing!

so ...all the families of all the Soultans are not Turkish and not muslims!!!!

I'm going there in August of this year I heard a lot of stories about how completely crowded it is. Any tips on how to avoid/beat the crowds?

Brilliant, perfectly done 👌

Je ne vois que ce couple qui n’arrête pas de parler. A part leurs visages on ne voit rien.

Just happened on this video again. I'm going to Lisbon with a group in May. I will watch all of the Lisbon videos. Can't wait for the egg custard tart!!!

Harem comes from haram and means ‘forbidden’. That’s what I learned…

I found your video when going on a rabbit hole about the Well of Initiation. Loved the video. So fun, carefree, honest, and the historical knowledge was a great reason to watch all the way through for me. Thank you so much!

I love these Videos! More please!

Went to have a look round the hotel today, and mentioned your blog as the recommendation.. Thank you both so much for introducing us to this beautiful hotel.. ❤

This palace was abandoned for almost a century...as a kid me and my friends used to play in those gardens..there are many secret tunnels that connects the well with the palace directly. I believe they have closed down certain areas from the public. The church probably has another secret underground passage to the well. Its basically full of secret tunnels and we used to play in plain darkness. There was no light whatsoever!

I’m that time we can all agree they probably would have had better lives here than the outside because they were slaves either way at least there they were treated somewhat right and had a chance to climb the hierarchy eg hurrem sultan I’m not saying it was good tho because it would of been hard however it’s not as bad

I finally got to visit Istanbul this September. Unfortunately we spent two days travelling and so only had two full days there. I can't wait to back as there is so much more that I want to see! I did manage to go to Topkapi, though, which was number one on my list! I also managed to visit the Blue mosque, Sultan Ahmeds mausoleum, Sultan Suleyman's mosque, and mausoleum, as well as boat trip up and down the Bosphorus. I saw Dolmabahce from the Bosphorus as well as Galata tower, two other things that were on my list, that unfortunately we ran out of time for. I'm hopefully returning next year, but for a week this time.

My friends, when I listen to you, I can see how great communicators you are. It's a pleasure to listen to you, even when you're talking about things that we have an obligation to know pershaps a little more about, because we are Portuguese. Reasonably informed Portuguese. Your work is great...! Thank you very much for helping to promote our country and our culture.

Wow, you both are a wealth of knowledge - are you historians? Can't see you reading a script either. Some segments looked like a professional documentary with no other visitors in sight. Possibly due to the cold weather. Your english is a higher grade than others, which makes all the more professional. Your choice of restaurant was exceptional - not the coveted staple foods like kebabs and deserts that everyone already has knowledge of. Will be giving Deraliye restaurant a visit on my next visit to Istanbul. You have a new subscriber. You deserve a lot more than 26K subscribers for your content. In future, try adding some drone footage as well.

You made a good video - Some of the information are not correct

I was been there for 3 weeks ❤

0:32 how would you expect it to be warm in the middle of winter though?

Mote bubbles than bubbles great thanks

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Wass she called Megan!!!??

Gotta say, I love dolma; each year I wait for the grape vines burst into leaf, bidding my time until they grow to my hands size. Only in spring are the leaves tender enough to make the delightful dish. Wrapped well they freeze just fine. They don't last all year but long enough to impatiently wait for the next year's spring.

You guys do an excellent job. Hats off. The Museu dos Coches no longer looks like that. Saddly, the coches were moved to a new location, into a badly designed modern building that is nothing more than a sterile box. Glad I got to visit the old museum where the coches look and feel at home. Old school is the best school. Cheers.

Loved this vlog. More please!

So much rich history ❤

As a Turk i loved your videos. Thank you for this informative and fun to watch video. It is a shame i could not find a video even in Turkish fun and informative as yours. Thank you

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Enjoyed this video, narrating of history, and especially the restaurant and food segment. If I ever travel there - I’d love to have an Ottoman meal at that restaurant!

U dont eat the skin of lupins🤨 Macdonalds was the old Aguia D'Ouro (Golden eagle) café, thats why is the eagle of the top of the door.

Tiles are all over the city, Capela das Almas, São Bento train station, Batalha church and Carmo church are the most visited. And the golden churches of Santa Clara, São Francisco and the Bom Jesus of Matosinhos are "golden over blue".

Vista Alegre is from Ilhavo Municipality in Aveiro district, u can visit the factory and buy porcelain for factory prices

Sintra is more then Pena Palace or Quinta da Regaleira, u have Monserrate palace, the Vila Palace, the convent of Capuchos, the mourish castle, Colares, Azenhas do Mar, the beaches (amazing Adraga to Praia das Maçãs), the sweets (Queijadas, Travesseiros or the "golden nuts"), Cabo da Roca, and the suculent pig of Negrais.

Thousands of castrated black Africans worked as slaves in harems for 500 years. It was no possible to gain a good place in hiearcy it's not even to find their tombstones even they kept most important secrects of the sultans.

What a fantastic story teller is Leyla! Great tour! 👌

I have a funny feeling that this is where Stephanie and Philip are getting married...

Fabulous

Umarım diziler izleyerek şehrimize gelip saçma sapan bir video çekmemiştir tarihimizi doğru öğrenmiştir

First of all, this is my most beloved video. Second-you say you never planned to get married! Don’t say things too quickly! 😉💗

As a Turk, I have been living in Sweden for 27 years. I say this sincerely. When I wanted to buy clothes for myself, I could not find trousers to my taste. I could find what I wanted in Istanbul.

Let's eliminate all negative thoughts, let's meet in Istanbul, Paris, Berlin, Athens, New York and London, thank you.