Amazing Hagia Sophia 2022 - Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @Milena_Sl
    @Milena_Sl Год назад +9

    The most beautiful Orthodox Church ever built. ✝️

  • @dionf3858
    @dionf3858 Год назад +6

    Stunning piece of Greek Orthodox architecture that the whole world admires and despite the Islamic additions , it still looks like a church

    • @Estelleeeeee
      @Estelleeeeee Год назад +2

      @Ahmad Hijaz What no?? It's Byzantine architecture, one of the biggest and greatest Christian churches, even the icons scream church. Do you think because they put 4 minares, it made a difference, and people won't know the history behind it?

    • @selvieksi5143
      @selvieksi5143 Год назад

      ​@@Estelleeeeee because we never tried to delete his past like u Christians ,Sultan Mehmed took it 600 years ago and he protect ,in our mosques pictures not allowed but he didnt erase ,Christians burned womans because of witchcraft in the middle age ,thats differency between our cultures

    • @berkeleyu.8734
      @berkeleyu.8734 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/6qxPemTySZs/видео.html

    • @mustafakutlu1650
      @mustafakutlu1650 7 месяцев назад

      It was converted into a mosque and prevented it from being demolished. It was maintained for centuries. It was considered as the house of God. Why is it so important which religion it is from? How conservative and bigoted are you?

    • @dionf3858
      @dionf3858 7 месяцев назад

      @@mustafakutlu1650 true, maybe it’s time to give it back to the patriarch of Constantinople as all religions are the same anyway. That was the seat of his church 1000 years before you arrived

  • @linnyunt
    @linnyunt 2 года назад +6

    Turkish apple tea is the best!
    The mosque was beautiful inside.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      💯 when I see Elma Cai on the menu it is instant buy 😁

  • @SubTobLanK
    @SubTobLanK 2 года назад +5

    I like how you guys make your videos interesting and cool but at the same time you teach us things about the location

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😊 that's 💯 what we try to do with our videos.

  • @JapanHiroshima
    @JapanHiroshima 2 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for sharing with us this lovely video

  • @MilicaPetkovic
    @MilicaPetkovic 2 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for sharing with us this lovely video. I wish you a wonderful day! 🧡🙏👍28

  • @linnyunt
    @linnyunt 2 года назад +4

    Yo, great thumbnail, guys!

  • @ChandySaoStreeteats
    @ChandySaoStreeteats 2 года назад +1

    wow the inside looked amazing! I can't believe I missed out on this one! Looking forward the next vlog!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Ooo no! Can always come back to turkey 😉

  • @mariaandbryan
    @mariaandbryan 2 года назад +3

    Hagia Sophia is incredible indeed.
    Adana kebap is Lieles' favorite kebap in Turkey. We always had it with fries even in other cities so i think that's just how it is served.
    Turkish people and their hospitality is one of a kind.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😁🤙 OK good to know. I've always enjoyed it with fries and now I'm glad and reassured to know no one will be taking those fries away 😂

  • @thumbsuptravel1031
    @thumbsuptravel1031 2 года назад +3

    Brilliant! You’ve now made me change my travel plans .

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😁 what did you change?

    • @thumbsuptravel1031
      @thumbsuptravel1031 2 года назад +1

      @@PeterandYen I’ll go to turkey and surrounds other than Carribean

  • @intrepidadventurer1932
    @intrepidadventurer1932 2 года назад +3

    Oh my gosh I almost forgot it was upload day for you guys! Gosh the world is small huh? Bumping into your youtube friends there! Some amazing building and I love the tile art at the 1:56 point! Wonderful building you went in with the stained glass too! yeah the food always looks good, even better when someone else cooks it! Always appreciate the research and information you provide! Nice coastline too! Once again a wonderful job on this video!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😁🤙 thank you glad you enjoyed this one. It's cool cause everyday feels like an adventure here in turkey. Everything is so different and as we move from region to region it continues being a surprise 😮 plus all the delicious food is another huge plus.

  • @chriskeentechnician
    @chriskeentechnician 2 года назад +11

    Looks like an amazing place to adventure around! I was surprised by the lack of face masks, but after looking into it more, that’s because Turkey has basically eliminated COVID 💪

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +2

      We heard on arrival that face masks stopped being mandatory a few days before we got there. Pretty lucky 😅

  • @avecnayo
    @avecnayo 2 года назад +2

    Love that you guys are in Turkey. I definitely want to visit with my wife one day!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      💯 you'd both have an amazing time

  • @darylmckay
    @darylmckay 2 года назад +1

    Mmmmm Turkish food is so delicious 😋. The Hagia Sophia is stunning 😃. I'm jealous of the balmy weather while New Zealand rains seemingly endlessly...

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Take care Daryl! Heard that the weather back home is horrendous. It's only early June too 😯
      Hahaha all this talk of adana kebab... that's what I feel like for dinner now 😂

    • @darylmckay
      @darylmckay 2 года назад

      @@PeterandYen thank you, we're growing gills back home 🐠.
      Ha ha, rub it in about the amazing food 😋 😉

  • @LifetimeTravelmates
    @LifetimeTravelmates 2 года назад +3

    The Ayasofya looks so gorgeous! good to know the prayer time in advance yes. One of the things we really are excited about Turkey is the food! yum! the kebab 🥳 oh we are sorry for the Tulip... but the park is still full of beautiful nature to enjoy! cant wait for the next episode :)

    • @mariaandbryan
      @mariaandbryan 2 года назад +1

      And to see us too, right??

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +2

      😂😂 yeah can't miss the mamuchos from that list of excitement

    • @LifetimeTravelmates
      @LifetimeTravelmates 2 года назад

      @@mariaandbryan of course!

    • @dipladonic
      @dipladonic Год назад

      This says a lot about the Turks. It was very disrespectful for them to convert this too and for anyone to call this a mosque. This sacred church was at the centre of the Byzantine Christian empire and should be revered as such.

  • @nikotheamazing16
    @nikotheamazing16 Год назад +5

    It’s such a beautiful church

  • @SeoulMan2020
    @SeoulMan2020 2 года назад +5

    “I can taste like one million different herbs in there…”
    And just as Yen said a million, in my head I said a million in sync 😆😆 That’s some tasty kebab!!! Food looks amazing 😋😋😋 (had a shawarma wrap for breakfast to get into the mood😁)
    Thanks for the super insider knowledge tour of the Column of the Goths….for some reason I found it more interesting than the Hagia Sophia…something about it being in its original form…not sure why…. Thanks for a very cool vlog guys!! Stay safe and looking forward to where you take us next….to eat😁

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Hahahaha yes! I really enjoy finding these random little gems too. Though the column was super cool to see.. probably would still put it a bit behind the Hagia Sophia tho 😂
      Food is so good in turkey 🤤 however we're in more touristy cappadocia right now. Miss all our more local eateries.

  • @shamaleejayakodiarachchige2447

    You guys are so sweet ! Thank you for the info.

  • @lh6135
    @lh6135 2 года назад +4

    Thanks for sharing your visit to The Ayasofya, though it appears crowded, could sense the peace!
    Lunch as usual, looks good. It was another good breakfast vlog for me, thank you. Have a great week ahead😁

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😁👍 hello hello L H hope you had a yummy breakfast. Still think about the Hagia sofia from time to time it's such a unique building. Looking at it takes you to a time long ago 😯

  • @rob1971
    @rob1971 2 года назад +1

    Such beautiful places to visit and so steeped in history from many different cultures!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      It's pretty crazy to think how many great civilisations called Anatolia home... been researching them little by little

  • @barryeldridge2998
    @barryeldridge2998 2 года назад

    hi peter and yen so pleased that you are enjoying turkey, i had a great time in greece and already booked to go to peru in 3 weeks time its another great vlog and so well done ,you guys enjoy yout time there and you take care too

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Oooo how was your trip to Greece Barry? Hope you had a good time. My parents are going to Greece in September and they were going to go peru a few years back but covid happened so that all got canceled. We're doing well in turkey currently in cappadocia 😁

  • @mariaandbryan
    @mariaandbryan 2 года назад +7

    Hey that's us! 😂
    It was so awesome meeting you guys and spending quality time together.
    Hope that happens again soon ☺️

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Yes! Most definitely looking forward to the next catch up where ever that may be

  • @chasingadeline
    @chasingadeline 2 года назад +2

    wow...that place is someting on my bucket list...my wife has been to Istanbul, but I have not. the good looks delicious

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😁 hagia sofia is most definitely a bucket list item. You might be lucky and catch all the art works too when you eventually make the trip.

  • @russellturner1909
    @russellturner1909 2 года назад +1

    Amazing looks great its flooding and storms here in nz

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😅 o dear... stay safe back home looks like a terrible winter weather wise

  • @AksarayMerkez-zl3vg
    @AksarayMerkez-zl3vg 5 месяцев назад

    I wish I had met you during your stay in Istanbul. Love from Istanbul.😊

  • @Thirstytraveler41
    @Thirstytraveler41 2 года назад +2

    Very nice day, and Hagia Sophia is magnificent!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Had a lot of really fun days out in istanbul. Missing that city

  • @Jayrogg
    @Jayrogg 2 года назад +3

    Watching from a very wet and windy Auckland 😅😅.....Thank you so much for taking us on your Turkish adventures...safe travels ❤️❤️

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Stay safe back home in New Zealand. Take care through all this bad weather. Glad to have you along for the adventure 😁

  • @rlim9947
    @rlim9947 2 года назад +3

    Very impressive looking mosque. So grand and magnificent, excellent video guys.... very informative too !

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Thank you 😁 ✌️ the Hagia sofia was a bucket list item that we finally managed to tick off

  • @berttroubleyn3475
    @berttroubleyn3475 2 года назад +1

    I told you guys earlier how I visited Istanbul 20 years ago and it wasn't very friendly at the time.
    Well, the advantage was: no lines or entry fees and not even crowds at Hagia Sophia.
    The disadvantage? I was just 20 years old and dumb. I did not appreciate enough of the history and the grandeur of the place.
    But then again, that's hindsight bias and I had a great time there.
    Enjoy the rest of your trip!

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😁 I'm sure you had an incredible time regardless. I fondly look back at our trips from our 20s too things were very different just a few years back. The world has catered much more to tourism now.
      What do you recon your best memories were of that trip?

    • @berttroubleyn3475
      @berttroubleyn3475 2 года назад

      @@PeterandYen the food! 🤣
      And the friendship - I was there with a whole gang of friends.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😂 the best kind of memories!

  • @TwoHungryDiners
    @TwoHungryDiners 2 года назад +2

    Hagia Sophia is so beautifullll
    You guys captured the beauty of this amazing architecture very well.
    The open kebab looks so good and juicy! The pomegranate juice is so Turkish iconic drink, can see it's so refreshing from your reaction, Yen.
    I need to try that apple tea, you convinced me well, Peter :P

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😂 apple tea is my #1 go to drink with meals if I want something hot otherwise the fresh fruit juice is amazing here pomegranate/ orange or wild berries

  • @lebitosu6339
    @lebitosu6339 2 года назад

    Hi guys,
    I have been living in Istanbul for 25 years, but I am gonna move to Auckland soon due to work. This is the moment where I found out your channel while looking for some video about New Zealand.
    It made me happy to see Istanbul on your channel. I hope you're enjoying your vacation. By the way Istanbul has its own glamour and culture which is unique. I am gonna miss this city 😊

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😁 hahaha that's so cool that you found us while looking for New Zealand videos even though we're in turkey right now. Istanbul is an amazing city. We had the most incredible 3 weeks there. Looking forward to going back and seeing all the historical sites again. But for the moment we're having so much fun exploring the rest of 🇹🇷

  • @RudyVisuals
    @RudyVisuals 2 года назад

    Hagia Sophia looks absolutely incredible on the inside. Would love to see it ourselves one day, the history behind that place is so vast and you can really see the architectural influences that came from its various stages

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      It's so cool. Should be on the list of wonders of the world imo 😊 that list needs a big overhaul update 😂

  • @ouradventerousdays
    @ouradventerousdays 2 года назад

    Good you see u guys explore and show us around. You guys always making me hungry with food. In Australia, tulip season is around September and we have festival called Floriade in Canberra, ACT.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Good to know thanks for the heads up 😁🤙

  • @YoungCampbell
    @YoungCampbell 2 года назад

    I've watched the ottoman empire series and the geek in me wrote Constantinople in the bucket list. Thanks for touring us guys =)

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😂❤️ love it, we are geeks too so totally understand that.

  • @NorjahanAKarim
    @NorjahanAKarim 2 года назад +3

    Hi Peter & Yen.
    Love the food & beautiful scenery.
    Absolutely,I will follow along with your Istanbul journey.👍

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😊 thanks you! The food in istanbul really is on another level. Everything is so tasty and there is such a wide variety of activities to do 🤙

  • @thesoulrecipe
    @thesoulrecipe 2 года назад

    yoooooo sooo cool mad props to your camera work great shots esp loved 3:33 and the cat.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😁🤙 chur bro got to get those angles

  • @bookwormfaith
    @bookwormfaith 2 года назад +1

    did you guys spot the way the wooden doors have shadows in the shape of crosses, where they were removed?

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      Oooo didn't notice that gonna re watch the video to try n spot them. Thanks for that detail 👍

  • @jeetendravarma4750
    @jeetendravarma4750 Год назад

    Do you recommend to take a guided tour when visiting Hagia Sophia?

  • @davidbeazley1958
    @davidbeazley1958 2 года назад +3

    Chips with your kebab is standard, especially in Istanbul... Same with chips and gyro in Athens. 🙂

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад +1

      😁👍 thanks for the info

  • @donbrashsux
    @donbrashsux 2 года назад +6

    The Mosque looks so incredible on film so I can imagine being inside there I person would be up another level .. what an amazing tour guys
    as for the food what can one say but god that food makes me feel soo 😋

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      It's pretty hard to capture the exact beauty of things on film. Some things in the moment just look so breath taking in person make you say wow out loud. Like when we were looking up at the side of the Hagia sofia as we were about to enter it was one of those moments so massive and the color and textures were just beautiful.

  • @designereats3661
    @designereats3661 2 года назад

    I’m going on a Thursday afternoon at 2pm, do you think there would be a long line?

  • @McPilot_W3DDS
    @McPilot_W3DDS Год назад +4

    Hagia Sofia is a Greek Orthodox Church.... Built by the Greek Orthodox as a church...

    • @deshkavirus6386
      @deshkavirus6386 Год назад +1

      In Spain many beautiful mosques built by Muslim but now converted in to church so first turn them back in to mosque then cry for hagia sofia

    • @Estelleeeeee
      @Estelleeeeee Год назад +1

      Complain to Spain about it. Erdogan turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque to provoke the Greeks, not the Spanish.

    • @berkeleyu.8734
      @berkeleyu.8734 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/6qxPemTySZs/видео.html

    • @chideraakpa3312
      @chideraakpa3312 2 месяца назад

      Spain was Christian and peaceful until you invaded

  • @erktsngl2249
    @erktsngl2249 2 года назад

    Çok güzel video izlemekten keyif aldım

  • @josephlownang6992
    @josephlownang6992 2 года назад

    good video mate

  • @thegreatestjourney
    @thegreatestjourney 2 года назад +2

    Nice and amazing video! I visited Istanbul and Hagia Sophia in 2005 (half a lifetime ago), and it was still a museum. I remember it as not being very busy. Interesting to see it being reused as a mosque.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😯 interesting a few people have mentioned to us a couple of years back it was no where as busy. Seems like things have really changed since then.

  • @jimakcelik6486
    @jimakcelik6486 Год назад +1

    Actually as a Turk I have to thank to byzantine Empire have to admit it marvelous architect.
    Talking about Hagia Sophia

    • @Xarula
      @Xarula 10 месяцев назад

      Danken ? Keiner hat dich eingeladen. Freut euch solange ihr noch könnt, eure Heimat ist Zentralasien und dort werdet ihr hingeschickt.

  • @vladimirvladimirovvladimir1560
    @vladimirvladimirovvladimir1560 2 года назад +10

    One day it will be Christian again🕊

  • @johnwilliams7999
    @johnwilliams7999 2 года назад

    Looking forward to seeing you all eating kebabs and some local dishes lol

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Hahahaha we've had a ton of kebabs and other local foods. Turkish cuisine is the bomb

  • @Biancalitchi
    @Biancalitchi 2 года назад

    LOVE apple tea too!

  • @sasisaniman9982
    @sasisaniman9982 2 года назад

    thank you for telling us about custom how to visit religion place.

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      No worries thank you for watching 😁 ✌️

  • @arstiahsu793
    @arstiahsu793 2 года назад

    Turkey is so amazing, the food, ambience, history and the shopping (OMG!!) - If I am going there I think I need the 28ins luggage eh? 😂

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      😂😂 sounds like the grand bazaar is the perfect place for you Aristah. Can't blame you there's so much to see in there and like you say the atmosphere is fantastic.

  • @agungsusilo7206
    @agungsusilo7206 Год назад

    Subhanallah...❤❤❤

  • @TrevinOwens-r5k
    @TrevinOwens-r5k Год назад +2

    Always will be a Church!!!

  • @Mr-vy2lb
    @Mr-vy2lb 2 года назад

    How about a cleanliness in istanbul, like the street, transportation, and food..?

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Generally it's very similar to other large cosmopolitan cities that we've been to in Asia like Thailand or Shanghai for cleanliness. Each have their strong points in some areas but weaknesses in others. The food we have eaten have been all good though, no upset tummies or anything.

  • @rosepereira7832
    @rosepereira7832 2 года назад

    Mother Mary Imag👏👏👏👏👏

  • @rrocketman
    @rrocketman Год назад +2

    I'd love to travel back in time to the Byzantine Empire during it's prime

  • @murattahan2391
    @murattahan2391 2 года назад +3

    👍👍👍

  • @asliVbehzat
    @asliVbehzat 2 года назад +1

    👏👏👏👏👏❤️

    • @PeterandYen
      @PeterandYen  2 года назад

      Grand Bazaar video next Sunday Behzat 😊🙌❤️

  • @BudiDi-vd8id
    @BudiDi-vd8id 9 месяцев назад

    ☁️☁️🌷🌷🍀🍀🐎🐎 MARYAM / MARIA ☁️☁️🌷🌷🍀🍀🐎🐎

  • @Urantia_
    @Urantia_ 2 года назад

    The temple of Solomon is Aya Sofia. Nevermind what they do. Aya Sofia always is chritian church.

    • @berkeleyu.8734
      @berkeleyu.8734 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/6qxPemTySZs/видео.html

  • @Raelis963
    @Raelis963 2 года назад

    This is mostly parts of Efes temple.

  • @nawsoesoechain7048
    @nawsoesoechain7048 Год назад +2

    Believe in Jesus .Jesus saved everyone from hell .God bless all of you .

  • @asimjoker4827
    @asimjoker4827 2 года назад

    Maşallah very beautiful

  • @FotisTubegr
    @FotisTubegr 2 года назад +21

    It's ORTHODOX, and no one can change it

    • @reefmohammad5374
      @reefmohammad5374 Год назад +6

      When remain a church and musuem you can enter with naked uncover and dirty behavior center of evi like christian but when turn into mosque you cannot enter with naked and have to respect even more, think about that

    • @FotisTubegr
      @FotisTubegr Год назад +1

      @@reefmohammad5374 who said its ok to go naked in the church? Because tourists are doing this that doesn't mean that we are doing it

    • @FotisTubegr
      @FotisTubegr Год назад

      @@reefmohammad5374 you are just using lies to protect yourself you want is to respect muslim from the moment you doesn't support Christianity

    • @advanture5082
      @advanture5082 Год назад

      @@reefmohammad5374 Respect.

    • @advanture5082
      @advanture5082 Год назад +1

      Agree

  • @askerzeynal8638
    @askerzeynal8638 2 года назад

    SLAVA UKRAİNE!
    LET'S SUPPORT UKRAINE

  • @dipladonic
    @dipladonic Год назад

    This says a lot about the Turks. It was very disrespectful for them to convert this too and for anyone to call this a mosque. This sacred church was at the centre of the Byzantine Christian empire and should be revered as such.

  • @andydaliwal3058
    @andydaliwal3058 Год назад

    Please be careful when you place your shoes outside prior to going inside. Though it is a worship place but it is no temple that your shoes will be there especially if you have nice and expensive shoes. The thieves are lurking around and will take those away.

  • @merrinbuchan2488
    @merrinbuchan2488 2 года назад +3

    So sad that it was converted to a Mosque. The interior lacks soul. Must have been truly beautiful when built in the age of Justinian. The separation of men and women is an affront to human decency.

  • @Lukannio
    @Lukannio Год назад

    one suggestion, in Europe you don't drink tea with a spoon in a glass, it's an inelegant custom, you don't cut chicken with a knife... 😅

  • @jimakcelik6486
    @jimakcelik6486 Год назад

    Greek tragedy happened in may 29 th 1453😂

  • @HalitHarun
    @HalitHarun Год назад +1

    Did you come all the way to Turkey and did not meet Islam? Come to İslam!

  • @steffenweigl7765
    @steffenweigl7765 Год назад

    I don’t say Goodbye America - just - it was nice to see you - but not again - Bye - So IS - is do the EX - with U.S.A. - the 8. - eight! - EX.

  • @ercanylmaz967
    @ercanylmaz967 2 года назад +1

    Welcome to my country