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Istanbul | Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Replica
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | People Looking at The Replica of Al- Masjid Al-Nabawi Inside Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) Istanbul Al-Masjid al-Nabawī (Arabic: اَلْمَسْجِد اَلنَّبَوِي ”Mosque of the Prophet”), often called the Prophet’s Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad situated in the city of Medina. It is the second holiest site in Islam (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). It was the second mosque built in history and is now one of the largest mosques in the world. After an expansion during the reign of al-Walid I, it also now incoporates the site of the final resting place of Muhammad and early Muslim leaders Abu Bakar and Umar. The site was originally adjacent to Muhammad’s house; he settled there after his Hijra (emigration) to Medina in 622. He…
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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time at Eminönü | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time at Eminonu | Istanbul Eminönü is a former district of Istanbul in Turkey, now a neighbourhood of Fatih district. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara Sea. Up on the hill stands Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya). Thus Eminönü is the main tourist destination in Istanbul. It was a part of the…
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Travel and Photography | Trams in Istanbul
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Trams in Istanbul | Sultanahmet Area The most efficient and cheap way to get from point A to B in Istanbul by public transportation is undoubtedly by metro, tram, funicular and/or ferry. These means of public transportation are very efficient, quick and punctual. Not in the least because they don’t suffer from Istanbul’s constantly clogged streets. They are very frequent, meaning that you don’t to wait long to get a tram or metro. Most of the trams or metro here have a fixed fees, whether you wanted to travel from point A to B or from point A to Z (last destination), the fare is the same, in…
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Travel | Stop Procrastinating | Live in The Present
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Uludag in Winter | Bursa Turkey Live In The Present Do not look back, and grieve over the past, For it is gone; Do not be troubled about the future, For it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful, That it will be worth remembering. – Anonymous – I read one great article recently in a newspaper. It is about postponing a happiness. It was happened at “Goal Setting Workshops” conducted by a renowned Malaysian Psychologist. During one of the session, the trainer requested all the participants to write down their future goals and their action plan to achieve…
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Kembara Fotografi Bersama Keluarga | Bursa
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Koza Han | Bursa Nak sambung sikit lagi, kisah saya dan keluarga ke Bursa, sepertimana yang telah saya tulis sebelum ini, kami tiba diTerminal Feri Guzelyali Bursa lebih kurang jam 9AM, cuaca agak mendung dan memang sejuk kerana sekarang ni musim winter. Ini adalah kali pertama saya menjejakkan kaki ke Bursa, jadi saya tidak ada pengalaman mana nak pergi dan arah hendak dituju. Saya hanya menggunakan panduan yang terdapat dalam buku Lonely Planet untuk mengatur langkah saya. Lokasi terminal Feri ni dan pusat bandar Bursa adalah lebih kurang 24 Km. Pada mulanya saya ingin menaiki bas, kerana sepertimana yang dicadangkan di dalam buku Lonely Planet…
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