One of the best parts of visiting a city is coming across
something while you’re just wandering around. Essentially, we were looking for
a footpath and we followed people through what we first thought was a
university complex until we discovered a beautiful park. We had a vague sense
of where we wanted to end up, so we just walked straight through with no idea
of what we expected to find. It turned out to be Gulhane Park, a former outer
garden to the adjacent palace which has now been donated back to the city. The
original palace walls still remain and you can walk through some of the ancient
archways. Its statues, bedding and fountains is a miniaturised version of
Central Park; a space in the city for its citizens. I love the stone book in
its glass case at the southern entrance with water flowing over its pages to
portray history in motion. It’s well worth a picnic stop.
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