Please be very careful when dealing with the cache, so that no
muggles are seeing it and make sure that it is well hidden again!
This park is very well groomed - if a gardener discovers it, it's
gone! If you look at the hint, it's rather obvious where it is.
There is currently no pen in it - please take your own pen with
you! If someone could donate a small pen that would surely be
appreciated!
So much about the cache - here a bit more about the park:
Yildiz Park (Turkish: Yildiz Parki) is a historical, urban park
in Besiktas district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the largest
public parks in Istanbul. The park is located in Yildiz quarter
between the palaces of Yildiz and Çiragan.Yildiz Park was once part
of the imperial garden of Yildiz Palace. Extending down the slopes
from the palace, this walled park was reserved only for palace
dwellers during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II.
The area of Yildiz used to be a forest in Byzantine times.
Starting during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultans
made it their hunting grounds. In the next centuries, it remained
as a grove behind the seaside palaces. The neighbourhood began to
flourish in the wake of construction of the palace in the 19th
century. It took its name from the first pavilion, namely Yildiz
Kasri, commissioned by Selim III in early 19th century. The 25-acre
(0.10 km2) of the palace's external garden were surrounded by high
walls and detached from a grove during the reign of Abdulhamid II
in the 19th century. A small artificial lake, pavilions, summer
houses and a porcelain factory were established in this
section.
Currently Yildiz Park is a beautiful garden complex with set in
a very large park of flowers, plants and trees, gathered from every
part of the world dating from the Ottoman era. Park grounds offer
panoramic views of the Bosphorus. The park is a popular picnic
place especially for the weekends. Two beautiful old pavilions,
namely Çadir and Malta pavilions, are used to rest, drink tea, eat
breakfast and have lunch.
The park is separated into two sections, the outer section is
open to the public and comprises the Sale, Çadir and Malta
pavilions and the still-operating Yildiz porcelain factory. The
vegetation of the park includes magnolia, bay leaves, Judas trees,
silver limes and horse-chestnuts. Furthermore, the park shelters
oak, cypress, pine, yew, cedar and ash trees. Besides, the outer
section has two man-made lakes.
Small note on cache maintenance: I'm about every
2 month in Istanbul for business.