Eminonu Pier Istanbul

When the tourists go home to their swanky hotels, pack their orientalist findings in their bags, hear their last athaan, and finally fly out of Ataturk to their posh real homes - Istanbul stays. It stays here along with its 17 million residents along 2 continents and bears the heavy burden of tourism the best way it knows how. It reaps its benefits …

Today was a stroll out relaxing day in Istanbul for us.
We roamed in the tram, ate Doldorma Ice Cream on streets, had cheese burger and ayran (turkish lassi) for lunch, went to Islamic Museum, Mosaic Museum, sat in parks, smelled the flowers in the gardan of Blue Mosque, did a bit of souvenir shopping........ and had lots of fun !!!

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Eski Dünyanın merkezinde yer alan İstanbul tarihi abideleri ve şahane tabii manzaraları ile ünlü, önemli bir megapoldür. Asya ile Avrupa Kıtaları'nın dar bir deniz geçidi "Boğaziçi" ile ayrıldığı yerde, iki kıta üzerinde kurulu tek şehirdir. 2500 y&# …

... everybody is using) that let us follow along. We got all the way up to the FSM Bridge, the second bridge up from the Eminonu pier, and started to head back. A lot of sights on the way are very interesting, such as traditional villas, palaces, mosques, ...