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214 reviews 532 travel blogs 668 photos Attraction Type:
River, Landmark/point of interest, Waterway
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction The Bosphorus Istanbul
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Day 1
Things are not always as they seem. I thought I would be on a two week trip with a guide and other travelers. Not so! My first clue was when no one showed up at 9 am as was in my itinerary. After calls from the desk clerk, at 9:30am a guy showed up and I followed him to a different travel company. Apparently they sub contact the city tours. After I …
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Chapter Four - Bosphorus Cruise
Miryam whistles outside on the street. A window opens. It's Michael!
We welcome him to Istanbul and enquire about his journey. He tells us that all went well, and that he’s ready to join us for our Bosphorus Cruise. We take the tram once more to the Galata Bridge.
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Turkey - ANZAC Day, Gallipoli and Istanbul
Well what a week. A week we will never forget. Turkey was Incredibly beautiful, friendly and fun. Something we didn't expect at all. Another thing we have ticked off the bucket list along with 6,000 other Australian’s and New Zealanders who made the pilgrimage to ANZAC cove. That was exciting enough let alone the history the country has …
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Related BlogsThe Bosphorus Istanbul
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Istanbul in a day
... heat followed by an hour and a half in 108 degree Turkish bath. The girls escort me to Reina, a club on the Bosphorus river... what we were told was the hottest spot in Istanbul was absolutely amazing. Set under a perfectly lit suspension ...
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Gobble Gobble
... spend the afternoon inside the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. These are the two most fantastic and grandiose structures in Istanbul, Turkey, even the world. Quite a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Before the sun went down I made my way down ...
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Istanbul Adventures
... our way out. Our first stop was some lunch. We had our minds set on a fish sandwich as we read somewhere that Istanbul has the best fish sandwiches in the world. The sandwiches are made around the bridge to the new part of Istanbul. Here you will also ...
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Its Istanbul not Constantinople
... of the skyline. The city itself relies heavily on its fishing industry. Since the city is divided on three landmasses, cut by the ocean, the bosphorus and the marmara the waters are absolutely essential to the cities' economy. Fishermen line the ...
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On My Deathbed
... to meet Ozgur at Assk bar. Kurucesme is loaded with trendy bars that remind me of Sunset plaza but with a view of the Bosphorus. I sent a request to Oz in May based on his profile which emphasized his passion for cooking. However, he initially declined ...
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From Europe to Asia, twice
... in the Color's top-floor restaurant, I was welcomed by abundant sunshine and fabulous views over the city, and across the Bosphorus to the Asian chunk of Turkey. The ATM coughed up 20,000,000 lira (at about 1,6 million for a euro that's not as much as ...
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Cruising the day away
... purchased a ticket that would take us up the Bosphorus until we reached the Black Sea, and return. The Bosphorus is the stretch of water that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey. It joins the Sea of Mamara to the Black Sea. We were a bit ...
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Istanbul - Our last stop in Europe
... on the local transport of choice, a horse carriage, for a tour of the island. On another day, we took a scenic boat cruise of the Bosphorus River which divides the European and Asian sides of Turkey. We love food, so naturally, one of our goals on ...
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With one foot in Europe and the other in...
... is huge. It is the only metropolis out there which is situated on two continents. Europe and Asia that is. In between you have the Bosphorus. Add the Golden Horn, the Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque to the picture and you find a city ...
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Across the Bosphorus - From Asia to Europe
... a giant, the city stands with a foot in both worlds, one in Asia, one in Europe, while the narrows of the Bosphorus bisect the continents. Istanbul also represents the last reaches of my Asian odyssey. On reaching this city, I have now traversed the ...
The Bosphorus Map
- Divan Literature Museum (Divan Edebiyati Muzesi)
- Babylon
- Ghetto
- St Anthony of Padua
- Galata Tower
- Nu Pera
- Balat
- Belgrad Forest
- Hunkar Kasri
- Palace of the Porphyrgenitos
- Pano
- Arsen Lüpen
- Egyptian Bazaar (Misir Carsisi)
- Caferaga Medresesi
- Ihlara Valley
- Aynalikavak Mansion
- Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
- North Shields Pub
- Bagdat Street (Bagdat caddesi)
- Istanbul Modern Museum