Outside of eating, there are two things you can't help but do in Istanbul. And it's not step foot inside the Blue Mosque or the Hagia Sofia, neither of which we did, nor is it buy a rug. It's not see Besiktas play or visit Istanbul Modern or the Istanbul Archaeology Museums or weigh yourself on the Galata Bridge for 20c by the entrepreneuer sitting in front of a scale.
What you must do is like the Turkish flag. It's everywhere, the crescent moon and star. There aren't versions, stars and bars, or any other regional flags to compete with, at least that we saw, and it's ubiquity, along with it's simplistic design makes it all the more visible.
The other thing you absolutely must do is ferry across the Bosphorus. It's more than just saying you took the boat from Europe to Asia, it's the city subway, the best way to get from one place to another, except it floats. It runs pretty much on time, and it goes just about anywhere you want to go for 2 Turkish Lira, a dollar thirty. We took it at least three times a day and got to the point, on the very last day, where we didn't have to ask the crew each time we boarded, Kadikoy? We just followed the crowd like we were getting off work, too.
What you must do is like the Turkish flag. It's everywhere, the crescent moon and star. There aren't versions, stars and bars, or any other regional flags to compete with, at least that we saw, and it's ubiquity, along with it's simplistic design makes it all the more visible.
The other thing you absolutely must do is ferry across the Bosphorus. It's more than just saying you took the boat from Europe to Asia, it's the city subway, the best way to get from one place to another, except it floats. It runs pretty much on time, and it goes just about anywhere you want to go for 2 Turkish Lira, a dollar thirty. We took it at least three times a day and got to the point, on the very last day, where we didn't have to ask the crew each time we boarded, Kadikoy? We just followed the crowd like we were getting off work, too.
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