Today it is the train over to the Galata area and to visit the Galata Tower, Taksim Square and the Dolmabahçe Palace. Train over is no problem but finding the funicular up the hill is a mission, took us ages to find and only after asking heaps of people, its hidden on the left side after you get off the tram find a sign that says tunnel and follow that at the first stop over the bridge. The trip costs about 3e each but when you get to the top you have to walk half way down again and then find the tower, easy you say to yourself, don’t be fooled, there are no signs and you cant see the tower as it is hidden behind buildings, the way to find it is turn right out
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