Two storey Galata Bridge

fishermen on top , fish restaurants below

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Day 128-131 Istanbul, on the edge of Europe.

September 12th 2011
Day 128-131 Istanbul, on the edge of Europe. After 3 days on the road (without a shower) we were looking forward to reaching our most easterly goal of the trip Istanbul. There was traffic chaos as we hit the motorway into town, one excitement was not knowing how to pay the tolls when we entered, (we had to buy a pre pay card before we could leave the motorway) the other was some kind of road ra ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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