Advertisement
« previous next »
Galata Tower  
   

Galata Tower

Amazing view at the top from ond Istanbul
Enigmatic Istanbul. Beyoglu

February 27th 2013
My second day in Istanbul. I was staying on the Asian side, so I had to take a minibus to Usküdar, then take the ferry to go across the Bosphorus until Eminönöu (European side). The ferry takes around 15 minutes, enough to take a deep breath, watch the landscape and believe it! You are in the city that belongs to 2 continents. It is better to take a ferry than going in car trough the Bosphorus ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Beyoglu

Turkish Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.063s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 8; qc: 32; dbt: 0.0354s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb