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Published: April 7th 2016
Last night we ate in a restaurant on a street up hill from our apartment. It was full of young tourists from all over, but no Americans that we could see (or hear). This area is interesting: downhill from our apartment are many, many electrical supply shops. Most are very small. Up the hill from us, there are mainly guitar shops with young hipster clients. On streets adjacent to the guitar shops, ...
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nancic123
Nanci and David Curry
Old Home Week
We just spent a month in Istanbul a few months ago. I know the area at the top of the funicular near the music shops well. We spent many a day in the tea shops around there and Istiklal. Sorry they are still having problems. We left the day of the first bombing and the recent one on Istiklal was near our apartment. Sounds like you are enjoying your stay. It is a nice place with friendly people. Make sure you get out to the Prince's Islands. We look forward to following along.