Amazing Istanbul

The last couple of days I have been in Istanbul. This is an amazing European city.
Even Turkish wine is good, which I tried yesterday with an English couple an American and a guy from Turkey. The English couple bought the wine for friends in London. But perhaps because of the tragedy in London. They thought it would be better to drink it now. Drinking wine and smoking a waterpipe is a well working combination.

There is so much to see in Istanbul you could easily spent here a few weeks. Unfortunately I have not that much time, because I have a certain time frame to enter Iran and Pakistan.

What can you do in couple of days:
* see the blue mosque in early morning, in the evening and from every side.
* see the Aya Sofya build in 537 after Christ. Around 1453 it became a mosque and since 1935 it is museum
* see the hypodrome
* Basilica Cistern which is an amazing Byzantine relic that was primarily used to store the city's water. Two of the columns are standing on two heads with an image of medusa.
* the bazaar
* walk to the ferries
* drink tea and more tea
* enjoy the puddings, baklava
* the kebab is amazing so much tastier then back home.
etc etc etc

And yesterday I did the Bosperus tour. This is a ferry which goes to the other end of the Bosperus (village) it takes about 1,5 hour to get there. Along the route you see very expensive houses, yachts, palaces etc. This is the place were the very rich live.

After 1,5 hour I arrived at little village with many restaurants because the ferry does not return straight away. You have to wait for a couple hours. But you can escape all the restaurants and walk up the hill to the castle on the top and have a great view on the Bosperus and the Caspian see.