We were in Istanbul for only 4 days. This, for the record, is nowhere near enough time to see everything. I of course did have my list of places to see in Istanbul. The spice market is one of these places. I read a lot of fantasy novels and it is quite common to have […]
Many of the sights of Istanbul soar upwards. The mosques and their minarets reach toward the sky all over the historic city. The Basilica Cistern though reaches down. It is buried underneath a hill up the road from the Hagia Sophia museum. It is so central, that despite being just a tiny bit cheesy, is […]
The north peninsula of Istanbul is a hill. I didn’t realize this before we got there. Heading north over Galata bridge you have to go up (and pretty steep in places) to get to Istikal street or Taksim square. The journey is well worth it though. That area, despite being a shopping street, felt more […]