Our fifth and final day offered a glimpse of Istanbul’s ancient past and promising future, as we trekked the city’s 2,600-year-old ramparts, had tea in view of a legendary island tower, and took a quick trip from Europe to Asia on a subway.
The Istanbul Bosphorus cruise was a surprise highlight of our Turkey visit. Here’s our complete trip report from doing it on the cheap.
What happens when empires build cities upon empires? A lot of cool stuff gets buried in the process.
We visit infamous Taksim Square where protests/ clashes with security forces made headlines recently — but not before we visit hippie-alternapunk-central.
Exploring two of Istanbul’s mighty mosques: the mammoth and magnificent Süleymaniye, and the lively New Mosque.
A delicious Turkish breakfast, a tour through Topkapi Palace, and an amble through the Grand Bazaar round out the morning of our second full day in Istanbul.
Istanbul — heaving with 14 million people and millennia of rich culture and history at every corner may have shattered our hopes of ever landing on such a discovery again.
Leaving Belize and checking in on Washington, DC for a few days before finally arriving in Turkey for a [very] extended layover.
