Exploits in Istanbul 9.2 Our local kebab restaurant not only has very good kebabs and the entertainment of watching the cooks making the pide and other bready things, but it has proper ayran. Ayran is […]
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bicycles and aqueducts
Exploits in Istanbul 9.1 Istanbul is probably the least bike-friendly city I’ve been to – evil hills, scary taxi drivers, unusable pavements for pedestrians and cobbles and potholes for all. So it’s surprising how many […]
totally different
Exploits in Istanbul 8.1 Went walking around a totally different kind of area today, up the west side of the Golden Horn. The streets are tiny and the houses have bay fronts. Parts are almost […]
fishing and more ferries
Exploits in Istanbul 7.3 Back on the European side in Rumeli Kavagi, we had an hour to wander before picking up the return half of the official Bosphorus Tour to get back to Istanbul. And […]
private castles
Exploits in Istanbul 7.2 Over on the Asian side in Anadolu Kavagi we arrived well before the tourists who come up on the official cruise, so it was quiet, and we just beat the Keeper […]
a nice day out
Exploits in Istanbul 7.1 The Alternative Bosphorus Cruise as devised by Robin from a multitude of sources started by riding the Metro the end of the line. It’s new, and unbelievably deep – we must […]
art with a view
Exploits in Istanbul 6.1 After a morning of useful things – doing the washing and buying stringy cheese and artichoke hearts (but not Turkish waiters’ trays, as although the tray bit comes off, the tripod […]
classic walk
Exploits in Istanbul 5.2 We decided that it sounded a good project to walk the land wall. It was built in the 5th century – 6.5 kilometres of stone walls and towers, separating the old […]
cold feet and counters
Exploits in Istanbul 5.1 Up early to beat the queues at Aya Sofya, which is quite stunning. The tombs are separate, and you must take your shoes off before going into each one, so feet […]
great finds (2)
Exploits in Istanbul 4.3 We had help with this one – a recommendation from our apartment host. But it still took some finding and a little nerve. The entrance is a scruffy doorway, and the […]