#EWBC: Istanbul – the silvery Bosphorus and Sea of Marmara

Views over the Sea of Marmara from our hotel (above and below)

At the northern end of the Bosphorus

Road bridge over the Bosphorus in evening light

 

The Silvery Bosphorus 

Sunlight, the Bosphorus and a mosque

#EWBC: Istanbul – some photos: 16th November

 Crossing the Bosphorus from Harem to Sirkeci 

Our flight from Tbilisi yesterday was in by around 6.30am but it was closer to 7.30am by the time we had collected luggage and got a taxi to get us into Istanbul. Initially traffic was light but close to the bridge across from the Asian side to the European it became gridlocked. Fortunately our taxi driver wisely suggested that we take the ferry across the Bosphorus, which we duly did with the added bonus of a ferry ride on a bright, sunny morning. There was plenty of ferry traffic but nothing like as congested as the road.   

 Gulls following the ferry

 Maiden's Tower (above and below)

Ferries and cruise ships (above and below)

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View out to the Sea of Marmara

from our room at the Innova Hotel, Sultanahmet, Istanbul

(above and below)