Tips for Istanbul trip?

musicamusica
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:48:26 +0000

beyond the obvious attractions: Love the Archeological Museum (istanbularkeoloji.gov.tr/main_page) , the Spice Market, the many little fish restaurants along the Bosphoros strait, walking down Istiklal street at night, the basilica Cistern, Ortakoy (walk there down the strait)) and the church of San Saviour in Chora. The food in Istanbul is fantastic. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad meal there. A day trip to Ephesus is relatively easy and cheap.I think our flight was 45 minutes and cost only $60 round trip. Beware of cheap package tours to Ephesus that insist on taking you to the rug “factory” for ghastly periods of time… Just fly there and arrange your own transport.