Istanbul is a city with feet in Europe and Asia. The Straits of Bosporus separate the East from the West sides of the city.
There are several bridges across the straits but most folks use the hundreds of ferries that operate each day.
During the flight into Istanbul, we all updated ourselves on local issues. The airlines were kind enough to provide reference materials......
The straits are also a very busy commercial sea lane between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It's a narrow channel for these large ships, so the system is one-way north-bound for 12 hours and then changes to the other way for the next 12 hours. This also helps the ferry traffic to coordinate their crossings, they only need to look one-way for the big boats.
The people like to fish for sardines and mackerel from the seawall.
The most expensive water-view real estate is on the Asian side, they can look back over the water to the main part of Istanbul.
Here's a view of the Bosporus from our hotel room. You can see the new soccer stadium.
See you next time.....
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