My days in Istanbul could had made twenty separate posts, but I have to stop somewhere. These are some of the best pictures that wouldn’t get their own posts.

 
A typical Bosphorus ferry and the ever present fishermen at Eminömü

 

The old man and the sea at Galata Bridge

The Galata Bridge is full of recreational fishers during day

…and Galata Bridge during night

I took the metro to posh Levent for some expensive shopping. Found great shoes.

An old wooden house in Fatih

Zeyrek Camii, former Church of the Pantocrator

 

The Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet

Quiet Sultanahmet streets at night

The classic tram running through Taksim

The Bazaar district in the early evening

…more from the Bazaar. Didn’t take many pics to avoid being caught by touts

 

Lightning at the Bazaar

Martin has reached Ortaköy near the Bosphorus Bridge

 

…and this is the bridge between Europe and Asia

Hagia Eirene is in Topkapi park and is as old as neighbouring Hagia Sofia