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Istanbul

06/18/2010

08/11/2010





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Step 1/21: Turkey - Istanbul

Istanbul photo by Philippe Alran

About Istanbul

Istanbul is a fantastic city. Tell you what to do would be stupid as there are so many things to see and I spent only 2,5 days there. Huge markets, bars, museums, the wonderfull Ottoman cuisine, the over abundance of historic places, life around the Bosphorus... make this place unique. Istanbul is also supposed to be the World’s Hippest City!
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How I got here ?

Price: 250 €

Traveling time: 7 hours

via Moscow...

Tips & Tricks

Things to see

Bosporus 10 /10
- €
Bosporus photo by Philippe Alran

User's opinion
Take a boat public or not and explore the Bosporus, and go back by bus if necessary. Note that private boats for tourists make shorter tours (3h) and do not go as far as the ferries
Topkapi palace 9 /10
10 €
Topkapi palace photo by Philippe Alran

User's opinion
Interessant and nice. The entrance fee is expensive but you'll visit the palace only once in your life.
Hagia Sophia 10 /10
- €
Hagia Sophia photo by Philippe Alran

User's opinion
No comment...
Blue Mosque 10 /10
- €
Blue Mosque photo by Philippe Alran

User's opinion
My favorite one

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