Another day in the 60’s so we took a jacket and wore them a lot.
We both had breakfast and they do an exceptional job with
the display and the food.
We had scheduled a walking tour at 10:30am; however, for
only the second time in all of our cruises, the guide did not show up.
So, we walked the short distance back to the hotel and
quickly found another waling tour at Noon.
We had 10 minutes to get there and we were 8 minutes away so we made it.
It was a 2 ½ our tour and we learned a lot and saw a lot of
this main part of the city.
After the tour, we went back to the hotel to relax for a
short time.
Then we back out and found a great outside restaurant. We ordered a combination plate and as hungry
as we were, we could not finish it.
The major walking street in this part of the city is İstiklal
Avenue (Turkish: İstiklal Caddesi, lit. 'Independence Avenue') is a 0.87
mi pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul,
Turkey. Day and night the people are walking
this street and it is very wide and very crowed always.
This is also a cat friendly city, with cats everywhere.
This main part of town is going full blast from morning to
late, late at night and it has been quite an experience.
While we were walking during the day we passed a staging area for the police. Later we heard that there were going to be protest tonight in the Taksim Square which is only a 5 minuite walk from the hotel.
We we went out to eat, there were at least 8 busses full of police, and a truck loaded with shields heading to the Square.
Starting a about 10:00pm, we saw lots of ambulances heading to the square. Lots going on just beyond us and we are staying in for the night.
Tomorrow, we pack and have an 11:30am pick up to take us to
the airport and we fly to Paris, before coming home.
Night from Istanbul
Tomorrow Paris
Again, the pictures are not in order as it is late and we are tired after a fun day
