Istanbul Help Please

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17 minutes ago, edinburgher said:

Hank, I am reminded that we did not walk all the way downhill.  We explored some of Eyup Cemetery which is on the hillside before catching the gondola down.  There should be online info about Eyup Cemetery, a really quite interesting place to visit, although recommending a short stroll through it is a somewhat strange suggestion.

 

We did that day on a port day, not when on a city break. if you  have not yet ferried along the Golden Horn or visited Eyup, I can recommend it.  The museum visit would depend on your interests although the exhibits are extremely varied and both inside and outside.  There will be info and images of it online.  It was very quiet the morning we were there with only a handful of visitors other than ourselves, but we enjoyed it.  Lucky lucky Mr Koc to own all these "boy toys".😀

 

We do appreciate your post/advice.  I printed-out your info and DW put it in her trusty folder that she takes on our trips :).  That little visit to Istanbul is going to cost us in terms of lost sleep.  Since we decided to simply route ourselves to Tokyo, via Istanbul we have left ourselves with a big jet lag problem.  But since we old folks are not the best sleepers, so be it.  Since we are only going to spend 2 days in Istanbul, that is hardly enough time to recover from the 7 hour time change.  And than its back out to the airport for a late-night flight to Tokyo and another 6 hours!   Should be lots of fun.

 

Hank