Istanbul is everything you would expect. Exotic smells wafting from restaurant doors; brightly colored scarves and rugs hanging in the bazaars; and the gorgeous geometric patterns of the mosques and buildings. It is an enormous city filled with noisy pedestrian streets and quiet corners. You can eat fish sandwiches under the Galata Bridge, or some of the world's finest pistachio and walnut baklava with some chewy Turkish ice cream. It is a spectacular city to explore, and you could spend weeks doing so.
Ceiling of the Blue Mosque
The Galata Bridge
Galata Tower
The Grand Bazaar
The Blue Mosque
