Play Date

The boy and I had a play date today* and it being held a bit further south of where are, but right up the hill from the Bosphorus, I decided we should take the boat and then a taxi instead of taxiing all the way. It's about a thirty minute walk to get to the terminal and the boat only docks for maybe three minutes so you have to be ready to go. The best part is, it'll take you to several stops along the Asian side and back to several European stops for 1.95 Turkish Lira or about $1.25. Cheap and fun.

*or yesterday. Oops. Stunned look on my host's face upon opening the door followed by the same look on my face. I felt silly, but had a good time since we took the boat.

The view before setting off. (I darkened the exposure to capture more detail. It wasn't this ominous looking.)

Passing a freighter.

Four story Starbucks right on the water. No boat-side service just yet.

Right next to the Starbucks is this lovely park and the ferry station.

I've seen these from a distance and they always look like they're going backward. It still does in this photo, but seeing it in person looked completely normal. This one is traveling towards the right of the screen.