We only had the morning to finish our sightseeing. We bought tickets from Turyol for a Bosphorus River cruise. It was 7.50 Turkish Lira per person. It left at 11:00am and lasted an hour and a half. We found the cruise by the public ferries, at the Eminonu Port, close to the Spice Market.
The cruise went to the second bridge and then returned to where we had started. Along the way we saw the Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Ottoman Assembly Buildings, Ortakoy Mosque, Esman Sultan Yalisi, Beylerbeyi Palace and the Maiden's Tower. It was rainy and cold (again, 3 days in a row). It was nice to be out of the rain.
After the river cruise, we had to go back to the ship since we were leaving at 2:00pm. Istanbul was a very interesting city. I wish that I could have spent more time there, especially without the rain and cold! I also wish that I had taken more pictures. I blame it on the jet lag and the weather!
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