the asian side is kind of like the queens of istanbul.  :laugh:

the kadikoy neighborhood is built over the former ancient city of chalcedon.

however, relics going back to 5500BC have been found there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kad%C4%B1k%C3%B6y

 

 

first is the charming commuter ferry ride across the sea of mamara and

over the mouth of the bosphorus from karikoy in the old city

 

 

topkapi palace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bosphorus bridge

 

 

 

 

 

aya sofia and blue mosque in the distance

 

 

 

 

kiz kulesi

aka maiden’s tower

aka leanders tower

lighthouse (408BC, 1110, 1509, 1763, 1998-9)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden's_Tower

 

 

 

massive selimiye barracks (1800, 1926) fka scutari barracks, has the florence nightingale museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selimiye_Barracks

 

 

i think this one is a mamara college bldg, not sure

 

 

new subway car delivery on the docks

 

 

grain warehouse

 

 

the first stop is haydarpasa station (1872, 1908)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stanbul_Haydarpa%C5%9Fa_Terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

another short ferry ride over the bay from haydarpasa train station to the kadikoy dock

 

 

türkbalon is a helium balloon moored on kadıköy quay, taking passengers during season for a fee up to an altitude of 200 m, offering a panoramic view of the area and the historic center of istanbul across the bosphorus.

 

 

kadikoy views

 

 

 

 

around the busy passenger ferry dock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surreya operasi (1926)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCreyya_Opera_House

 

 

 

 

hamam ruin preserved

 

 

 

 

kadikoy trolley (T3 ring murhurder)

one of two istanbul working nostalgic trolleys

 

 

 

an example of the evil eye symbol you see everywhere on this narghile café sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

the very popular deco era rexx sinemasi movie theater on the right

http://www.rexx-online.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

heading back to the old city

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

galata tower over the old city

 

 

 

bosphorus bridge lights coming on

 

 

galata bridge

 

 

*** i hope you enjoyed a pleasant late afternoon trip to the asian side of istanbul ***

 

nice tour, thanks. What's the fancy/trendy neighborhood there? I read something about it a while ago. I think it's near the water also. Maybe the "West Village of Istanbul?" I like the mannequins sawed in half and decapitated. I have to admit I've never seen a store display quite like that here! (or is that what happens to shoplifters?)

Shame on you, mrnyc, for presenting this particular mega-city to us here in Ohio.  I realize that where YOU reside, Istanbul may not seem like all that, but where we live it DOES seem like all that!  Whadda ya' expect us Ohioans to do now? (say, cram the "3-Cs" all together, along with both Lake Erie and the Ohio River, to compete with a showplace like that?) Nothing we can do can possibly ease our pain after seeing these photos--so I guess we're all just gonna have to live with the sobering facts--Istanbul is absolutely magnificent and gorgeous.  (Thanks!)  :clap:

Awesome.