After warming up for a bit in a cafe we made our way to the Basilica Cistern. Also built under Emperor Justinian (so in the 530s), it is a huge underground reservoir with 336 marble columns supporting a space that could hold over 21,000,000 gallons of water. The fact that it is still largely intact is impressive, and the way it is lit today makes it really atmospheric (apparently it was featured in the James Bond film From Russia with Love).
After the Cistern we walked down to the Bosphorus. Brad and Katie were eager to try the fish sandwiches that are cooked straight out of the water, and we wanted to see the other side of the city.
Ordering kaşarlı tost, which is basically a grilled cheese and soooooooo delicious. They really know street food here: 1.50 TL (0.75€) for a hot and filling sandwich.
Another cat and my salt-encrusted boots on the left
Original train station at the endpoint of the Orient Express
The Bosphorus Straits. Again, probably much more pleasant in the summer (the wind was a killer!).
Brad and Katie eating fish sandwiches and me with another kaşarlı tost (I had a ton of them). It was indeed the Best Büfe!
After the Cistern we walked down to the Bosphorus. Brad and Katie were eager to try the fish sandwiches that are cooked straight out of the water, and we wanted to see the other side of the city.
Ordering kaşarlı tost, which is basically a grilled cheese and soooooooo delicious. They really know street food here: 1.50 TL (0.75€) for a hot and filling sandwich.
Another cat and my salt-encrusted boots on the left
Original train station at the endpoint of the Orient Express
The Bosphorus Straits. Again, probably much more pleasant in the summer (the wind was a killer!).
Brad and Katie eating fish sandwiches and me with another kaşarlı tost (I had a ton of them). It was indeed the Best Büfe!
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