Islands, Boats, and Benches
A whirlwind of miscommunication lead me to a series of Princess Islands by myself.
For a few dollars you can jump on a boat, sail for about 6 hours while stopping at 4 islands. What? Yes please! (Evet lüftan!) The whole way were a flock of seagulls flying right alongside our boat. People were even getting them to eat bread out of their hands. Crafty little seagulls. I’ll try not to bore you with all the pictures and videos I took of this.
Waiting to embark, gazing at the Bosphorus bridge
Beats the dock at the neighborhood pond
Gorgeous too, but your guess is as good as mine
Stalling for the next boat on an official Kadiköy bench
The last island is where you have time to get off and walk around. I strolled by seaside cafes, palm trees, ice cream stands, and noticed lots of bike rentals. I think thats because cars arent allowed here. Cheers to bikes!
Ugh, what doesn’t Turkey have?? 2 continents, a natural strait, beautiful weather, countless islands, seas, coffee, rugs, delicious food, beautiful people..and the list goes on. I dont understand how this is one country! Now if I could just speak the language.
So island-y
Here we are!
Fellow island hoppers after they let us loose on the last (but not least) island
- Taxis
I can see Asia from here
The navy put on a little show for us as we left
I think next week I’ll take the ferry to the Black Sea.
