A Post. A Boring Post but Still a Post

So no Turkish Bath yet....we are thinking tomorrow before we transfer to the new hotel.

This morning we went on the Bosphorus ferry cruise which took us on a 1 1/4 hour sail up the straight past some amazing sights to drop us off in a fishing village. There was no glamour at all in this voyage. It was a mad crush of the masses to get the best seats once they let the gangplank down. Crying children, tour guides in every possible language speaking at maximum volume to their "private" clients. The ferry was super cheap so it was worth it to suffer a wee bit to get some good photos of the city. We also got a glimpse of the hotel that we are moving to tomorrow and all I can say is "Oh my God I looks F'ing amazing!!" (3rd picture down)...get me out of this dump already.After the cruise we stop of a beer on a rooftop terrace before taking a taxi to the new district to check it out.The new district has a totally different feel from the old city where we are now. If you where plunked down there you would be hard pressed to distinguish it from many European cities...crowds, name brand shops, hi rises. We had a lovely lunch in a very European/North American (read: food I will eat) restaurant and watched the throngs of people walk by.

We are now having our afternoon repose in air conditioned comfort of our room before heading out to try find a souvenir of this city. It's between a ceramic vase and Alper, the super hot waiter that serves us on the rooftop patio.