Istanbul, Turkey

On the remaining wall of Yoro's Castel looking at the entrance of the Black Sea


We took the Bosphorous boat ride that dropped us off at Anadolu Kavağı for a few hours. We hiked to the top where the castle remains were and watched boats drift in and out of the Black Sea. Evey so often we would see a tanker float in, and like a check point a little boat from the dock would speed up next to it, follow it, and then go back to the dock.

Fresh Melon being sold by a men on a moving truck in Anadolu Kavağı.


Three men is all you need; One to drive the car, one to hand out the fresh melons, and one to cut you a slice of the fresh melon. Later we went to a restaurant in the Beyoğlu area of Istanbul and started to order meze dishes, which i believe are similar to tapas? We saw someone order some melon so we got a plate full of it. I don't think I've ever had melon this tasty and juicy before in my life. After ordering two orders of melon and ten other dishes we sat around digesting and then requested them to roll us down the hill to our hostel.

Meze options at the sofyali 9 restaurant in Beyoğlu area