Bosphorus Ferry Leaving the Pier

Bosphorus Ferry Leaving the Pier, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

Istanbul ferry leaving Haydarpasa pier for Karaköy through Bosphorus, from Asia to Europe side at sunset over Sultanahmet and Hagia Sophia.

Istanbul Train Station Europe Terminal

Istanbul Train Station Europe Terminal, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

Sirkeci train station Europe terminal for Eurorail, eurail, interrail routes and Orient Express Paris Istanbul luxury train trips.

Istanbul Sunset over Sultanahmet

Istanbul Sunset over Sultanahmet, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

Istanbul sunset over Sultanahmet, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque from Haydarpasa Pier.

Cat at Istanbul Kavak Pier

Curious Cat at Istanbul Kavak Pier, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

Curious cat at Istanbul Bosphorus Kavak Pier.

Hagia Sophia & Sultanahmet in the Night

Hagia Sophia & Sultanahmet in the Night, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

Hagia Sophia, "The Holy Wisdom of God" in the night. Photograph taken from Kadikoy, Asian side of Istanbul. Hagia Sophia was the famous Basilica of Byzantium, considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and to have "changed the history of architecture". >>>

Galata Tower

Galata Tower, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

The Galata Tower, called Christea Turris (Italian, "Tower of Christ") by the Genoese, is a medieval stone tower in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs. More >>>

Galata borrows its name from Galatians, Celts of Anatolia, stayed here for a while on the way to ancient Ankyra (Ankara), Pessinus (near Ankara) and Tavium near Yozgat today. More >>>