Adventures Ashore: Istanbul, Turkey Short Version
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Even experienced cruise travelers can find touring Istanbul to be challenging.
First, there is the traffic. The streets and highways are clogged, at all times of day.
Getting between the airport and the cruise ship — or between the cruise ship and the major attractions — takes a vigilant, patient driver.
I made my way to a private yacht and cruised along the Bosphorus tray underneath the Intercontinental bridge that connects Europe and Asia.
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Even experienced cruise travelers can find touring Istanbul to be challenging. First, there is the traffic. The streets and highways are clogged, at all times of day. Getting between the airport and the cruise ship — or between the cruise ship and the major attractions — takes a vigilant, patient driver, and that’s best left in the hands of someone else, especially when there is so much to see that you would be craning your neck if you were in the driver’s seat. Not that you’d be renting a car here, would you? If you did, you would have to deal with parking. I’m not sure how our driver managed to park during the three days we were touring Istanbul, but somehow he did, rarely, however, in places that were designated for parking. Read more: http://www.avidcruiser.com/2014/10/19/ten-aspirational-ports-shore-excursions-istanbul/