Day 13. First stop, Topkapi. The site of residences of many sultans during the early days of the Turkish empire of the 16th through 18th century. It is a multi-acre facility with harem- the residences, museum with many treasures;remember the 1964 movie "Topkapi", and a mosque. This facility overlooks the Bosphorus. Speaking of the Bosphorus. After lunch we jumped on a 2 hr boat ride up,the strait, with multiple stops and a short walk on the Asian side. Keep in mind, that this 1/2 mile wide waterway separates Europe from Asia. Today was also the first day of the 4 wk long Muslim holiday; Ramadan. A lot of the restaurants stopped serving alcohol.
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