Tuesday 28 September
Today we departed at 7.15 am for Istanbul and arrived at our hotel early afternoon.
First we had a visit to the Spice Market which, although we didn't buy much, was a great experience just walking around. 
There is so much colour and "some" of the smells are lovely (the spices, teas, figs, dates, etc).
There is so much colour and "some" of the smells are lovely (the spices, teas, figs, dates, etc). We then had a cruise up the Bosphorous from the Golden Horn to the second bridge (part way to the Black Sea). This gave another perspective on the city and was a much more peaceful way to see the central area than from the land side. 
There were still a lot of boats ferrying up and down the river
and we had a "near miss" with another boat who was reluctant to give way (not the boat in the second picture as I think almost any boat would have given way to it!). When we returned to the wharf we met up with the rest of our tour group and went to a waterfront restaurant for our farewell dinner. Although not an authentic Turkish meal it was still very nice. We have enjoyed the company of the others on the tour and seemed odd all going our separate ways (although we encountered many of them again at the airport).
There were still a lot of boats ferrying up and down the river and we had a "near miss" with another boat who was reluctant to give way (not the boat in the second picture as I think almost any boat would have given way to it!). When we returned to the wharf we met up with the rest of our tour group and went to a waterfront restaurant for our farewell dinner. Although not an authentic Turkish meal it was still very nice. We have enjoyed the company of the others on the tour and seemed odd all going our separate ways (although we encountered many of them again at the airport).
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