• Archeological Museum of Istanbul in the old city, near the Topkapi Palace,
• Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in the old city, opposite the Blue Mosque,
• Mihrimah Sultan Camisi (Mosque), in Edirnekapi,
• Nostalgia at French writer Pierre Loti’s (1850-1923) favorite cafe in Eyup; Cafe Pierre Loti,
• Pera Palas Hotel, a place where Agatha Christie and many other celebrities have stayed,
• Walk from Taksim Square into Istiklal Street (Beyoglu), a pedestrian street with an old tram line, old buildings, modern shops and cinemas,
• A typical local dinner in one of the restaurants in Cicek Pasaji (Flower Passage), also on the Istiklal street,
• A typical local fish dinner in one of many restaurants in Kumkapi; gypsies make music too,
• Mehter (Military) Band Concert at the Military Museum in Harbiye,
• Ortakoy at the base of the Bosphorus Bridge on the European side. An array of cafe-bars in the old narrow lanes. Open air craft market stalls on Sundays.
• Experience a Turkish Hamam; Galatasaray Hamami (Istiklal St.), Cagaloglu Hamami (Yerebatan St.)

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