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With more time in Istanbul the
following places are worth visiting or
experiencing:
- 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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