Crossing the Bosphorus

 As the sun began to set we crossed the Bosphorus from Asia back into Europe like people have done for millennia. It was really pleasant and TV took some portraits of everyone as we sailed across.

Waterside park in Moda

 We walked along the foreshore to a little park right on the water. There were heaps of cats lounging around and the kids enjoyed jumping on the rocks. The park was quite good too with lots of climbing to be done. As it started to sprinkle we decided to walk back to the ferry via a slightly different route. We stopped at a few shops along the way and MV got a new friend named Glumpy, a stuffed animal cat.

Visiting Moda Iskelesi

 We walked through the neighbourhood until we reached the other side of the penninsula to Moda Iskelesi. This building was interesting because it has been there at the end of the dock for a long time and has had many uses including restaurant, cafe and library. It also has a ferry ticket booth since ferries dock at the pier to take visitors to several other destinations. We really enjoyed our walk and ending up on the pier was pretty nice. Also being able to touch the Sea of Marmara was cool.

Visiting a street market in Kadıköy

 We caught the metro to the Kadıköy neighbourhood which is on the Asian side of Istanbul. We walked up from the waterfront and up into some of the streets which had market stalls. There were heaps of restaurants, one of which we stopped for lunch. We also visited a comic book and anime shop where the older two girls picked out some books while EV made a friend. She also really enjoyed jumping from the raised window sill.