Istanbul

One city split into two continents, there really is a lot to cover here.

Getting around

Istanbul transportation card (1/3/5/7/15 days options)

Havaist airport bus (TRY113)

• Hvist-16 goes to Taksim

European side

Ortakoy ferry

• Grand mecidiye mosque

• The house cafe

Besiktas ferry

• Dolmabahce palace

• Kazim bufe (nice toast + banana milkshake)

Taksim shopping area

Karakoy

• Galata tower

• Viyana kahvesi galata (famous cheesecake)

Eminonu

• Grand bazaar

• Egyptian bazaar

• Suleymaniye mosque (nice view)

• Nova santiye cafe (nice view/breakfast)

• Cagaloglu hammam (turkish bath, book online)

• Blue mosque

• Hagia sophia mosque

  Note: the mosque is closed to visitors due to prayer timings from 12.15pm-1.45pm, 4.45pm-5.45pm daily (on Fridays it opens at 2.15pm instead of the usual 8.30am)

• Basilica cistern

• Topkapi palace

• Seven hills restaurant (feed seagulls breakfast)

Balat

• walk around see colourful streets

Asian side

Kadikoy area

• Fahriye cafe (cute cafe with good tiramisu)

• Kadikoy inciburnu feneri (sunset there)

• just walk around or take tram one loop

Uskudar area

• Beylerbeyi palace

• walk around explore

Food

• Şişko Perihan Meyhane

• Baylan

• Baruthane pilascisi

• Nusret etiler

• Lokma Rumeli Hisari (breakfast)

• Frankie (pre- going out type dinner spot)

• Cznburak

Shisha spots

• Zoom (rumeli)

• Ps lounge

• Ciragan palace shisha

• Mandarin oriental shisha

Clubbing

• Blackk

• Vogue

• Oligarch

• Masquerade

• Jungle8

• 1oak