(Galata Tower, about a 10 minute walk from my apartment)
(From Galata Tower, looking over into Sultanahmet)
I finally made it to the top of Galata Tower, that iconic tower in all of the pictures of Beyoglu. It was one of the first nice days of the season, so it was super packed. Like, a line into the spiral staircase packed. Beautiful building that it is, it also contains a restaurant, cafe, and nightclub (!). Parents, we will not be going to the nightclub there. Sorry.
It was also nice enough out this weekend to break out the bicycle for the first time. This is more or less the route I took, maybe a little bit further down towards Pendik... and I also started from Goztepe rather than Kadikoy. Either way, you get the idea. It was a beautiful ride.
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Okay. Well, apparently that doesn't work. Main idea - I rode along the coast of the Marmara, put in about 30km or so, and I'm terribly out of shape.
(It lives!)
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