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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
   
Because we all enjoyed the ferry trip so much yesterday we all four decided that another ferry trip was the order of the day. This time we got a boat that went south of Istanbul down to the Marmara Sea and the Princes Islands. This time the journey was about one and a half hours with five different stops on the way, this was just one of the Princes Islands, all of them looked very beautiful probably a wonderful place to live in summertime but remote from the mainland, only accessible by ferry.
We got off at Buyukada, the last and the largest of the islands. Here there is no motorised transport so we explored with a carriage
ride. The island is very Colonial and clearly, at what is now the end of the summer season, many of the owners had gone back to their Istanbul winter homes.
After the carriage ride we went to a waterfront restaurant for a Seafood lunch. This was absolutely delicious but very expensive. I suppose that this is just a tourist place really and you pay for the privilage of eating the best fresh fish in super surroundings.
Back to Istanbul with the 3.30 p.m. ferry and in the evening we walked across to Taxsim square to take a wander around the Ramadam Fair. This was village craft fair set up for the fasting period and they were all selling their goods and showing their skills, including this potter.
We then went up to the rooftop bar of the Ceylon Intercontinental Hotel for a G & T and the view from the top. Sorry about the photo quality, but it was very thick double glazing so I could not use flash and was trying to hold my breath whilst the shutter operated, but you get the idea. By the way, at £28.00 for four G & T's you really only want to go for the view and one drink.
Oh yes almost forgot to show you this pic of Joan with my little pony!. She really just loves all animals and takes every opportunity show it.
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