One day, we drove by bus inland along the Bosporus. The farther we went from central Istanbul, the more modern the districts became. After a traditional seafood lunch, we took a ship back down the Bosporus and later disembarked on the Asian side. Click on any thumbnail to enlarge the photograph on a new page.

(27K) 720 x 540	Here is a clear view of the Asian (upper) and the European (lower) sides of Istanbul.	(42K) 648 x 486	Political banners cover many streets prior to elections.	(32K) 648 x 486	This is the remains of a Crusader castle on the European side of the Bosporus. The entire structure is much larger than shown here.
(26K) 486 x 648	This mosque seems to make up for its small size by being every elaborate.	(54K) 648 x 574	Picnicking alongside the Bosporus on the Asian side. Someone there can afford an expensive car.	(33K) 648 x 486	Two well kept villas on the European side of the Bosporus.
(31K) 648 x 486	This old villa peaked my curiousity; I really wanted to see how it looked inside.	(34K) 648 x 312	Yachts harbored by in inlet along the Bosporus.	(29K) 648 x 486	We approached the Asian side of Istanbul by boat and this is the view just before we docked.
(27K) 648 x 486	A fish market was the nearest attraction to where we disembarked on the Asian side.	(20K) 648 x 396	We stopped to look at the view and we made friends with these teenagers.