You can take this old tram down İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul - which is a busy pedestrian street. It's a really nice place with lots of shops, cafes, cinemas, restaurants, galleries and bookshops. I think there's even a church somewhere on the street too.The tram starts in Taksim Square, which is itself a big hive of activity and winds its way down İstiklal Avenue and eventually (about 30 minutes later) ends up at the Tünel, a funicular that brings you down to the waterfront area of the city.
As you'll see when you watch the video clips attached Istanbul looks like any other city, it has all the same brands of shops and cafes as everywhere else, well in Europe anyway. Having said that though, through the people and the architecture you can still see the individuality and of the city and the country in this street.
No comments:
Post a Comment