Weather - Rainy and chilly
We decided to have a slower day after the completion of our tour yesterday. We didn't head out until about eleven o'clock after farewelling some of our group as they headed out to the airport. Barbara joined Brian, Carol, Henk and I on a slow, damp and chilly walk down to the harbour.
Barbara was keen to have a traditional fish sandwich which was recommended by her friends. It took us quite some time to get to the harbour as we had coffee and baklava on the way.
Fish sandwiches are very popular with the locals and are cooked and sold at three traditional fishing boats alongside the Galata Bridge in the Golden Horn area of Istanbul. They are also sold at the restaurants under the length of the bridge. The fish fillets are served on bread rolls with onions and lettuce. We found them to be tasty but unfortunately Carol had quite a few bones in her fish.
We opted to have the fish sandwiches at one of the restaurants which looked over to the fishing boats and a large mosque.
The three fishing boats rocked quite a bit as the ferries frequently came and went at the quay.
As we sat at the restaurant we watched many fishing lines being thrown into the water alongside our restaurant from the bridge directly above us. They were using bread for bait and they regularly caught small fish. It was clearly a popular fishing spot.
We returned to the hotel separately using the tram system. It's very crowded, efficient and come frequently. We rested for the remainder of the afternoon.
We had dinner with Barbara and tomorrow she joins a cruise ship to continue her holiday. Tomorrow we have engaged Funda to take us on a further tour of Istanbul.
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