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Airdrop post - A night stroll in Istanbul ***Hello, amazing people of Read.cash! The last week of September is about to start, and I hope this month has been great for you.*** For some time, I had this draft half done. And I thought that it was a good idea to complete the article and publish it to participate in the **Nomadcoin airdrop**. I've already mentioned in my article, **Let's talk about kebabs, the Cag Kebab****.** I had the opportunity to spend a week in Istanbul, Turkey, in December 2019. A magical and vibrant city located between two continents. And days ago, looking at our photos of the trip. I realized we had some wonderful night photos of the modern part of the city, located on the European side. Most of them were taken by my husband, who kindly agrees I share them here. All the photos were taken with a Canon 60D camera. https://read.cash/@CoquiCoin/lets-talk-about-kebabs-the-cag-kebab-5c62fbee So let's start our **night stroll in Istanbul.** Hoş geldiniz! **Beyoğlu, Taksim square and  Istiklal Caddesi** At night, in one way or another, we always used to reach Beyoğlu. A district of the city full of nightlife, and that remain active until very late at night. The epicenter of this area of ​​the city is Taksim Square. This square could be said to be the nerve center of the city. Near the square, there are many hotels. Some of them are very luxurious as well as bars and restaurants. In the center of the square is the Republic Monument, which commemorates the formation of the Turkish Republic.

When we visited it, a mosque was under construction. The building looked almost ready, but it wasn't yet open to the public at the time of our visit.

The busiest pedestrian street in the city starts from Taksim Square, Istiklal Caddesi. A street full of shops, bars, and restaurants. In it, you will find many of the stores that can be found in any European capital. The street seemed like a river of people. It didn't matter if you passed by day or night. During our stay in the city, we visited it several times.

And one of the things that characterize this street aside from being busy all day long. It's an old-style tram that runs through it.

The surrounding streets, as well as Istiklal, are full of places to eat. There are also many bars and discos, that when passing by it was not a surprise to hear Latin rhythms from the street. Of course, there were tons of places where you could stop for a Chai.

Galata, the tower, and the bridge This busy street ends in the Galata sector. In it is one of the icons of the city, the Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi). The Galata Tower is a medieval tower, which you can climb to contemplate views of the city.

This area is full of restaurants, boutique hotels, some designer shops, and some small groceries shops displaying fruits and vegetables and that were open late into the night.

The Galata sector is located on a small hill and when descending we reached Karaköy, a harborside area.

From Karaköy to go to our hotel, we had to cross the Galata Bridge that crosses the Golden Horn. The Golden Horn is a natural estuary that connects to the Bosphorus Strait and divides the European side of the city between old and modern Istanbul. The Galata Bridge connects Karaköy in the modern part of the city with Eminönü in old Istanbul.

From the bridge, at night you have magnificent views of the Golden Horn. And I don't have a photo of the fishermen at night. But one of the things that characterize the Galata bridge is that you can see many people fishing from the bridge. And they were always people there fishing, both day and night. From the Galata Bridge, you can see the Haliç Bridge, a modern bridge through which it passes one of the city's metro trains.

From the Galata bridge to the other side of the golden horn you can see Eminönü, also a harborside area. And on top of a hill, you can see illuminated, the Suleymaniye Mosque, another landmark of the city. Both from Eminönü and Karaköy you can take ferries to travel the Bosphorus or to cross from the European side to the Asian side of the city. And it's a pleasant way to move around the city that we use several times on our trip.

Once we crossed the Galata Bridge, the hotel where we stayed was very close in an area called Sirkeci. We always had time for a Chai before bed. Or even to indulge ourselves with baklava and a Turkish coffee in a pastry shop less than two blocks from the hotel that was open 24 hours.

For now, this is it. Another time, I will tell you more about our trip to Istanbul. You can check how to participate in **NomadCoin Airdrop is Here...****.** https://read.cash/@nomadghada/nomadcoin-airdrop-is-here-ec628dc5 To all my dear readers, thank you so much! To all my awesome sponsors, thank you! You rock! I encourage you to visit their articles if you haven't done so. **All images and writings are my own unless anything different is stated.** © **CoquiCoin**   `#ClubBrokeBCH` Let's go for a **#BetterSeptember** https://read.cash/search?q=%23BetterSeptember Until next time! ;) September 26, 2021 My smartBCH address is 0x5902193651022AeeD83d9C9381802082580788A7

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