Bosphorus Cruise

Ah yes, our Bosphorus Cruise.  Truth is we rode a municipal ferry from the Galata bridge to the final stop.
Once the final stop has arrived the ferry lets you wander around for about 90 minutes before they blow the horn, load up everyone who’s leaving, and taking off.  We had heard these ferries were the way to go so we googled “boat rides” did some research and found loads of testimony about how crappy and expensive the tour boats were.  We went with the ferry and we loved it.  Very comfy and spacious with an inexpensive well stocked snack bar.  Lately my entries into this blog site have taken on an air of “infomercial” which is not what I set out to do.  I wanted to relate more of the personal experiences we have with a
focus on the people we meet rather than the sites.  I’m going to try getting back to this… that
said check this guy out!  When we got off the ferry the “callers” started in.  This is the name I have given the people who pitch and pitch and
pitch.  “Hello sir.  Would you like some wine?  Beer?  Food?  You should feed your beautiful wife sir… she looks thirsty…”  on and on.  Of course you keep moving while you politely decline.  Most of the time the “callers” mutter something under their breath and immediately drop
the jovial pitch as they spin around for their next potential client.  Not this guy… he carried on being friendly and nice wishing me a nice visit to the
village.  We stopped for lunch a few metres from the shore where this enthusiastic team was cooking right on the street.  The food was OK but the atmosphere was loads of fun. Our young waitress (pictured in the cap) loved Coco.  She tried her english while Coco try her 10 words in turkish, in the end we relied on finger pointing to the dishes pictured in the menu and being served nearby… all the while “Lucky” the one eyed cat was eating scraps and scrambling around at our feet.  It was a great time and very memorable.