Istanbul Six

We grabbed the ferry to the Princes’ Islands. Walked two hours admiring the Victorian style-houses, the all-other-style houses, the palm trees mixed with the evergreens, the flowers and cats.

The streets were peaceful, thanks to no automobiles. Horse-drawn carriages and bikes and foot power are the ways to get around.

We ate Italian gelato and, because we missed the 18:15 return ferry, a delicious dinner until the 20:00 ferry whisked us off back to the big city.

Istanbul is like a string of diamonds from the water at night.