Family Blog

Last week we visited our son in Istanbul. It is said that there are two cities which never sleeps: New York and Istanbul. And it's true: we arrived very early in the morning at about 4 o'clock and there was already so much life in the city...

The public transportation is very good in Istanbul. You have not only busses but also several Metro lines, trams and ferries. And you can reach with them even till the Black Sea as we tried one day. But the busses and lines are always full although the go very often.

The Marmary Metro was opened one week before where you can from the Asia side of Istanbul (here our son lives) to the European side. Not all is finished and you do not have to pay a ticket for that line.

We were six days in Istanbul and enjoyed next the metro the food, the culture and the many attractions Istanbul has. And we were happy to see our son again although he had not so much time - he had to write two testimonials in this week.