Monday

Day 2

We walked to the docks where we took a boat on which we spent half of the day discovering the Bosporus. After a couple of hours we ended up in Anadol Kavagi where we went by foot all the way up to a castle, but there was nothing left but ruins. Some of us were disappointed because of the lack of things to do up there, and we did WALK all the way up. Afterwards we went down again (ON FOOT). we were looking for some food, but it was impossible to find any. Unfortunately we couldn't understand the owners of the restaurant's shouting when they waved at us and their restaurant in the same movement. instead of following their slightly subjective recommendations most of us bought some kebab at a local take away. However some did fall into the trap and found themselves sitting at a restaurant. When we were finished with lunch, we had an hour left before we were to sail back to the docks of Istanbul. Because of this fact and the fact that it was one of the warmest days on our trip, some of us decided to jump into the water. It was refreshing for some and the spectators were indeed also entertained.

As you can see, the pictures in the upper left and right corners show how much time we spent at the gym which were located inside the hotel.

When we arrived at the docks, we were allowed to choose on our own whether or not we wanted to go shopping or go home. We were left to ourselves and the girls enjoyed and made use of the shopping opportunity. In the night we went back and forth to between each others rooms before we went to rest and prepare for the next day to come.