Place to see: Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey

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So many boats going mock damnit heading toward one another! It was a constant thrill every time we walked over Galata Bridge!

About this place:

The Galata Bridge is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels.

Postcards about Galata Bridge:

  • Dan Schoenholz

    29 November 2007
    From:
    Dan Schoenholz

    On my first morning in Istanbul, I was wakened before dawn by the muezzin's call to prayer. Jet-lagged and unable to get back to sleep, I did what I do in the pre-dawn hours in California: laced up my Asics and went running. Past the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, down tortuous cobbled streets to the Golden Horn, then across the Galata Bridge. Several grizzled Turkish fishermen nodded at me, the overcast glowed with the sunrise over the Marmara Sea, and before me was the crazy jumble of Istanbul--a memorable start to a memorable trip.

Istanbul, İstanbul, TR

Discovered by Eric Feldman
on 9 November 2007.
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