1 Entrance to the Palace we toured2-4 From the kitchen in the palace. They fed 5000 totalincluding the workers every day at the palace plus with guests it was ashigh as 10,000 people they had to feed on many days.
4-6Items in the palace. Most rooms had no pictures were allowed so we could not get pics of the best stuff.
7-8 A couple of the many large cruise ships that dock in the Harbor
9-11Former Palace's that were actually built after the one we toured as a couple of the Sultans wanted to get more modern ones. One is now a hotel and they say it is the most expensive hotel to stay in Istanbul.
12 Another angle of the bridge
13 Former government building
14 Army building still being used as that today
15 The Palace we toured from the wate
15 The Palace we toured from the wate
16 We were very close to touching as we went under a small bring when we docked
We went past several water front homes on this boat ride that sell for $50 to $60 Million. This is a very expensive area and the houses go for outrageous prices. I think this is it. We tour another big church tomorrow and a few othersights and then catch a flight to Rome at 5:50pm.
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