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Day Three
Climb aboard the mid-morning Boğaz Gezileri ferry cruise heading down the
Bosphorus
(
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)
, marvelling at the Ottoman-era mansions and palaces
that line the Asian and European shores. Alight at Sarıyer, and take a bus or taxi to the
pretty suburb of Emirgan, home to the impressive
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
(
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)
and its glamorous restaurant,
MüzedeChanga
(
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)
.
Continue on your journey back to town by bus, stopping to visit the majestic fort-
ress of
Rumeli Hisarı
(
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)
, built by order of Mehmet the Conqueror.
Have a rest at one of the
çay bahçesis
(tea gardens) next to the fortress or continue along
the coast road to the ultrafashionable suburb of Bebek, where you can enjoy a coffee on the
terrace of Starbucks, which offers a fantastic view over the water. From here continue on to
Lokum
(
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)
in Kuruçeşme, where you can purchase exquisitely packaged Turkish
delight to take home.
Stay in the Bosphorus suburbs for dinner, eating sushi at
Zuma
(
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)
,
Mod Med at
Vogue
(
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)
or seafood mezes at
Sıdıka
(
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)
.
Afterwards, dance the night away at one of the clubs on the Golden Mile (
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)
.
