Basillica Cistern & Galata Tower

August 9, 2019 in Turkey ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

Our first stop this morning was the Basillica Cistern, which is a Roman water storage tank measuring nearly 10,000 m2. It was impressive, but also 😎 cool out of the sun for a bit!

We then got a tram to the Spice Bazaar, which Alex has photos of, and finished the day with a walk over the Galata Bridge and the Golden Horn to climb up the Galata Tower and see all of İstanbul from above.

Once again, the panoramas have the quiz...Read more