Streets of Old City in Istanbul

We walked several short blocks on the cobbled stone streets of the Old City of Istanbul.
W’re thinking of moving to a hotel around here on our last two nights so we could explore this exotic place.

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Istanbul, or Turkey as a whole,  enjoys a year-round brisk tourist arrivals   Everywhere we went,  there were tourists too.  Their tourism contributes at least ten percent to their GDP.

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I am not sure if his name is Rohat Ozan or Vesak.    This young boy  was very friendly and accommodating.

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Former US President Jimmy Carter had been to this Medcezur restaurant.
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We thought of staying here for two nights,  ang mahal naman  $700/ night x 2 rooms x 2 nights = $2,800 ++
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There are many small hotels in the Old City.  This one has a good location too, being in the center, but I don’t know about its facilities.

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Adjacent to Changcheng Restaurant.

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