The Bosphorus is a strait connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. Never heard of the Sea of Marmara? It connects to the Aegean Sea. Which connects to Mediterranean. Which connects to the hip bone.
If these relatively tiny pools of water hadn’t been a centerpiece of trade and civilization for thousands years, would they have so many confusing names?
We were on a boat. It’s a key tourist activity in Istanbul; and, our newest friends sure as hell weren’t going to let us pass it up. We sure as hell rapped about it.
Joining a Bosphorus tour is as simple as walking down to the piers near the Galata Bridge. Follow the bright signs, pay a few lira, and step on to the least rickety looking vessel.
We opted for the lowest cost. And, therefore, embarked on the time-tested act of sharing embarrassing inaccurate communal knowledge as facts.
I have no idea what the battlements are in this photo.
But, I’m sure one of us “did.”
