On the Sixth Day, Asia

A perfect day, blue sky, sun, a cool breeze, so it was the day for a ferry ride to Asia.
Destination Üsküdar on the Asia side of the Bosphorus.

Spring is finally arriving here. 

A grocery shop in an old bathhouse connected to the mosque.

The Maiden's Tower where Leander did not swim the Bosphorus to see Hero,
because he swam the Hellespont, but the tower is sometimes called Leander's Tower.
 In the background is the western side of the Golden Horn . . .

. . . with the minarets and domes of the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sofia,
and Topkapi Palace, from the Asian side of the Bosphorus.

The Asian side of the Bosphorus

The European side of the Bosphorus

The Bosphorus Bridge that connects two continents and the fantastic fish restaurant in
Kuzguncuk where we ate lunch. A glorious day to visit Asia. The first time for me.