Tag: Galata Bridge

Photo a day, June 13, 2012 – Fishing off the Galata Bridge, Istanbul

June 15, 2012

On any given day, nearly 50 anglers can be seen casting their rods into the Bosphorus in an attempt to catch fish for the numerous fish restaurants below them on the bridge. For those tourists walking by, it’s a perfect moment to capture a fisherman in his element with the mosques of Istanbul in the … More Photo a day, June 13, 2012 – Fishing off the Galata Bridge, Istanbul

Photo a day, June 10, 2012 – View from the Galata Tower, Istanbul

June 14, 2012

Having walked from the Sultanahmet district over the Galata Bridge into New Istanbul, I slowly meandered my way through the streets until I was standing in front of the Galata Tower, which was built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century A.D. Now a restaurant and a weird night club, the tower still offers tourists … More Photo a day, June 10, 2012 – View from the Galata Tower, Istanbul