"MY CITY, ISTANBUL" a Istanbul Ili Travel Page by cintemani

Istanbul is my birthplace and I live in this beautiful city for over 31 years.
I don't know if there is another such a big and complicated city like Istanbul on the world ! As everyone says East and West meets in Istanbul .... You can observe the influences of East and West on its citizens, culture and history. Istanbul is founded on two continents Europe and Asia... the only city on the world settled on two continents...
Bosphorus, the sea way which joins the two inner seas Black Sea and Marmara Sea, has beautiful scenes every season of the year... On the shores of the Bosphorus you would view the old Ottoman wooden mansions, Ottoman Palaces and castles. There are two bridges over the Bosphorus which are connecting the Asian side to the European side. I f you are visiting Istanbul during May I would suggest you to take a local ferry trip up to the end of the Bosphorus view these pretty buildings and the awakening nature with pinks, greens and the famous purple coloured trees named erguvan (judas tree) which are special to Istanbul and the Bosphorus.