Day trip to Istanbul.

Go to Topkapi Palace early in the morning. The ticket is 1,700 lire. You can use your passport or a $100 mortgage to get a free guide. If you go by bus, you need to swipe your Visa for 30 liras. When you get to Qiaotou, you have to transfer to the T1 light rail. Since it's still early and the distance is only 1.5 kilometers, I decided to walk all the way. The coffee shops, bakeries, dessert shops, souvenir shops, mosques, people fishing, hawking vendors, and ancient buildings in the old city are all intertwined with the atmosphere of human beings in the early morning sunshine. I just happened to pass by the Archaeological Museum. There is no entrance fee and the guide is 350 liras. They are all ancient Greek stone carvings, gold, silver and pottery. It is not big and can be completed in half an hour. Continuing to go up is the Old Palace. A group of people lined up to buy tickets. The queue with the fewest people paid cash, and the ticket price was 1,700. After buying the ticket, we queued up again to get the guide. The sun is very bright, so be careful about sun protection. The Royal Palace is the place where the Sultan works and lives. It can be regarded as the Forbidden City, but it has various architectural styles influenced by Islam. There are Yuan blue and white flowers in the kitchen, and a large diamond of more than 80 carats in the treasure hall. Various jewelry, as well as religious treasures. Compared to the Forbidden City, it is still far behind. Tickets cost 350 yuan, so you must check it out when you come. Spent two and a half hours there. Just outside the door are the Sophia Church and the Blue Mosque. The exterior of the church is under repair. The entrance fee is more than 200 yuan, and there was a long queue so I didn't go in. One of the tall pillars of the Blue Cathedral is under repair, and the photo looks a lot duller. There is a smell of feet when you enter. Men should wear long pants, and women should avoid exposing their legs and shoulders. Take a look at the dome and windows, take two photos and they will be out in 5 minutes. It's not as nice as taking a photo from a distance. Then we took a boat trip to the Bosphorus. The ticket cost 200 lire (Turyol brand). The boat departed at 17:00, leaving every hour. The whole trip took 90 minutes. When we returned, we just happened to take pictures of the sunset. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait don’t think the scenery is very beautiful, including the various seaside villas. At the moment of sunset, the silhouette is beautiful. After a day of shopping, I sat and rested on the boat. I finally had a good rest. The sea breeze was blowing, making it cool and pleasant. Istanbul's public transportation is quite developed. There are large screens in the cars and clear station announcements. Just use Google Maps to plan the route. I didn’t dare to order more of Mr. Sayan’s steak for lunch. It cost more than 400 per person and I didn’t think it was very delicious.