A Day at the Topkapi Palace with Photos
The first place Alte Cocker wanted to see in Istanbul was the Topkapi Palace. Because Alte Cocker travels slowly, Alte Cocker had the time and spent an entire day there. The accompanying photos are the result.
This is one place in Istanbul you should not rush. Too many go through on organized tours that do entirely too much in one day--my beef with organized tours (even though I escort them). People bop from place to place and don't even remember where they were. They sort of see the first part of the Palace (without the harem) and go elsewhere. If you are only going to see the palace once, see it. Go into into all the nooks and crannies and see the famed dagger (no photos permitted there). Then you have seen it.
This is one place in Istanbul you should not rush. Too many go through on organized tours that do entirely too much in one day--my beef with organized tours (even though I escort them). People bop from place to place and don't even remember where they were. They sort of see the first part of the Palace (without the harem) and go elsewhere. If you are only going to see the palace once, see it. Go into into all the nooks and crannies and see the famed dagger (no photos permitted there). Then you have seen it.