A Wander on the Rocks

As we’d had a large breakfast we weren’t really in the mood for a lunch. We’d seen the planned sights for the day so we decided to take a walk alongside the sea. We hadn’t really researched this far; but we headed south until we hit the coastline. What we didn’t realise was that because the historical part of the city had very narrow roads, the city had decided to build one giant main road alongside the Sea of Marmara. We ambled along as best we could until we could cross the road and walk next to the sea. There was no sign of a beach but we did see lots of rocks occupied by busy fishermen earning their keep. Sometimes there’d be an odd sunbather. We did pass an old lighthouse and sections of the walled part of the city. Occasionally we saw the odd boat offloading tourists from a Bosporus cruise, but these looked quite pricey as they included a banquet.  What we didn’t take was any water and our mouths were very dry when we returned to our hotel.