Starbucks

Even if you're a hater of Starbucks you could appreciate the location of one of its 5 gazillon stores that we went to the other day. After eating at what was one of Turkey's best efforts at Mexican food (not bad, but your Mexican friends would not be impressed) we found a Starbucks situated right on the banks of the Bosphorus. The Bosphorus is the waterway that divides Istanbul and separates Europe and Asia. It was quite crowded outside on the deck, but as people left we slowly moved our way to the tables closest to the water. We enjoyed the cool evening, beautiful view, good company, and of course great coffee.

View of the boats and Asia at dusk.