The Viking Star arrives in port on the right with Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque over to the left.
Day 1 - Istanbul, Turkey
We expected Day One to be a bit confusing - and thus far we haven't been disappointed. We had hoped to get Ellen and Brian onto the ship - and we're still trying. We checked in just after 11 AM and it's now after three and our bags are still not here. We can't really leave the ship to rejoin them until the luggage gets here and then there's a 5 PM safety demonstration that we're required to attend. Right now we're crossing our fingers that we can meet Brian and Ellen around 6 for dinner and maybe schlep them onto the ship for a quick look later in the evening.
We'll take pictures of the ship over the course of the cruise but for now I'll just take a couple of snapshots of the Bosporus.
We'll take pictures of the ship over the course of the cruise but for now I'll just take a couple of snapshots of the Bosporus.
The western bank of the Bosporus above the port.
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Looking northwest - our hotel (the Conrad) on the right.
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The Bosporus Bridge spanning two continents.
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Looking northeast toward the Asian side of the city.
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Update: So the good news was that we did get off the ship and joined them for dinner but we were unsuccessful at getting them on to see the ship. Better news comes later.