This morning we got to sleep in! Then we were off to Koc Univ. for a guest lecture by one of their professors on legal issues related to international trade, which was surprisingly interesting. After our Chai tea break we were dropped off at the hotel and had the afternoon to do as we pleased.
I went up and enjoyed our rooftop terrace for a little while before heading out onto the streets for a little exploring. I found 2 Catholic churches, which was exciting. Other than that, there were no major discoveries but it was fun to walk around and take everything in.
After a quick nap, I was back on the bus again getting ready for a cruise and dinner. We had a fairly large boat all to ourselves as we were carted around the Bosphorous with our tour guide Ahmet narrating. The water is a bright shade of blue with my favorite kind of waves. There are never white caps, but just constant, giant, rolling waves. We saw a lot of Istanbul landmarks from the water that we had already seen from the road, and we also saw tons of beautiful homes on the other side of the Bosphorous. The boat dropped us off at our restaurant on the Asian side of Istanbul and we had a Turkish seafood dinner. This was only the second time, but I already feel like I'm a pro at beheading and filleting the fish myself. We had a nice view of the bridge, and before we left we got to see a fireworks display in honor of Ataturk's birthday.
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