Üsküdar

On Saturday, we went to Üsküdar, a famous area on the Asian side of the Marmara. It was beautiful and filled with people fishing and drinking tea.


It’s most well known for Kız Kulesi, a castle on an island where a sultan locked his daughter away from would-be suitors.


We sat right on the water, but Turk did not actually drink his dad’s tea or his dad would no longer be living.


We drove past a concert on the way home. We had to stop, of course. Apparently, it was a very famous singer, Ferhat Göçer, but what would I know. It was very crowded, and E made us leave when the fireworks started to avoid the rush.

I'm not sure what Turk thought but he didn't cry during the fireworks and only a little when E’s friend held him.