"Rick Steves' Europe: Istanbul
Still the crossroads of East and West
By Rick Steves, Tribune Media Service
rick@ricksteves.com
Posted 9/04/08
Staring into a TV camera, I say, 'Istanbul is one of the world's great cities, period. For thousands of years, this point, where East meets West, has been the crossroads of civilizations. Few places on earth have seen more history than this sprawling metropolis on the Bosphorus.'
It's the last day of a week devoted to producing a TV show on Istanbul and we need a grand spot for the show's opening. We had a reasonable vista from the Galata Bridge, but it showed just charming old fishermen and tour boats. I want to somehow capture both the historic crossroads and the contemporary might of this city."
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