http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27405 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27405 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26198 www.santralistanbul.com), spent the morning there, then hopped in a dolmus down to Eyup. A cable car brings you up to the shady, hillside cafe. It's a little touristy, but get a good seat and with cay pretty much on tap, you will be well and truly rooted. The Halic (Golden Horn) ferry snakes back via Haskoy. Look out for the partially submerged submarine, an exhibit belonging to the Rahmi M. Koc transport museum.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26198 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25857
There are four apartments in total. We stayed in the penthouse which doesn't have use of the garden, but the gorgeous views from the pretty wooden balconies more than made up for that. The house is right next door to the former summer house of Ismet Inonu, Turkey's first Prime Minister. It's now a quirky museum. It's also within easy walking distance of the restaurant-lined promenade. Although if you're feeling a little worse for wear after one too many glasses of raki, you'll have to take a fayton (horse-drawn carriage) back up the hill, as motorised transport is outlawed on the Islands.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25857 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21943 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21943 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20130 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20130 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20128 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20128 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20127 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20127 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5109
In its capacity as customs control, defence tower, lighthouse and now restaurant, you can’t help but wonder what this intriguing structure has bore witness to over the centuries. This is truly a unique dining experience in what is itself a one-of-a-kind city.

The food is good, but who cares? It’s the view of the sun setting over old Istanbul from the tower’s summit that people really come here for.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5109 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5087 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5087 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5086 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5086 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5112
Perfect for a breather from the city’s frenetic pace, “Cay” or tea and “Nargile” (shisha/water pipe) are exactly what you should come here for as they do little else – but they do it well.

Seating is predominantly outside on the pavement and consists of stools and knee-high tables, but any discomfort is soon forgotten over a competitive game of backgammon.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5112