Deniz Muzesi

Me. Scary wax figures.

Uniforms from the early 1900's Turkish Navy

On Fridays, I have no class, and neither do most of my friends. Since Istanbul is a city of 16 million people, there is a lot that can be done on any given day. Especially a wide open and slightly stormy Friday when the internet doesn't seem to be working. This friday, we decided it would be fun to go see Istanbul Modern, an art museum. Since the internet wasn't working, we used our Turkish sources to find out that it was open and that it was in Karakoy. We didn't know how much it was, how late it was open, or even where it was really.

So we met in the lobby, 30 minutes later after collecting various people who didn't wake up until 2 pm - we got on a bus going in the general direction we wanted. After a quick change of plans (and the fact that the only boy in the group didn't want to go see modern art) we jumped off the bus, and after a quick stop at a deliciously fragrant bakery, we went to the Naval Museum on the wharf in Besiktas. It was awesome - I don't want to see another model boat for a very long time - but we definitely got a lot of bang for our 1 YTL.