When I arrived to Istanbul, the way to go from the airport to the apartment was a real trip by itself.

I had to take the metro, the tramway, the boat and then a bus or a dolmus (collective taxi).

When I arrived at the boat, I saw with a relief that I had done half a way. The boat mean a pause, a tea (the marvellous turkish tea is sold inside), and breathing the air. I made a pause before entering and took this picture.

The seller of maize in the foreground and the boat with the light on in the background means Istanbul to me. And a feeling to be a little bit at home.