Captain’s Log: Going Ashore in Istanbul :- Alaska cruise.
Although I have brought my ship into this fascinating city several times, I have never had the opportunity to go ashore. Today I managed to. Along with some other officers, we saw the magnificence of the Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman architecture, which after 1,000 of years, still stand. Not only above ground, but below our feet lie hidden gems, one such marvel is the Roman Cistern system, which supplied freshwater to the inhabitants. Above our heads, cars and buses pounded over the cobbled
