Sunrise View from the Artemis Old City Hotel Roof

The next morning I got up before dawn to capture the moment from the hotel's terrace. It was five-thirty, and the sky was beginning to turn pink in the Southeast.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

Yesterday there was a fog over the Bosphorus, today the visibility is much better.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

The skyscrapers of the Atasehir district in the Asian part of Dawn in Istanbul are clearly visible.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

This is no longer the Bosphorus, the sea of Marmara. The mountains on the horizon - the princes ' Islands.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

Well, and at the same time, the neighborhood of my hotel.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

One of the office buildings across the street is empty.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel

In the other, there are numerous sewing workshops. One of them was in front of my window. There, a man worked from early morning until late at night, Ironing some colorful rugs that were stacked up to the ceiling. In the endless shopping mazes of Fatih, you will not find Chinese clothes - everything is made right here, mostly in such small workshops. Therefore, the range is huge, and the product is of very decent quality.

Dawn in Istanbul. View from the roof of Artemis Old City hotel