Kadikoy, Kuzuncuk and Baghdad Street: Day Trips to the Asian Side of Istanbul

 Introductory note: Istanbul, Turkey, has been described as the “City of the World’s Desire” (author Philip Mandel.)  Although this image of the tourists’ paradise has been tarnished of late by the spate of bombings and terrorist attacks, life goes on. Indeed, it’s now a bargain vacation destination with many hotels