伊斯坦堡：跨越兩大洲的城市

Istanbul is a unique city for it’s the only settlement in the world that sits on two continents, Asia and Europe. The Bosporus Strait divides the city in two: the western part being the European side and the eastern part being the Asian side. Because there are many monuments and other things of interest, taking a boat ride down the Bosporus Strait is the ideal way to see this city.

伊斯坦堡是很獨特的城市，它是世界上唯一橫跨歐洲和亞洲大陸的地方。博斯普魯斯海峽把這個城市分為兩半，西半邊屬於歐洲，東半邊屬於亞洲。城市中有很多紀念館和各種有趣的事物，乘船沿著博斯普魯斯海峽而下，是觀賞這城市的最佳方式。

Catamarans can be hired for an affordable price. On these, you can travel the length of the Bosporus Strait to either the Black Sea or the Sea of Marmara, seeing all that Istanbul has to offer. Catamarans are for private hire and for tourist use. To get a taste of the local culture, however, it is recommended to take one of the many ferries that are used for public transportation. Though they don’t go as far as the catamarans do, they are more affordable and you can still see many of the highlights of Istanbul.

遊艇以合理價格出租，可以沿著博斯普魯斯海峽到黑海或馬爾馬拉海，欣賞伊斯坦堡的全景，遊艇為私人出租給遊客使用。然而，要體驗當地文化的話，建議你挑一艘公共交通的渡船工具搭乘，雖然它們沒有像遊艇能跑那麼遠，但它們的費用更平民化，而且仍然可以看到許多伊斯坦堡的精采事物。

Ferries leave the west side of Istanbul from the main downtown port of Eminonu every 15 minutes and stop running at 6 p.m. Once you reach Anadolu Kavagi on the Asian side, you can take the ferry back to Eminonu. It’s quite an ambient experience to sit in the teashop that is located in the middle of the ferry. Waiters in embroidered velvet jackets and fezes serve cay in tulip-shaped glasses with a cube of sugar on the side. Sit at a table and sip hot cay while you float past the beauty of the Bosporus.

在伊斯坦堡西邊城鎮的主要港口埃米諾魯碼頭，每15分鐘發一班船，晚上六點停駛。到亞洲這一邊的Anadolu Kavagi的時候，就可以再搭船回去埃米諾魯碼頭。坐在渡船中的茶坊裡是很愜意的。穿著花紋刺繡的天鵝絨外套和土耳其帽的服務生，端來鬱金香形狀玻璃杯盛的土耳其熱茶，旁邊附有一塊方糖。在船上漂浮，瀏覽博斯普魯斯海峽的美景，坐著啜飲土耳其熱茶。

Jewels like the Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia are best seen on the water, anyways, and there’s no other way to capture the magic of Istanbul than by traveling on the Bosporus Strait.

有些珍貴建築，像是托普卡普皇宮和聖索菲雅博物館，其最佳的觀賞地點是在水上，總之呢，要捕捉伊斯坦堡的美，最佳的方式就是搭船遊博斯普魯斯海峽了。