An article in todays paper related to Istanbul's plans on building their metro. Having been to Istanbul it got my attention. I just loved that city; their history is amazing and of course I crossed the Bosporus a couple of times just to say that "I've been to Asia 3 times in the last week."

What I saw of their public transport was the train from the airport and the tram which goes through the historic parts of Istanbul .It was very convenient as my hotel was right next to a tramstop. I never needed to concerned that I couldn't find my way back to the hotel.

According to the article Istanbul was the first European city to actually have a metro. I came across it by accident as a lot of my time spent there was just wandering around by foot. And I always referred to it as a "funicular" - one of two which I discovered.