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Turkey Travel: Bosphorus Bridge - A Story of Scamming in Istanbul
Turkey Travel:
Bosphorus Bridge - A Story of Scamming in Istanbul
Of all the great possible choices to pick from, it most
certainly should be Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge. Yavuz
Sultan Selim Bridge, Galata Bridge, Ataturk Bridge, Golden Horn Metro Bridge,
Fatih Sultan Mehemet Bridge – what can I say, Istanbul loves to create bridges
that are not only architectural masterworks, but also expedient for everyday
use. Crossing the Bosphorus strait, this suspension bridge connects Europe and
Asia, which essentially extends between Ortaköy in Europe, and Beylerbeyi in
Asia. Because this was a spontaneous
choice as the first stop to see in Istanbul, we were totally unmindful of the slim
chance of getting scammed in broad daylight!
Yes, scammed. You read that right. After years and years of
living in a third world country, I should have known better – my instincts
should have been heightened by the dodgy looks of our cab driver, or the way he
maneuvered around the streets of Istanbul on our
way to the Bosphorus bridge. But then again, seeing how stunning the Istanbul
city was, you’ll kind of lower your guard down, and forget about the
possibilities of having that “tourist trap” jiffy. Also blamed it on the fact
that I decided to go for tea instead of coffee that fateful day, so I was a bit
half awake. :-)
At present, the Bosphorus Bridge has the 25th-longest suspension bridge span in the world, with eight lanes
wide - three standard lanes, one emergency lane and one pedestrian lane serve
each direction. Throwing in a bit of a history here - the actual construction
started in the 1970s and this was designed
by Gilbert Roberts and William Brown. Nowadays, they have an
annual Intercontinental
Istanbul Eurasia Marathon that allows runners to cross the
bridge on its way from Asia to Europe. Now, get me my running shoes, I think that’s
pretty cool, we need to join that?
Back to
the story
of scamming. We
decided to take a taxi to get here, because our place was quite far from this side
of Istanbul. We wanted to veer away from the typical tourist bus traps (oh the
irony). Our cab driver was warm and friendly; it was not in our position to
throw any stereotypes about the potentiality of scamming, just because of how
he looks and all that. Nevertheless, you know how intuitively, you can feel
something is amiss? Yes, weird as it may sound - there were tell-tale signs
that he was about to scam us.
What sealed the deal was when I was about to pay for the
cab fare, as soon as I personally handed him the correct cab fare, he
“accidentally” dropped the money on the floor – and when he picked it up, the
amount was already different! It’s like a David Blaine moment. Black
Magic?! What just happened?! 100000% certain we paid the correct fare, but then
again, it’s difficult to argue in a foreign place, right in the middle of an empty alley, where he dropped us off.
I knew he changed it the minute he picked up the money, but of
course if you are in a completely new city, in a completely new place, with no
one around and all that – it’s rather challenging to reason. So, just like any
safe-than-sorry traveler, we walked away. Mustering
the courage not to let the incident ruin the whole trip, I made sure I took the
plate number of the taxi, and report it accordingly. Ahh alas, a school of life moment. A firsthand
experience of some new learning, it’s been a while so yes, it was something.
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