I spent a good part of the afternoon at the Pierre Loti writing up my travel notes.If you want a great view of the Altın Boynuz (Golden Horn, the inlet)) of Isntabul, one of the best spot to go to is the Pierre Loti.
From this spot, you can see as far as Topkapi Palace and beyond. It has been a touristy spot since the well-known French novelist and naval officer Louis Marie Julien Viaud wrote about his experience in the then Constantinople. He used the pseudonym 'Pierre Loti' for all his writing and the cafe is named after him. It is believed that his pseudonym is derived from his extreme shyness in early, which caused his friends to call him after "le Loti", which means an Indian flower and 'loves to blush unseen'.
SP and I at the viewing platform
Recently, there are proposal to rename the spot after a historic holy man, Eyüp Sultan. It would be a shame to change the name from 'Pierre Loti', which sounds so romantic! I have to say, it is such a romantic spot as well :)
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